[coreboot] How to flash Coreboot on a Thinkpad T430s

2017-04-09 Thread kitestramuort
The T430s is supported by coreboot, however there's very little documentation on the flashing procedure itself. I couldn't even identify the BIOS chip on the motherboard. From what I've read the chip is not SOIC8, unlike those on the non-S T430 and X230, therefore the raspberry pi method should not

Re: [coreboot] latest greatest thinkpad with coreboot

2016-12-02 Thread kitestramuort
On Fri, 2016-12-02 at 10:07 +, Peter Stuge wrote: > kitestramuort wrote: > > However it works very well in Linux with a small patch to the i915 > > module that disables the LVDS lane and forces DP-3 to be detected > > as eDP. > > Could you pass me a link

Re: [coreboot] latest greatest thinkpad with coreboot

2016-12-02 Thread kitestramuort
On Thu, 2016-12-01 at 23:53 +0100, Klemens Nanni wrote: > On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 11:35:36AM -0700, Trammell Hudson wrote: > > The major drawback is the low res screen.  I've been considering > > trying > > these hacked x230 machines with 2560x1440 screens for 2559Y (about > > $400?): > > > > http

Re: [coreboot] Coreboot X230 step-by-step

2016-02-23 Thread Kitestramuort
On Tue, 23 Feb, 2016 at 6:33 PM, Alexander Couzens wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:33:16 -0800 Vadim Bendebury wrote: I have not read the page in full detail, just curious: was it necessary to unsolder the chip, was it not possible to program it using flashrom from Linux command line instead

Re: [coreboot] Linux kernel as payload?

2016-01-24 Thread Kitestramuort
On Sun, 24 Jan, 2016 at 12:41 PM, John Lewis wrote: I'm curious as to how you managed to brick the thing when reading - did you apply the wrong voltage to the chip, or something? I think so. I had the charger and the 3.3V pin connected at the same time. However it's not completely bricked. Th

Re: [coreboot] Linux kernel as payload?

2016-01-23 Thread Kitestramuort
On Sat, 23 Jan, 2016 at 3:27 PM, John Lewis wrote: Thank Ron! If anyone's interested, you can find the Buildroot/kernel configs and Jeltka script @ https://johnlewis.ie/buildroot-2014.08-config https://johnlewis.ie/linux-3.16.6-config https://johnlewis.ie/jeltka.sh It's out of date and could

Re: [coreboot] Linux kernel as payload?

2016-01-21 Thread Kitestramuort
On Thu, 21 Jan, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Aaron Durbin via coreboot wrote: You can always kexec() into your new kernel. The one sitting in flash can be smart enough to interrogate your boot media and determine what to load. Then just kexec(). This is very interesting. So basically I should build a m

[coreboot] Linux kernel as payload?

2016-01-20 Thread Kitestramuort
Hello, I am preparing to flash coreboot on a Thinkpad X230. Currently I use UEFI and systemd to boot Linux as the only operating system and I wish to change my configuration as little as possible. The most natural option for me would be to use TianoCore as payload, however Tiano seems to be st

Re: [coreboot] steps before screen mods

2016-01-18 Thread kitestramuort
> Hi guys, > > I just came across thinkpad forum thread where people are discuss  about > hardware mods for getting FHD screen on lenovo x220/x230 laptops. > http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=106919&start=90 > > What do you guys think, will this affect coreboot at all? Are there any >