From 83d4509a42cf0aa5491351c3066b9fac76dc0a87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 06:31:36 -0500 Subject: Add ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support to libreboot (also tidied up the X200-related documentation) --- (limited to 'docs/install/x200_external.html') 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 @@

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. Only the X200 is supported. + to a BBB). Note, not all X200S or X200 Tablet configurations are supported yet + (see ../hcl/x200.html#x200s

@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ is just for future reference. Only the X200 is supported.

  • Clip for connecting to the flash chip: Pomona 5250 (SOIC-8) or Pomona 5250 (SOIC-16) is recommended + (X200S and X200 Tablet users will need a soldering iron + instead, because of the type of package the flash chip is + in on those machines).
  • External 3.3V DC power supply. The one used by this @@ -75,12 +78,9 @@ is just for future reference. Only the X200 is supported. that, it's just what the PSU is capable of).
  • - Dupont jumper cables (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 jumper cables (2.54mm / 0.1" 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.
  • Mini USB A-B cable (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) === This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack. -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). -images/x200/wson_soldered.jpg (image copyright (C) 2014 Steve Shenton 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.

    + 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). + images/x200/wson_soldered.jpg (image copyright (C) 2014 Steve Shenton under CC-BY-SA 4.0 + or higher, same license that this document uses) shows it wired (soldered) and + connected to a BBB. +

    +

    NC = no connection

    @@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ Please specify which chip definition to use with the -c <chipname> 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 "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! -- cgit v0.9.1