It took me a big bunch of hours discovering the www to figure out, that there
will probably no T60 that works out of stock with coreboot/libreboot.
As far as i could figure out all T60 with Intel GMA have an XGA screen (which
all are untested or incompatible to core-/libreboot) , I found only
It's not that difficult to see the back of the lcd screen this vid is pretty
good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTkp7zC0wGg You've just got to watch out
for the glue. Good luck :)
I have done it and it was a success. However I had a lot of help from
#libreboot - and a lot of patience to get wait for help during the confusing
parts.
LibreBoot provides a lot of freedom and was worth the risk. :)
Hello Together,
Id Love to try it on my own. BUT...
But, because so far I have no T60 / X60 / X60s ...
Sure, they are cheap on eBay..
What me really bothers is, that there is no reliable way to figure out in
advance , if the selected Thinkpad (on eBay) will be able to run
Hey guys,
i didn't buy a gluglug but a normal T60 (i would have loved to buy a gluglug
but money is quite a problem at the moment and I needed a working laptop
really fast...)
and I think about installing libreboot myself.
Is there somebody with information / experience on this?
How
http://www.libreboot.org/gitdocs/install/
i...@gluglug.org.uk (mail)
do it
do it do it
:)
Ok, i tried to find out the name of my lcd display; none of the options on
http://www.libreboot.org/docs/misc/index.html#get_edid_panelname
work for me, so i guess the dream is already over (if i try to remove the
display physically, i will damage my device for sure).
I had a look at the
I can't... there is no way for me to find out if my LCD is supported or not.
Did you do it?
for this incredibly useful comment.
Hi!
I've got both good and bad experiences with installing libreboot on the T60.
The first attempt was a success. I ordered all of the hardware from Ebay: a
C2D T60, docking station, wifi card, screen (IDtech IAQX10N (15.1 2048x1536)
+ an inverter board. Of all these components the screen
Thank you very much, suitsmeveryfine, for your detailed report!
I see that it's a non-trivial and risky task, and since it indeed is my main
computer and i can't really afford to brick my device, i will refrain from
installing libreboot at the moment, even if it's VERY unpleasant for me to
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