diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx6ull-dart-6ul.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx6ull-dart-6ul.dtsi
index fed40b01093a..805a382da9a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx6ull-dart-6ul.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx6ull-dart-6ul.dtsi
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 	};
 };
 
+&gpio1 {
+	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
+};
+
 &gpmi {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_gpmi_nand>;
@@ -100,8 +104,10 @@
 	scl-gpios = <&gpio1 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 	sda-gpios = <&gpio1 31 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 	status = "okay";
+	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 
 	eeprom_som: eeprom@50 {
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 		compatible = "atmel,24c04";
 		reg = <0x50>;
 		status = "okay";
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@
 	};
 
 	pinctrl_i2c2: i2cgrp {
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 		fsl,pins = <
 			MX6UL_PAD_UART5_TX_DATA__I2C2_SCL       0x4001b8b0
 			MX6UL_PAD_UART5_RX_DATA__I2C2_SDA       0x4001b8b0
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@
 	};
 
 	pinctrl_i2c2_gpio: i2c2grp_gpio {
+		u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 		fsl,pins = <
 			MX6UL_PAD_UART5_TX_DATA__GPIO1_IO30	0x1b8b0
 			MX6UL_PAD_UART5_RX_DATA__GPIO1_IO31	0x1b8b0
diff --git a/board/variscite/dart_6ul/dart_6ul.c b/board/variscite/dart_6ul/dart_6ul.c
index d8e383d323e8..360be758bb2e 100644
--- a/board/variscite/dart_6ul/dart_6ul.c
+++ b/board/variscite/dart_6ul/dart_6ul.c
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/mxc_i2c.h>
+#include <dm.h>
 #include <fsl_esdhc_imx.h>
+#include <i2c_eeprom.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 #include <miiphy.h>
 #include <netdev.h>
 #include <usb.h>
@@ -222,9 +225,108 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* length of strings stored in the eeprom */
+#define DART6UL_PN_LEN   16
+#define DART6UL_ASSY_LEN 16
+#define DART6UL_DATE_LEN 12
+
+/* eeprom content, 512 bytes */
+struct dart6ul_info {
+	u32 magic;
+	u8 partnumber[DART6UL_PN_LEN];
+	u8 assy[DART6UL_ASSY_LEN];
+	u8 date[DART6UL_DATE_LEN];
+	u32 custom_addr_val[32];
+	struct cmd {
+		u8 addr;
+		u8 index;
+	} custom_cmd[150];
+	u8 res[33];
+	u8 som_info;
+	u8 ddr_size;
+	u8 crc;
+} __attribute__ ((__packed__));
+
+#define DART6UL_INFO_STORAGE_GET(n) ((n) & 0x3)
+#define DART6UL_INFO_WIFI_GET(n)    ((n) >> 2 & 0x1)
+#define DART6UL_INFO_REV_GET(n)     ((n) >> 3 & 0x3)
+#define DART6UL_DDRSIZE_IN_MIB(n)   ((n) << 8)
+#define DART6UL_INFO_MAGIC          0x32524156
+
+static const char *som_info_storage_to_str(u8 som_info)
+{
+	switch (DART6UL_INFO_STORAGE_GET(som_info)) {
+	case 0x0: return "none (SD only)";
+	case 0x1: return "NAND";
+	case 0x2: return "eMMC";
+	default: return "unknown";
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *som_info_rev_to_str(u8 som_info)
+{
+	switch (DART6UL_INFO_REV_GET(som_info)) {
+	case 0x0: return "2.4G";
+	case 0x1: return "5G";
+	default: return "unknown";
+	}
+}
+
 int checkboard(void)
 {
-	puts("Board: Variscite DART-6UL Evaluation Kit\n");
+	const char *path = "eeprom0";
+	struct dart6ul_info *info;
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret, off;
+
+	off = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, path);
+	if (off < 0) {
+		printf("%s: fdt_path_offset() failed: %d\n", __func__, off);
+		return off;
+	}
+
+	ret = uclass_get_device_by_of_offset(UCLASS_I2C_EEPROM, off, &dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("%s: uclass_get_device_by_of_offset() failed: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	info = malloc(sizeof(struct dart6ul_info));
+	if (!info)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = i2c_eeprom_read(dev, 0, (uint8_t *)info,
+			      sizeof(struct dart6ul_info));
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("%s: i2c_eeprom_read() failed: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		free(info);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (info->magic != DART6UL_INFO_MAGIC) {
+		printf("Board: Invalid board info magic: 0x%08x, expected 0x%08x\n",
+		       info->magic, DART6UL_INFO_MAGIC);
+		/* do not fail if the content is invalid */
+		free(info);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* make sure strings are null terminated */
+	info->partnumber[DART6UL_PN_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+	info->assy[DART6UL_ASSY_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+	info->date[DART6UL_DATE_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+
+	printf("Board: PN: %s, Assy: %s, Date: %s\n"
+	       "       Storage: %s, Wifi: %s, DDR: %d MiB, Rev: %s\n",
+	       info->partnumber,
+	       info->assy,
+	       info->date,
+	       som_info_storage_to_str(info->som_info),
+	       DART6UL_INFO_WIFI_GET(info->som_info) ? "yes" : "no",
+	       DART6UL_DDRSIZE_IN_MIB(info->ddr_size),
+	       som_info_rev_to_str(info->som_info));
+
+	free(info);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig b/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig
index 5f94cea5ddcb..721882567de6 100644
--- a/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig
+++ b/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC=y
+CONFIG_MISC=y
+CONFIG_I2C_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_FSL_USDHC=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y