diff --git a/conf/machine/cubieboard2.conf b/conf/machine/cubieboard2.conf
index b8fd2bc..82ce1c8 100644
--- a/conf/machine/cubieboard2.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/cubieboard2.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #@TYPE: Machine
-#@NAME: CubieBoard
-#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the cubieboard, based on allwinner a10 CPU http://cubieboard.org/
+#@NAME: CubieBoard2
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the cubieboard2, based on allwinner ar210 CPU http://cubieboard.org/
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER = "xserver-xorg \
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ IMAGE_CLASSES += "sdcard_image-a10"
 IMAGE_FSTYPES += "ext3 tar.gz a10-sdimg"
 
 
-# Guesswork
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 
-MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = "\
- kernel-module-sw-ahci-platform \
-"
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = "\
+ kernel-module-sunxi-emac \
+ "
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 screen apm usbgadget usbhost vfat alsa"
+#autoload ethernet module at boot
+module_autoload_sunxi_emac = "sunxi_emac"
+
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "screen apm usbgadget usbhost vfat"