summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/docs/install/x200_external.html
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/install/x200_external.html')
-rw-r--r--docs/install/x200_external.html29
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/docs/install/x200_external.html b/docs/install/x200_external.html
index 4b990a0..aa077da 100644
--- a/docs/install/x200_external.html
+++ b/docs/install/x200_external.html
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
<p>
The X200S is also briefly covered (image showing soldering joints, wired up
- to a BBB). Note, the X200S and X200T are unsupported both in coreboot an libreboot at the time of writing (raminit doesn't work). This info
-is just for future reference. <b>Only the X200 is supported.</b>
+ to a BBB). Note, not all X200S or X200 Tablet configurations are supported yet
+ (see <a href="../hcl/x200.html#x200s">../hcl/x200.html#x200s</a></b>
</p>
<p>
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ is just for future reference. <b>Only the X200 is supported.</b>
<li>
Clip for connecting to the flash chip: <b>Pomona 5250</b>
(SOIC-8) or <b>Pomona 5250</b> (SOIC-16) is recommended
+ (<b>X200S and X200 Tablet users will need a soldering iron
+ instead</b>, because of the type of package the flash chip is
+ in on those machines).
</li>
<li>
<b>External 3.3V DC power supply</b>. The one used by this
@@ -75,12 +78,9 @@ is just for future reference. <b>Only the X200 is supported.</b>
that, it's just what the PSU is capable of).
</li>
<li>
- Dupont <b>jumper cables</b> (the kinds of cables that you see
- used on the pins on a raspberry pi - note: the pi is
- proprietary and not endorsed by libreboot, merely refered
- to in this instance to let you know the type of cables.
+ Dupont <b>jumper cables</b> (2.54mm / 0.1&quot; headers)
You should get male-male, male-female and female-female
- cables in 10cm and 20cm sizes.
+ cables in 10cm and 20cm sizes. Just get a load of them.
</li>
<li>
<b>Mini USB A-B cable</b> (the BeagleBone probably already comes
@@ -312,14 +312,15 @@ Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
3.3V PSU RED - - 17 - this is pin 1 on the flash chip
=== back (palmrest) ===
<i>This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack.</i>
-<b>On the X200S (not fully covered in this guide) the flash chip is underneath the board, in a WSON package.
-The pinout is very much the same as a SOIC-8, except you need to solder (there are no clips available).
-<a href="images/x200/wson_soldered.jpg">images/x200/wson_soldered.jpg</a> (image copyright (C) 2014 <a href="mailto:sgsit@libreboot.org">Steve Shenton</a> under CC-BY-SA 4.0
-or higher, same license that this document uses) shows it wired (soldered) and
-connected to a BBB. Note, the X200S and X200T are unsupported both in coreboot an libreboot at the time of writing (raminit doesn't work). This info
-is just for future reference.</b>
</pre>
<p>
+ <b>On the X200S the flash chip is underneath the board, in a WSON package.
+ The pinout is very much the same as a SOIC-8, except you need to solder (there are no clips available).
+ <a href="images/x200/wson_soldered.jpg">images/x200/wson_soldered.jpg</a> (image copyright (C) 2014 <a href="mailto:sgsit@libreboot.org">Steve Shenton</a> under CC-BY-SA 4.0
+ or higher, same license that this document uses) shows it wired (soldered) and
+ connected to a BBB.</b>
+ </p>
+ <p>
<b>NC = no connection</b>
</p>
<p>
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ Please specify which chip definition to use with the -c &lt;chipname&gt; option.
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 &quot;MX25L6405(D)&quot; (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!