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diff --git a/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html b/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html index 89edfb4..1b5056d 100644 --- a/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html +++ b/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html @@ -13,123 +13,128 @@ <body> - <header> + <div class="section"> <h1>Unbricking the ThinkPad X60</h1> - <aside>This guide will show you how to recover from a bad flash that prevents your ThinkPad X60 from booting.</aside> - </header> + <p>This guide will show you how to recover from a bad flash that prevents your ThinkPad X60 from booting.</p> + <p><a href="index.html">Back to previous index</a></p> + </div> - <p>Or go <a href="index.html">back to main index</a></p> + <div class="section"> + <h1>Table of Contents</h1> + <ul> + <li> + Types of brick: + <ul> + <li><a href="#bucts_brick">Brick type 1: bucts not reset</a></li> + <li><a href="#recovery">Brick type 2: bad rom (or user error), machine won't boot</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + </div> - <h2>Table of Contents</h2> - <ul> - <li> - Types of brick: - <ul> - <li><a href="#bucts_brick">Brick type 1: bucts not reset</a></li> - <li><a href="#recovery">Brick type 2: bad rom (or user error), machine won't boot</a></li> - </ul> - </li> - </ul> + <div class="section"> + <h1 id="bucts_brick">Brick type 1: bucts not reset.</h1> + <p> + You still have Lenovo BIOS, or you had libreboot running and you flashed another ROM; and you had bucts 1 set and + the ROM wasn't dd'd.* or if Lenovo BIOS was present and libreboot wasn't flashed.<br/><br/> - <h1 id="bucts_brick">Brick type 1: bucts not reset.</h1> - <p> - You still have Lenovo BIOS, or you had libreboot running and you flashed another ROM; and you had bucts 1 set and - the ROM wasn't dd'd.* or if Lenovo BIOS was present and libreboot wasn't flashed.<br/><br/> - - In this case, unbricking is easy: reset BUC.TS to 0 by removing that yellow cmos coin (it's a battery) and putting it back after a minute or two:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0004.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/> + In this case, unbricking is easy: reset BUC.TS to 0 by removing that yellow cmos coin (it's a battery) and putting it back after a minute or two:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0004.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/> - *Those dd commands should be applied to all newly compiled X60 ROM images (the ROM images in libreboot binary archives already have this applied!):<br/> - dd if=coreboot.rom of=top64k.bin bs=1 skip=$[$(stat -c %s coreboot.rom) - 0x10000] count=64k<br/> - dd if=coreboot.rom bs=1 skip=$[$(stat -c %s coreboot.rom) - 0x20000] count=64k | hexdump<br/> - dd if=top64k.bin of=coreboot.rom bs=1 seek=$[$(stat -c %s coreboot.rom) - 0x20000] count=64k conv=notrunc<br/> - (doing this makes the ROM suitable for use when flashing a machine that still has Lenovo BIOS running, - using those instructions: <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation</a>. - </p> + *Those dd commands should be applied to all newly compiled X60 ROM images (the ROM images in libreboot binary archives already have this applied!):<br/> + dd if=coreboot.rom of=top64k.bin bs=1 skip=$[$(stat -c %s coreboot.rom) - 0x10000] count=64k<br/> + dd if=coreboot.rom bs=1 skip=$[$(stat -c %s coreboot.rom) - 0x20000] count=64k | hexdump<br/> + dd if=top64k.bin of=coreboot.rom bs=1 seek=$[$(stat -c %s coreboot.rom) - 0x20000] count=64k conv=notrunc<br/> + (doing this makes the ROM suitable for use when flashing a machine that still has Lenovo BIOS running, + using those instructions: <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation</a>. + </p> + </div> + + <div class="section"> - <h1 id="recovery">bad rom (or user error), machine won't boot</h1> - <p> - In this scenario, you compiled a ROM that had an incorrect configuration, or there is an actual bug preventing your machine from - booting. Or, maybe, you set BUC.TS to 0 and shut down after first flash while Lenovo BIOS was running. In any case, your machine is bricked and will not boot at all. - </p> - <p> - "Unbricking" means flashing a known-good (working) ROM. The problem: you can't boot the machine, making this difficult. In this situation, external hardware (see hardware requirements above) is needed which can flash the SPI chip (where libreboot resides). - </p> - <p> - Remove those screws:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0000.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Push the keyboard forward (carefully):<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0001.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Lift the keyboard up and disconnect it from the board:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0002.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Grab the right-hand side of the chassis and force it off (gently) and pry up the rest of the chassis:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0003.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - You should now have this:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0004.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Disconnect the wifi antenna cables, the modem cable and the speaker:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0005.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Unroute the cables along their path, carefully lifting the tape that holds them in place. Then, disconnect the modem - cable (other end) and power connection and unroute all the cables so that they dangle by the monitor hinge on the right-hand - side:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0006.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Disconnect the monitor from the motherboard, and unroute the grey antenna cable, carefully lifting the tape - that holds it into place:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0008.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Carefully lift the remaining tape and unroute the left antenna cable so that it is loose:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0009.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Remove the screw that is highlighted (do NOT remove the other one; it holds part of the heatsink (other side) into place):<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0011.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Remove those screws:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0012.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Carefully remove the plate, like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0013.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Remove the SATA connector:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0014.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Now remove the motherboard (gently) and cast the lcd/chassis aside:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0015.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Lift back that tape and hold it with something. Highlighted is the SPI flash chip:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0016.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Now wire up the BBB and the Pomona with your PSU.<br/> - Refer to <a href="bbb_setup.html">bbb_setup.html</a> for how to setup - the BBB for flashing.<br/> - <b>Note, the guide mentions a 3.3v DC PSU but you don't need this on the X60: - if you don't have or don't want to use an external PSU, then make - sure not to connect the red/black 3.3v leads mentioned in the guide; - instead, connect the AC adapter (the one that normally charges your - battery) so that the board has power (but don't boot it up)</b> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0017.jpg" alt="" /><br/> - Correlate the following with the BBB guide linked above: - </p> + <h1 id="recovery">bad rom (or user error), machine won't boot</h1> + <p> + In this scenario, you compiled a ROM that had an incorrect configuration, or there is an actual bug preventing your machine from + booting. Or, maybe, you set BUC.TS to 0 and shut down after first flash while Lenovo BIOS was running. In any case, your machine is bricked and will not boot at all. + </p> + <p> + "Unbricking" means flashing a known-good (working) ROM. The problem: you can't boot the machine, making this difficult. In this situation, external hardware (see hardware requirements above) is needed which can flash the SPI chip (where libreboot resides). + </p> + <p> + Remove those screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0000.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Push the keyboard forward (carefully):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0001.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Lift the keyboard up and disconnect it from the board:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0002.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Grab the right-hand side of the chassis and force it off (gently) and pry up the rest of the chassis:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0003.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + You should now have this:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0004.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Disconnect the wifi antenna cables, the modem cable and the speaker:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0005.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Unroute the cables along their path, carefully lifting the tape that holds them in place. Then, disconnect the modem + cable (other end) and power connection and unroute all the cables so that they dangle by the monitor hinge on the right-hand + side:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0006.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Disconnect the monitor from the motherboard, and unroute the grey antenna cable, carefully lifting the tape + that holds it into place:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0008.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Carefully lift the remaining tape and unroute the left antenna cable so that it is loose:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0009.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Remove the screw that is highlighted (do NOT remove the other one; it holds part of the heatsink (other side) into place):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0011.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Remove those screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0012.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Carefully remove the plate, like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0013.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Remove the SATA connector:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0014.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Now remove the motherboard (gently) and cast the lcd/chassis aside:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0015.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Lift back that tape and hold it with something. Highlighted is the SPI flash chip:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0016.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Now wire up the BBB and the Pomona with your PSU.<br/> + Refer to <a href="bbb_setup.html">bbb_setup.html</a> for how to setup + the BBB for flashing.<br/> + <b>Note, the guide mentions a 3.3v DC PSU but you don't need this on the X60: + if you don't have or don't want to use an external PSU, then make + sure not to connect the red/black 3.3v leads mentioned in the guide; + instead, connect the AC adapter (the one that normally charges your + battery) so that the board has power (but don't boot it up)</b> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0017.jpg" alt="" /><br/> + Correlate the following with the BBB guide linked above: + </p> <pre> POMONA 5250: === golden finger and wifi switch ==== @@ -141,132 +146,136 @@ POMONA 5250: <i>This is how you will connect. Numbers refer to pin numbers on the BBB, on the plugs near the DC jack.</i> </pre> - <p> - Connecting the BBB and pomona (in this image, an external 3.3v DC PSU was used):<br/> - <img src="images/x60/th_bbb_flashing.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> + <p> + Connecting the BBB and pomona (in this image, an external 3.3v DC PSU was used):<br/> + <img src="images/x60/th_bbb_flashing.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> - <p> - SSH'd into the BBB:<br/> - # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -w yourrom.rom</b> - </p> - <p> - It should be <b>Verifying flash... VERIFIED</b> at the end. If flashrom complains about multiple flash chip - definitions detected, then choose one of them following the instructions in the output. - </p> + <p> + SSH'd into the BBB:<br/> + # <b>./flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev1.0,spispeed=512 -w yourrom.rom</b> + </p> + <p> + It should be <b>Verifying flash... VERIFIED</b> at the end. If flashrom complains about multiple flash chip + definitions detected, then choose one of them following the instructions in the output. + </p> + + <p> + Remove the programmer and put it away somewhere. Put back the tape and press firmly over it:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0026.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Your empty chassis:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0027.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Put the motherboard back in:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0028.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Reconnect SATA:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0029.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Put the plate back and re-insert those screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0030.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Re-route that antenna cable around the fan and apply the tape:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0031.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Route the cable here and then (not shown, due to error on my part) reconnect the monitor cable to the motherboard + and re-insert the screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0032.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Re-insert that screw:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0033.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Route the black antenna cable like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0034.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Tuck it in neatly like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0035.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Route the modem cable like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0036.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Connect modem cable to board and tuck it in neatly like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0037.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Route the power connection and connect it to the board like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0038.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Route the antenna and modem cables neatly like so:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0039.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Connect the wifi antenna cables. At the start of the tutorial, this machine had an Intel wifi chip. Here you see I've replaced it with an + Atheros AR5B95 (supports 802.11n and can be used without blobs):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0040.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Connect the modem cable:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0041.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Connect the speaker:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0042.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + You should now have this:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0043.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Re-connect the upper chassis:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0044.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Re-connect the keyboard:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0045.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Re-insert the screws that you removed earlier:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0046.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Power on!<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0047.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Trisquel live USB menu (using the GRUB ISOLINUX parser):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0048.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + <p> + Trisquel live desktop:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0049.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> <p> - Remove the programmer and put it away somewhere. Put back the tape and press firmly over it:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0026.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Your empty chassis:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0027.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Put the motherboard back in:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0028.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Reconnect SATA:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0029.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Put the plate back and re-insert those screws:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0030.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Re-route that antenna cable around the fan and apply the tape:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0031.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Route the cable here and then (not shown, due to error on my part) reconnect the monitor cable to the motherboard - and re-insert the screws:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0032.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Re-insert that screw:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0033.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Route the black antenna cable like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0034.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Tuck it in neatly like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0035.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Route the modem cable like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0036.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Connect modem cable to board and tuck it in neatly like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0037.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Route the power connection and connect it to the board like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0038.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Route the antenna and modem cables neatly like so:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0039.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Connect the wifi antenna cables. At the start of the tutorial, this machine had an Intel wifi chip. Here you see I've replaced it with an - Atheros AR5B95 (supports 802.11n and can be used without blobs):<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0040.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Connect the modem cable:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0041.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Connect the speaker:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0042.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - You should now have this:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0043.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Re-connect the upper chassis:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0044.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Re-connect the keyboard:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0045.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Re-insert the screws that you removed earlier:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0046.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Power on!<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0047.jpg" alt="" /> - </p> - <p> - Trisquel live USB menu (using the GRUB ISOLINUX parser):<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0048.jpg" alt="" /> + Copyright © 2014, 2015 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> + This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. + A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a>. </p> + <p> - Trisquel live desktop:<br/> - <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0049.jpg" alt="" /> + This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a> for more information. </p> - -<hr/> - - <p> - Copyright © 2014 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> - This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. - A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a>. - </p> - - <p> - This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a> for more information. - </p> + + </div> </body> </html> |