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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-02-19 20:29:52 (EST) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-02-19 20:29:52 (EST) |
| commit | 2ebc06de90395e7aba20716c97eb855589653a5c (patch) | |
| tree | 9b8330f48bf11d9025ab86d23d37880b40b31015 | |
| parent | 679d49e7de9f9159664328875bd71d51e39a4eaf (diff) | |
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More notes about acer aspire 5738
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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index 7057fb5..08a5857 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -228,7 +228,14 @@ </h2> <ul> <li>add roda rk9 support (contact nico to ask for more details about hw). This is GM45 but these machines do not have a descriptor (no ME), should be easy</li> - <li>port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet)</li> + <li> + port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet). + ME isn't an issue, because its GM45 so it could be removed (it looks like this machine might also be shipped in + non-descriptor mode by default, like the roda rk9). + Search <b>jv50 block diagram filetype:pdf</b> for schematics. + (jv50 is written on the board); noone seems to have found any documentation for the EC chip, but + maybe it could be sufficiently reverse engineered via serialice and ectool. + </li> <li> Commit 26ca08caf81ad2dcc9c8246a743d82ffb464c767 in coreboot, see the while (1) loop that waits for the panel to power up on i945. This is an infinite loop if the panel doesn't power up. |