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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-06-27 21:03:52 (EDT)
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docs/install/index.html: Notes about KFSN4-DRE
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<h2>Software methods</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#rom">List of ROM images in libreboot</a></li>
- <li><a href="#flashrom">How to update libreboot (if you are already running libreboot or coreboot)</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#flashrom">How to update or install libreboot (if you are already running libreboot or coreboot)</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#flashrom">KFSN4-DRE: initial installation guide (if running the proprietary firmware)</a></li>
<li><a href="#flashrom_lenovobios">ThinkPad X60/T60: Initial installation guide (if running the proprietary firmware)</a></li>
<li><a href="#flashrom_macbook21">MacBook2,1: Initial installation guide (if running the proprietary firmware)</a></li>
</ul>
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
<div class="section">
- <h1 id="flashrom">How to update libreboot (if you are already running libreboot or coreboot)</h1>
+ <h1 id="flashrom">How to update or install libreboot (if you are already running libreboot or coreboot)</h1>
<p>
On all current targets, updating libreboot can be accomplished without disassembly and,
@@ -153,6 +154,36 @@
T500 users refer to <a href="t500_external.html">t500_external.html</a>
</p>
+ <h2>ASUS KFSN4-DRE?</h2>
+
+ <p>
+ Internal flashing should work just fine, even if you are
+ currently booting the proprietary firmware.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Libreboot currently lacks documentation for externally
+ re-flashing an LPC flash chip. However, these boards have
+ the flash chip inside of an LPCC socket, and it is possible
+ to hot-swap the chips. If you want to back up your
+ known-working image, simply hot-swap the chip for one that
+ is the same capacity, after having dumped a copy of the
+ current firmware (flashrom -p internal -r yourchosenname.rom),
+ and then flash that chip with the known-working image.
+ Check whether the system still boots, and if it does, then
+ it should be safe to flash the new image (because you now
+ have a backup of the old image).
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Keeping at least one spare LPC PLCC chip with working firmware
+ on it is highly recommended, in case of bricks.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Do check the HCL entry: <a href="../hcl/kfsn4-dre.html">../hcl/kfsn4-dre.html</a>
+ </p>
+
<h2>Are you currently running libreboot (or coreboot)?</h2>
<p>