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This guide - can also be followed (adapted) if you brick your R500, to know how - to recover. - </p> - <p> - Before following this section, please make sure to setup your libreboot ROM properly first. - Although ROM images are provided pre-built in libreboot, there are some modifications that - you need to make to the one you chose before flashing. (instructions referenced later in - this guide) - </p> - - <p> - <b> - NOTE: This board is unsupported in libreboot 20150518. To use it in libreboot, for now, you - must build for it from source using the libreboot git repository. - </b> - </p> - - <p><a href="index.html">Back to main index</a></p> - </div> - - <div class="section"> - - <h2 id="serial_port">Serial port</h2> - - <p> - EHCI debug might not be needed. It has been reported that the docking station - for this laptop has a serial port, so it might be possible to use that instead. - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section"> - - <h1 id="lcd_compatibility">LCD compatibly</h1> - <p> - Not all LCD panels are known to be compatible yet. See <a href="../hcl/gm45_lcd.html">../hcl/gm45_lcd.html</a>. - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section" id="cpu_compatibility"> - - <h1>A note about CPUs</h1> - <p> - <a href="http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:R500">ThinkWiki</a> has a list of CPUs - for this system. The Core 2 Duo P8400, P8600 and P8700 are believed to work in libreboot. - The Core 2 Duo T9600 was confirmed to work (on a different laptop, but still GM45), so the T9400 probably also works. - <b>The Core 2 Duo T5870/5670 and Celeron M 575/585 are untested!</b> - </p> - - <h2>Quad-core CPUs</h2> - - <p> - Although blocked by lenovobios (as was reported), it is reported that there are quad-core CPUs - for GM45. This laptop has socketed CPUs, so it might be possible to use them - (they are untested in coreboot; support may have to be added). - Core 2 Quad Q9000, Q9100 or QX9300. - </p> - - <p> - Look at this link:<br/> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors#Quad-Core_Notebook_processors">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors#Quad-Core_Notebook_processors</a> - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section" id="switchable_graphics"> - - <h1>A note about GPUs</h1> - - <p> - <a href="http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:R500">ThinkWiki</a> lists - two possible GPUs: Intel or ATI. Only the Intel GPUs work in libreboot; the ATI - GPUs require a proprietary Video BIOS, and so those are unsupported in libreboot. - </p> - <p> - On other GM45 laptops in libreboot (e.g. T400, T500), so-called <i>switchable graphics</i> - is used, which means that the laptop will have <b>both</b> an ATI and Intel GPU, or it will - only have Intel, depending on which variation you have. On the systems with ATI and Intel, - you can disable the ATI GPU and use only the Intel GPU, which works in libreboot. - </p> - <div class="important"> - <p> - <b> - It is unknown whether R500 laptops with an ATI GPU still have an Intel GPU, where you could - disable the ATI GPU and use the Intel GPU. These are budget laptops, so it's highly likely - that Lenovo decided on this model to ship with one GPU or the other, but not both (GPUs cost money). - </b> - </p> - <p> - <b> - It is **HIGHLY** recommended, when ordering an R500 laptop, to **ENSURE** that the - one you're ordering has an Intel GPU. - </b> - </p> - </div> - - <h1>CPU paste required</h1> - - <p> - See <a href="#paste">#paste</a>. - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section"> - - <h1 id="flashchips">Flash chip size</h1> - - <p> - Use this to find out:<br> - # <b>dmidecode | grep ROM\ Size</b><br> - </p> - <p> - It is believed that all R500 laptops have only SOIC-8 (4MiB) chips. - </p> - - <p> - <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a> - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section photos"> - - <h1 id="macaddress">MAC address</h1> - - <p> - Unlike other GM45 thinkpads, the R500 has a different onboard gigabit NIC, - where the MAC address is built-in. You do not need to change the MAC address - at all on this laptop; simply flash the provided ROM images, as-is. - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section photos"> - - <h1>Initial BBB configuration</h1> - - <p> - Refer to <a href="bbb_setup.html">bbb_setup.html</a> for how to - setup the BBB for flashing. - </p> - - <p> - The following shows how to connect clip to the BBB (on the P9 header), for SOIC-8 (clip: Pomona 5250): - </p> -<pre> -POMONA 5250 (correlate with the BBB guide) -=== VGA and ethernet socket === - 18 - - 1 - 22 - - NC - NC - - 21 - 3.3V (PSU) - - 17 - this is pin 1 on the flash chip -=== DVD drive === -<i>This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack.</i><br/> -<img src="images/r500/flashchip.jpg" alt="" /> -</pre> - - <h2 id="disassembly">Disassembly</h2> - - <p> - <img src="images/r500/0001.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0002.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0003.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0004.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0005.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0006.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0007.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0008.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0009.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0010.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0011.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0012.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0013.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0014.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0015.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0016.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0017.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0018.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0019.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0020.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0021.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0022.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0023.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0024.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0025.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0026.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0027.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0028.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0029.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0030.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/0031.JPG" alt="" /> - </p> - - <p> - Remove the motherboard from the cage, and the SPI flash - chip will be next to the memory slots:<br/> - <img src="images/r500/0032.JPG" alt="" /> - <img src="images/r500/flashchip.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - <p> - The following image is for illustration only, to show how a SOIC-8 clip is connected. - This photo is from a T500, which has a different arrangement to the R500:<br/> - <img src="images/t500/0061.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Connect your programmer, then connect GND and 3.3V<br/> - <img src="images/t400/0067.jpg" alt="" /> - <img src="images/t400/0069.jpg" alt="" /> - <img src="images/t400/0070.jpg" alt="" /> - <img src="images/t400/0071.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - A dedicated 3.3V PSU was used to create this guide, but - at ATX PSU is also fine:<br/> - <img src="images/t400/0072.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - <p> - Of course, make sure to turn on your PSU:<br/> - <img src="images/x200/disassembly/0013.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - <p> - Now, you should be ready to install libreboot. - </p> - - <p> - Flashrom binaries for ARM (tested on a BBB) are distributed in libreboot_util. Alternatively, - libreboot also distributes flashrom source code which can be built. - </p> - <p> - Log in as root on your BBB, using the instructions in <a href="bbb_setup.html#bbb_access">bbb_setup.html#bbb_access</a>. - </p> - <p> - Test that flashrom works:<br/> - # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512</b><br/> - In this case, the output was: - </p> -<pre> -flashrom v0.9.7-r1854 on Linux 3.8.13-bone47 (armv7l) -flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org -Calibrating delay loop... OK. -Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L6405(D)" (8192 kB, SPI) on linux_spi. -Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L6406E/MX25L6436E" (8192 kB, SPI) on linux_spi. -Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L6445E/MX25L6473E" (8192 kB, SPI) on linux_spi. -Multiple flash chip definitions match the detected chip(s): "MX25L6405(D)", "MX25L6406E/MX25L6436E", "MX25L6445E/MX25L6473E" -Please specify which chip definition to use with the -c <chipname> option. -</pre> - <p> - How to backup factory.rom (change the -c option as neeed, for your flash chip):<br/> - # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -r factory.rom</b><br/> - # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -r factory1.rom</b><br/> - # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -r factory2.rom</b><br/> - Note: the <b>-c</b> option is not required in libreboot's patched flashrom, because - the redundant flash chip definitions in <i>flashchips.c</i> have been removed.<br/> - Now compare the 3 images:<br/> - # <b>sha512sum factory*.rom</b><br/> - If the hashes match, then just copy one of them (the factory.rom) to a safe place (on a drive connected to another system, not - the BBB). This is useful for reverse engineering work, if there is a desirable behaviour in the original firmware - that could be replicated in coreboot and libreboot. - </p> - <p> - Now flash it:<br/> - # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -w path/to/libreboot/rom/image.rom -V</b> - </p> - <p> - <img src="images/x200/disassembly/0015.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - You might see errors, but if it says <b>Verifying flash... VERIFIED</b> at the end, then it's flashed and should boot. - If you see errors, try again (and again, and again); the message <b>Chip content is identical to the requested image</b> - is also an indication of a successful installation. - </p> - <p> - Example output from running the command (see above): - </p> -<pre> -flashrom v0.9.7-r1854 on Linux 3.8.13-bone47 (armv7l) -flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org -Calibrating delay loop... OK. -Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L6405(D)" (8192 kB, SPI) on linux_spi. -Reading old flash chip contents... done. -Erasing and writing flash chip... FAILED at 0x00001000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xd716 -ERASE FAILED! -Reading current flash chip contents... done. Looking for another erase function. -Erase/write done. -Verifying flash... VERIFIED. -</pre> - - - <p> - <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a> - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section photos" id="paste"> - - <h1>Thermal paste (IMPORTANT)</h1> - - <p> - Because part of this procedure involved removing the heatsink, you will need to apply new paste. - Arctic Silver 5 is ok. You will also need isopropyl alcohol and an anti-static cloth to clean with. - </p> - - <p> - When re-installing the heatsink, you must first clean off all old paste with the alcohol/cloth. - Then apply new paste. AS5 is also much better than the default paste used on these systems. - </p> - - <p> - <img src="images/t400/paste.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - <p> - NOTE: the photo above is for illustration purposes only, and does not show how to properly apply the thermal paste. - Other guides online detail the proper application procedure. - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section"> - - <h1 id="wifi">Wifi</h1> - - <p> - The R500 typically comes with an Intel wifi chipset, which does not - work without proprietary software. For a list of wifi chipsets that - work without proprietary software, see - <a href="../hcl/index.html#recommended_wifi">../hcl/index.html#recommended_wifi</a>. - </p> - - <p> - Some R500 laptops might come with an Atheros chipset, but this is 802.11g only. - </p> - - <p> - It is recommended that you install a new wifi chipset. This can only - be done after installing libreboot, because the original firmware has - a whitelist of approved chips, and it will refuse to boot if you - use an 'unauthorized' wifi card. - </p> - - <p> - The following photos show an Atheros AR5B95 being installed, to - replace the Intel chip that this R500 came with:<br/> - <img src="images/t400/0012.jpg" alt="" /> - <img src="images/t400/ar5b95.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section"> - - <h1 id="wwan">WWAN</h1> - <p> - If you have a WWAN/3G card and/or sim card reader, remove them permanently. - The WWAN-3G card has proprietary firmware inside; the technology is - identical to what is used in mobile phones, so it can also track your movements. - </p> - <p> - Not to be confused with wifi (wifi is fine). - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section photos"> - - <h1 id="memory">Memory</h1> - - <p> - You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs - (speed/size). Non-matching pairs won't work. You can also install a - single module (meaning, one of the slots will be empty) in slot 0. - </p> - - <p> - Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. - </p> - - <p> - The following photo shows 8GiB (2x4GiB) of RAM installed:<br/> - <img src="images/t400/memory.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section photos"> - - <h2> - Boot it! - </h2> - <p> - You should see something like this: - </p> - <p> - <img src="images/t400/boot0.jpg" alt="" /> - <img src="images/t400/boot1.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - - <p> - Now <a href="../gnulinux/index.html">install GNU/Linux</a>. - </p> - - </div> - - <div class="section"> - - <p> - Copyright © 2015 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document - under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 - or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; - with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. - A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../gfdl-1.3.txt">../gfdl-1.3.txt</a> - </p> - - <p> - Updated versions of the license (when available) can be found at - <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html</a> - </p> - - <p> - UNLESS OTHERWISE SEPARATELY UNDERTAKEN BY THE LICENSOR, TO THE - EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE LICENSOR OFFERS THE LICENSED MATERIAL AS-IS - AND AS-AVAILABLE, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF - ANY KIND CONCERNING THE LICENSED MATERIAL, WHETHER EXPRESS, - IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHER. 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