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diff --git a/docs/install/index.html b/docs/install/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..571e115 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/install/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,405 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + + <style type="text/css"> + @import url('../css/main.css'); + </style> + + <title>Installing libreboot</title> +</head> + +<body> + + <h1 id="pagetop">Installing libreboot</h1> + <p> + This section relates to installing libreboot on supported targets. + </p> + <p> + Or <a href="../index.html">Back to main index</a>. + </p> + <h2>Installing libreboot (software)</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="#rom">Recommended ROM's to flash</a></li> + <li><a href="#flashrom_lenovobios">X60/X60S/X60T/T60: How to flash your ROM (if running Lenovo BIOS firmware)</a></li> + <li><a href="#flashrom_macbook21">macbook21: How to flash your ROM (if running Apple EFI firmware)</a></li> + <li><a href="#flashrom">X60/X60S/X60T/T60/macbook21: How to flash your ROM (if running libreboot or coreboot already)</a></li> + </ul> + + <h2>Installing libreboot (hardware)</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="x60_unbrick.html">ThinkPad X60/X60S: How to unbrick</a></li> + <li><a href="x60tablet_unbrick.html">ThinkPad X60 Tablet: How to unbrick</a></li> + <li><a href="t60_unbrick.html">ThinkPad T60: How to unbrick</a></li> + </ul> + +<hr/> + + <h1 id="rom">Recommended ROM's to flash</h1> + + <p> + List of directories corresponding to each board: + </p> + <ul> + <li>ThinkPad X60, X60s: <b>bin/x60/</b></li> + <li>ThinkPad X60 Tablet: <b>bin/x60t/</b></li> + <li>ThinkPad T60: <b>bin/t60/</b> (note, see <a href="../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list">../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</a>)</li> + <li>Apple MacBook2,1: <b>bin/macbook21/</b></li> + <li>Apple MacBook1,1: <b>bin/macbook21/</b> (it's not a typo; the same ROM's work)</li> + </ul> + + <p>These images use coreboot text-mode graphics:</p> + <ul> + <li>US Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_usqwerty_txtmode.rom</b></li> + <li>UK Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_ukqwerty_txtmode.rom</b></li> + <li>US Dvorak keyboard: <b>libreboot_usdvorak_txtmode.rom</b></li> + <li>UK Dvorak keyboard: <b>libreboot_ukdvorak_txtmode.rom</b></li> + <li>French Azerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_frazerty_txtmode.rom</b></li> + <li>Italian Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_itqwerty_txtmode.rom</b></li> + <li>Swedish Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_svenska_txtmode.rom</b></li> + </ul> + <p>These images use coreboot framebuffer graphics:</p> + <ul> + <li>US Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_usqwerty_vesafb.rom</b></li> + <li>UK Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_ukqwerty_vesafb.rom</b></li> + <li>US Dvorak keyboard: <b>libreboot_usdvorak_vesafb.rom</b></li> + <li>UK Dvorak keyboard: <b>libreboot_ukdvorak_vesafb.rom</b></li> + <li>French Azerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_frazerty_vesafb.rom</b></li> + <li>Italian Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_itqwerty_vesafb.rom</b></li> + <li>Swedish Qwerty keyboard: <b>libreboot_svenska_vesafb.rom</b></li> + </ul> + + <p> + _txtmode images come with a working MemTest86+ and GRUB Invaders, both of which require text-mode. + _vesafb images are recommended in most cases. + </p> + + <p> + This will give you your native keyboard layout inside GRUB. The preferences in your OS are not affected, it just makes using + the GRUB command line easier (if you ever need to do that). + <a href="../grub/index.html#grub_keyboard">../grub/index.html#grub_keyboard</a> shows you how this was done. If your native keyboard layout + differs, you can adapt those notes and hack the 'build' script for your needs. + </p> + + <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p> + +<hr/> + + <h1 id="flashrom_lenovobios">X60/X60S/X60T/T60: How to flash the ROM's onto your machine (if running Lenovo BIOS firmware).</h1> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + Hover over the next paragraph to make it black. + </p> + <p class="lenovobios"> + Following this guide means simply flashing a libreboot ROM. This guide will not (directly) teach you how to make a backup (dump) of the original Lenovo BIOS + because to do so would be to explicitly endorse proprietary software. However, for the purposes of reverse engineering it can be useful + to have a backup. Each copy of the original Lenovo BIOS is tied to the specific machine that it came from; it will not run + on any other machine, even if it's the same type of machine as yours. What this means is that, effectively, you can back it up now (so that you can + re-flash it later if you want to run the original Lenovo BIOS again) or lose it forever. The X60/T60 installation + guide on the coreboot wiki will show you how to do this: + <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation</a>.<br/> + Do not make this decision lightly! This is your last and only chance. + </p> + + <p> + The following is for the libreboot image and *not* the factory bios dump: + </p> + <p> + Check the last two 64K regions in your ROM file (libreboot.rom in this example):<br/> + <b>$ dd if=libreboot.rom of=top64k.bin bs=1 skip=$[$(stat -c %s libreboot.rom) - 0x10000] count=64k</b><br/> + <b>$ dd if=libreboot.rom of=lower64k.bin bs=1 skip=$[$(stat -c %s libreboot.rom) - 0x20000] count=64k</b><br/> + <b>$ sha512sum lower64k.bin top64k.bin</b><br/> + Make *sure* that they match before you continue. The ROM's included pre-compiled in libreboot should already match. + If they don't match, then do this (based on those instructions from <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation">coreboot wiki</a>):<br/> + <b>$ dd if=top64k.bin of=libreboot.rom bs=1 seek=$[$(stat -c %s libreboot.rom) - 0x20000] count=64k conv=notrunc</b><br/> + After this, the ROM will be safe to flash. Explanation is provided in <a href="../git/index.html#build_bucts">../git/index.html#build_bucts</a>. + </p> + + </div> + + <p><b>This is for the ThinkPad X60 and T60 while running Lenovo BIOS. If you already have coreboot or libreboot running, + then go to <a href="#flashrom">#flashrom</a> instead!</b></p> + + <p><b>If you are flashing a Lenovo ThinkPad T60, be sure to read <a href="../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list">../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</a></b></p> + + <p> + First, <a href="../git/index.html#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>. + </p> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + <b> + Before you proceed, make *sure* to build flashrom and bucts from source. Both are provided. This is very important! + </b> + </p> + <ul> + <li><a href="../git/index.html#build_flashrom">How to build flashrom from source</a></li> + <li><a href="../git/index.html#build_bucts">How to build bucts from source</a></li> + </ul> + + </div> + + <p>"YOURBOARD/YOURROM" should be replaced with what is correct as per <a href="#rom">#rom</a>. Alternatively + you may be using your own custom ROM. Adapt.</p> + + <p> + Run the script:<br/> + <b>$ sudo ./lenovobios_firstflash bin/<a href="#rom">YOURBOARD/YOURROM</a>.</b> + </p> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + You should see within the output the following:<br/> + <b>"Updated BUC.TS=1 - 64kb address ranges at 0xFFFE0000 and 0xFFFF0000 are swapped"</b>. + </p> + + <p> + You should also see within the output the following:<br/> + <b>"Flash chip is in an unknown state"</b>, <b>"FAILED"</b> and <b>"DO NOT SHUTDOWN OR REBOOT"</b><br/> + Seeing this means that the operation was a <b>resounding</b> success! <b>DON'T PANIC</b>. + </p> + + <p> + See this link for more details: + <a href="http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bios.flashrom/575">http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bios.flashrom/575</a>. + </p> + + <p> + If the above is what you see, then <b>SHUT DOWN</b>. Wait a few seconds, and then boot; libreboot is running, but there is a 2nd procedure <b>*needed*</b> (see below). + </p> + + </div> + + <p> + <b> + If you boot and you see nothing, try turning up the backlight (Fn+Home). + </b> + </p> + + <p> + When you have booted up again:<br/> + <b>$ sudo ./lenovobios_secondflash bin/<a href="#rom">YOURBOARD/YOURROM</a></b> + </p> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + You should see within the output the following:<br/> + <b>"Updated BUC.TS=0 - 128kb address range 0xFFFE0000-0xFFFFFFFF is untranslated"</b> + </p> + + <p> + You should also see within the output the following:<br/> + <b>"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."</b> + </p> + + <p>Shut down again, wait a few seconds, and then boot.</p> + + </div> + + <p> + Some thinkpads come with WWAN cards installed, along with sim cards. These use non-free firmware and should be removed. + You might also want to remove bluetooth. See <a href="../security/x60_security.html">../security/x60_security.html</a> and + <a href="../security/t60_security.html">../security/t60_security.html</a>. + </p> + + <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p> + +<hr/> + + <h1 id="flashrom_macbook21">macbook21: How to flash your ROM (if running Apple EFI firmware)</h1> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + Hover over the next paragraph to make it black. + </p> + <p class="lenovobios"> + Following this guide means simply flashing a libreboot ROM. This guide will not (directly) teach you how to make a backup (dump) of the original Apple EFI firmware + because to do so would be to explicitly endorse proprietary software. However, for the purposes of reverse engineering it can be useful + to have a backup. Each copy of the original Apple EFI is (believed, but unproven to be) tied to the specific machine that it came from; it will not (as is believed) run + on any other machine, even if it's the same type of machine as yours. What this means is that, effectively, you can back it up now (so that you can + re-flash it later if you want to run the original Apple EFI firmware again) or lose it forever. The macbook21 installation + guide on the coreboot wiki will show you how to do this: + <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:apple/macbook21">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:apple/macbook21</a>.<br/> + Do not make this decision lightly! This is (very likely) your last and only chance. + </p> + + <p> + (this theory is untested at the time of writing) + </p> + + <p> + Note: <b>If you have a MacBook1,1 then these instructions will not work. See <a href="../hcl/index.html#macbook11">../hcl/index.html#macbook11</a> for MacBook1,1 flashing instructions.</b> + </p> + + </div> + + <p> + <b> + This is for the MacBook2,1 while running Apple EFI firmware. If you already have + coreboot or libreboot running, then go to <a href="#flashrom">#flashrom</a> instead! + </b> + </p> + + <p> + Be sure to read the information in <a href="../hcl/index.html#macbook21">../hcl/index.html#macbook21</a>. + </p> + + <p> + First, <a href="../git/index.html#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>. + </p> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + <b> + Before you proceed, make *sure* to build flashrom from source. This is very important! + </b> + </p> + <ul> + <li><a href="../git/index.html#build_flashrom">How to build flashrom from source</a></li> + </ul> + + </div> + + <p> + Look at <a href="#rom">#rom</a> to see which ROM is suitable for your machine. Alternatively you may be using your own + custom ROM. Adapt. + </p> + + <p> + Flashing is actually easy (compared to X60/T60).<br/> + <b>$ sudo flashrom -p internal:laptop=force_I_want_a_brick -w bin/<a href="#rom">YOURBOARD/YOURROM</a></b> + </p> + + <p> + Alternatively, a script is provided which does the same thing:<br/> + <b>$ sudo ./macbook21_firstflash bin/<a href="#rom">YOURBOARD/YOURROM</a></b> + </p> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + You should also see within the output the following:<br/> + <b>"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."</b> + </p> + + <p> + If you see that, great! Shut down now (power off). Wait a few seconds and then boot! + </p> + + <p> + <b> + If you boot and you see nothing, try turning up the backlight (F2 for macbook21). + </b> + </p> + + + </div> + + <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p> + +<hr/> + + <h1 id="flashrom">X60/X60S/X60T/T60/macbook21: How to flash the ROM's onto your machine (if running libreboot or coreboot already)</h1> + + <p> + <b> + These instructions work for the Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60S/X60T/T60 and Apple MacBook2,1. + </b> + </p> + <p> + <b> + This assumes that you already have coreboot or libreboot running. + </b> + </p> + <p> + <b> + If you have Lenovo BIOS running (X60/X60S/X60T/T60), go to <a href="#flashrom_lenovobios">#flashrom_lenovobios</a> instead. + </b> + </p> + <p> + <b> + If you have Apple EFI firmware running (macbook21), go to <a href="#flashrom_macbook21">#flashrom_macbook21</a> instead. + </b> + </p> + <p> + <b> + If you are flashing a Lenovo ThinkPad T60, be sure to read <a href="../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list">../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</a>. + </b> + </p> + <p> + <b> + If you are flashing an Apple MacBook2,1, be sure to read the information in <a href="../hcl/index.html#macbook21">../hcl/index.html#macbook21</a>. + </b> + </p> + <p> + First, <a href="../git/index.html#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>. + </p> + <div class="important"> + + <p> + <b> + Before you proceed, make *sure* to build flashrom from source. This is very important! + </b> + </p> + <ul> + <li><a href="../git/index.html#build_flashrom">How to build flashrom from source</a></li> + </ul> + + </div> + <p> + Look at <a href="#rom">#rom</a> to see which ROM is suitable for your machine. Alternative you may be using your own + custom ROM. Adapt. + </p> + <p> + Flash the ROM:<br/> + <b>$ sudo ./flash bin/<a href="#rom">YOURBOARD/YOURROM</a></b> + </p> + + <div class="important"> + + <p> + You should see <b>"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."</b> written at the end of the flashrom output. <b>SHUT DOWN</b> + after you see this, and then boot up again after a few seconds. + </p> + + <p> + <b> + If you boot and you see nothing, try turning up the backlight (Fn+Home for X60/X60S/X60T/T60, F2 for macbook21). + </b> + </p> + + </div> + + <p> + Some thinkpads come with WWAN cards installed, along with sim cards. These use non-free firmware and should be removed. + You might also want to remove bluetooth. See <a href="../security/x60_security.html">../security/x60_security.html</a> and + <a href="../security/t60_security.html">../security/t60_security.html</a>. + </p> + + <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a></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> + +</body> +</html> diff --git a/docs/install/t60_unbrick.html b/docs/install/t60_unbrick.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b79f3de --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/install/t60_unbrick.html @@ -0,0 +1,316 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + + <style type="text/css"> + @import url('../css/main.css'); + </style> + + <title>Libreboot documentation: Unbricking the ThinkPad T60</title> +</head> + +<body> + + <header> + <h1>Unbricking the ThinkPad T60</h1> + <aside>This guide will show you how to recover from a bad flash that prevents your ThinkPad T60 from booting.</aside> + </header> + + <p>Or go <a href="index.html">back to main index</a></p> + + <h2>Table of Contents</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="#hardware_requirements">Hardware Requirements</a></li> + <li><a href="#software_requirements">Software Requirements</a></li> + <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> + + <h1 id="hardware_requirements">Hardware requirements</h1> + <ul> + <li>a 2nd computer (maybe another T60. any computer will do)</li> + <li>external flashrom-compatible programmer (I'm using the "bus pirate") + <li>SOIC-8 IC clip (I'm using the Pomona 5250)</li> + <li>Cable (programmer<>clip) - mine came with the bus pirate.</li> + <li>USB mini a to b cable (for buspirate<>computer connection).</li> + <li>rubbing a***hol (misspelling intentional. halal internet) and thermal compound for changing CPU heatsink (procedure involves removing heatsink)</li> + </ul> + + <h1 id="software_requirements">Software requirements</h1> + <ul> + <li>GNU/Linux (on the 2nd computer)</li> + <li>flashrom software (on the 2nd computer): <a href="http://flashrom.org/">http://flashrom.org/</a> + </ul> + + <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/t60_dev/0006.JPG" alt="" /><br/><br/> + + *Those dd commands should be applied to all newly compiled T60 ROM's (the ROM's 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>. + (it says x60, but instructions for t60 are identical) + </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 and remove the HDD:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0001.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0002.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Lift off the palm rest:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0003.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Lift up the keyboard, pull it back a bit, flip it over like that and then disconnect it from the board:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0004.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0005.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0006.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Gently wedge both sides loose:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0007.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0008.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove that cable from the position:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0009.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0010.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Now remove that bezel. Remove wifi, nvram battery and speaker connector (also remove 56k modem, on the left of wifi):<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0011.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove those screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0012.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Disconnect the power jack:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0013.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove nvram battery:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0014.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Disconnect cable (for 56k modem) and disconnect the other cable:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0015.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0016.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Disconnect speaker cable:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0017.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Disconnect the other end of the 56k modem cable:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0018.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Make sure you removed it:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0019.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Unscrew those:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0020.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Make sure you removed those:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0021.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Disconnect LCD cable from board:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0022.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove those screws then remove the LCD assembly:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0023.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0024.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0025.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Once again, make sure you removed those:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0026.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove the shielding containing the motherboard, then flip it over. Remove these screws, placing them on a steady + surface in the same layout as they were in before you removed them. Also, you should mark each screw hole after removing the + screw (a permanent marker pen will do), this is so that you have a point of reference when re-assembling the machine:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0027.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0028.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0029.JPG" alt="" /> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0031.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0032.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0033.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + At this point, you should wire up your programmer according to it's documentation. For me, this was (see: "SparkFun cable pin reference"):<br/> + <a href="http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Common_Bus_Pirate_cable_pinouts">http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Common_Bus_Pirate_cable_pinouts</a>.<br/> + Correlating with the following information, I was able to wire up my pirate correctly:<br/> + <a href="http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate#Connections">http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate#Connections</a><br/> + And by following that advice:<br/> + <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation#Howto">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation#Howto</a>.<br/> + (it says X60 but instructions are virtually the same for the T60, with except to physical differences in how to disassemble the machine)<br/> + Note: that last page says to wire up only those 5 pins (see below) like that: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.<br/> + Note: and then, for power it says (on that coreboot.org page) to connect the power jack to the board and connect the + AC adapter (without powering on the board).<br/> + Note: I ignored that advice, and wired up all 8 pins. And it worked.<br/> + + Here is the pinout (correlate it with your programmer's documentation):<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0030.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Connecting the pomona:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0034.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Connect programmer to 2nd computer:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0035.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Programmer has power:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0036.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Now flash the bricked machine using the 2nd computer. in my case I did:<br/> + <b>flashrom -p buspirate_spi:dev=/dev/ttyUSB0 -w bin/t60/libreboot_usqwerty.rom</b><br/> + Note: there are also other ROM images for T60<br/> + Note: this is using buspirate as the programmer, so it is flashing the T60, not the 2nd computer!<br/> + Here's my terminal window on the 2nd computer (also the programmer is active):<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0037.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0038.JPG" alt="" /><br/> + So, you should see the following:<br/> + -- + </p> + <pre> +flashrom v0.9.5.2-r1517 on Linux 3.2.0-61-generic (i686), built with libpci 3.1.8, GCC 4.6.3, little endian +flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org + +Calibrating delay loop... delay loop is unreliable, trying to continue OK. +Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L1605" (2048 kB, SPI) on buspirate_spi. +Reading old flash chip contents... done. +Erasing and writing flash chip... Erase/write done. +Verifying flash... VERIFIED. +</pre> + <p> + --<br/> + At the end it says "VERIFIED", which means that the procedure worked. If you see this, it means + that you can put your T60 back together. So let's do that now. + </p> + + <p> + Put those screws back:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0047.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Put it back into lower chassis:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0048.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Attach LCD and insert screws (also, attach the lcd cable to the board):<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0049.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Insert those screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0050.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + On the CPU (and there is another chip south-east to it, sorry forgot to take pic) + clean off the old thermal paste (rubbing a1ocheal (misspelling intentional. halal internet)) and apply new (Artic Silver 5 is good, others are good too) + you should also clean the heatsink the same way<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0051.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Attach the heatsink and install the screws (also, make sure to install the AC jack as highlighted):<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0052.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Reinstall that upper bezel:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0053.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Do that:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0054.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0055.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Re-attach modem, wifi, (wwan?), and all necessary cables. Sorry, forgot to take pics. Look at previous removal steps to see where they go back to. + </p> + + <p> + Attach keyboard and install nvram battery:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0056.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0057.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Place keyboard and (sorry, forgot to take pics) reinstall the palmrest and insert screws on the underside:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0058.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + It lives!<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0071.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0072.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="../images/t60_dev/0073.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Always stress test ('stress -c 2' and xsensors. below 90C is ok) when replacing cpu paste/heatsink:<br/> + <img src="../images/t60_dev/0074.JPG" alt="" /> + </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> + +</body> +</html> diff --git a/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html b/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..751c4a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/install/x60_unbrick.html @@ -0,0 +1,301 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + + <style type="text/css"> + @import url('../css/main.css'); + </style> + + <title>Libreboot documentation: Unbricking the ThinkPad X60</title> +</head> + +<body> + + <header> + <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>Or go <a href="index.html">back to main index</a></p> + + <h2>Table of Contents</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="#hardware_requirements">Hardware Requirements</a></li> + <li><a href="#software_requirements">Software Requirements</a></li> + <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> + + <h1 id="hardware_requirements">Hardware requirements</h1> + <ul> + <li>a 2nd computer (maybe another X60. any computer will do)</li> + <li>external flashrom-compatible programmer (I'm using the "bus pirate") + <li>SOIC-8 IC clip (I'm using the Pomona 5250)</li> + <li>Cable (programmer<>clip) - mine came with the bus pirate.</li> + <li>USB mini a to b cable (for buspirate<>computer connection).</li> + </ul> + + <h1 id="software_requirements">Software requirements</h1> + <ul> + <li>GNU/Linux (on the 2nd computer)</li> + <li>flashrom software (on the 2nd computer): <a href="http://flashrom.org/">http://flashrom.org/</a> + </ul> + + <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/> + + *Those dd commands should be applied to all newly compiled X60 ROM's (the ROM's 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> + + <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> + At this point, you should wire up your programmer according to it's documentation. For me, this was (see: "SparkFun cable pin reference"):<br/> + <a href="http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Common_Bus_Pirate_cable_pinouts">http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Common_Bus_Pirate_cable_pinouts</a>.<br/> + Correlating with the following information, I was able to wire up my pirate correctly:<br/> + <a href="http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate#Connections">http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate#Connections</a><br/> + And by following that advice:<br/> + <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation#Howto">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation#Howto</a>.<br/> + Note: that last page says to wire up only those 5 pins (see below) like that: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.<br/> + Note: and then, for power it says (on that coreboot.org page) to connect the power jack to the board and connect the + AC adapter (without powering on the board).<br/> + Note: I ignored that advice, and wired up all 8 pins. And it worked.<br/> + + Here is the pinout (correlate it with your programmer's documentation):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0017.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + My programmer (bus pirate):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0019.jpg" alt="" /><br/> + My clip (pomona 5250):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0020.jpg" alt="" /><br/> + Connecting the pomona:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0022.jpg" alt="" /><br/> + Connecting the USB cable from programmer to 2nd(working/non-bricked) computer, my T60:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0024.jpg" alt="" /><br/> + Now I install flashrom on the T60 (running Trisquel GNU/Linux) and do this:<br/> + <b>flashrom -p buspirate_spi:dev=/dev/ttyUSB0 -w bin/x60/libreboot_usqwerty.rom</b><br/> + Note: there are also other ROM images for X60<br/> + Note: this is using buspirate as the programmer, so it is flashing the X60, not the T60!<br/> + Here's my terminal window on the T60:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0025.jpg" alt="" /><br/> + So, you should see the following:<br/> + -- + </p> +<pre> +flashrom v0.9.5.2-r1517 on Linux 3.2.0-61-generic (i686), built with libpci 3.1.8, GCC 4.6.3, little endian +flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org + +Calibrating delay loop... delay loop is unreliable, trying to continue OK. +Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L1605" (2048 kB, SPI) on buspirate_spi. +Reading old flash chip contents... done. +Erasing and writing flash chip... Erase/write done. +Verifying flash... VERIFIED. +</pre> + <p> + --<br/> + At the end it says "VERIFIED", which means that the procedure worked. If you see this, it means + that you can put your X60 back together. So let's do that now. + </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 GRUB's 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> + +<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> + +</body> +</html> diff --git a/docs/install/x60tablet_unbrick.html b/docs/install/x60tablet_unbrick.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b5aad3c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/install/x60tablet_unbrick.html @@ -0,0 +1,209 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + + <style type="text/css"> + @import url('../css/main.css'); + </style> + + <title>Libreboot documentation: Unbricking the ThinkPad X60 Tablet</title> +</head> + +<body> + + <header> + <h1>Unbricking the ThinkPad X60</h1> + <aside>This guide will show you how to recover from a bad flash that prevents your ThinkPad X60 Tablet from booting.</aside> + </header> + + <p>Or go <a href="index.html">back to main index</a></p> + + <h2>Table of Contents</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="#hardware_requirements">Hardware Requirements</a></li> + <li><a href="#software_requirements">Software Requirements</a></li> + <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> + + <h1 id="hardware_requirements">Hardware requirements</h1> + <ul> + <li>a 2nd computer (maybe another X60 Tablet. any computer will do)</li> + <li>external flashrom-compatible programmer (I'm using the "bus pirate") + <li>SOIC-8 IC clip (I'm using the Pomona 5250)</li> + <li>Cable (programmer<>clip) - mine came with the bus pirate.</li> + <li>USB mini a to b cable (for buspirate<>computer connection).</li> + </ul> + + <h1 id="software_requirements">Software requirements</h1> + <ul> + <li>GNU/Linux (on the 2nd computer)</li> + <li>flashrom software (on the 2nd computer): <a href="http://flashrom.org/">http://flashrom.org/</a> + </ul> + + <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/x60t_unbrick/0008.JPG" alt="" /><br/><br/> + + *Those dd commands should be applied to all newly compiled X60 ROM's (the ROM's 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> + + <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> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0000.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove those screws:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0001.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove the HDD:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0002.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Push keyboard forward to loosen it:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0003.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Lift:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0004.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove those:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0005.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0006.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Also remove that (marked) and unroute the antenna cables:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0007.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Some X60T's you have to unroute those too:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0010.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove the LCD extend board screws. Also remove those screws (see blue marks) and remove/unroute the cables and remove the metal plate:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0008.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Remove that screw and then remove the board:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0009.JPG" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + At this point, you should wire up your programmer according to it's documentation. For me, this was (see: "SparkFun cable pin reference"):<br/> + <a href="http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Common_Bus_Pirate_cable_pinouts">http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Common_Bus_Pirate_cable_pinouts</a>.<br/> + Correlating with the following information, I was able to wire up my pirate correctly:<br/> + <a href="http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate#Connections">http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate#Connections</a><br/> + And by following that advice:<br/> + <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation#Howto">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation#Howto</a>.<br/> + Note: that last page says to wire up only those 5 pins (see below) like that: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.<br/> + Note: and then, for power it says (on that coreboot.org page) to connect the power jack to the board and connect the + AC adapter (without powering on the board).<br/> + Note: I ignored that advice, and wired up all 8 pins. And it worked.<br/> + + Here is the pinout (correlate it with your programmer's documentation):<br/> + <img src="../images/x60t_unbrick/0011.JPG" alt="" /><br/> + (SPI chip here is on the bottom of the board) + </p> + + <p> + Bus pirate:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0019.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Pomona 5250:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0020.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Connect pomona:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0022.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + Connect pirate to USB on 2nd computer:<br/> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0024.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + <img src="../images/x60_unbrick/0025.jpg" alt="" /> + </p> + + <p> + On the 2nd machine, I did: <b>flashrom -p buspirate_spi:dev=/dev/ttyUSB0 -w bin/x60t/libreboot_ukqwerty.rom</b> + </p> + + <pre> + flashrom v0.9.5.2-r1517 on Linux 3.2.0-61-generic (i686), built with libpci 3.1.8, GCC 4.6.3, little endian + flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org + + Calibrating delay loop... delay loop is unreliable, trying to continue OK. + Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L1605" (2048 kB, SPI) on buspirate_spi. + Reading old flash chip contents... done. + Erasing and writing flash chip... Erase/write done. + Verifying flash... VERIFIED. + </pre> + + <p> + At the end it says "VERIFIED", which means that the procedure worked. If you see this, it means that you can put your X60T back together. So let's do that now. + </p> + + <p> + Reverse the steps to re-assemble your machine. + </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> + +</body> +</html> |