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| author | Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org> | 2018-06-28 21:37:55 +0000 |
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| committer | Gogs <gogitservice@gmail.com> | 2018-06-28 21:37:55 +0000 |
| commit | 671f1f9e930b9725b458d8b5d0790d0f4988a074 (patch) | |
| tree | eded93d2f87c7dc615a55b861b41b221581fa63d /docs/install | |
| parent | c4909a389fcf03634db99a2f0937fe9dc6064765 (diff) | |
| parent | a5348fe90a197736a020a87905e3d5f27f0a988f (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'swifix' of swiftgeek/libreboot into master
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diff --git a/docs/install/index.md b/docs/install/index.md index 78d49eb0..b54dca15 100644 --- a/docs/install/index.md +++ b/docs/install/index.md @@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ they don't have to build anything from source on their own. The ROM images in each archive use the following at the end of the file name, if they are built with the GRUB payload: `*_*keymap*_*mode*.rom` -Available `modes`: `vesafb` or `txtmode`. The `vesafb` ROM images -are recommended, in most cases; `txtmode` ROM images come with -MemTest86+, which requires text-mode instead of the usual framebuffer -used by coreboot native graphics initialization. +Available modes: vesafb or txtmode. The vesafb ROM images are recommended +for regular use, but when flashing for the first time use txtmode version, +as it comes with Memtest86+, which requires text-mode instead of the usual +framebuffer used by coreboot native graphics initialization. +Machine should be tested with Memtest86+ after each reassembly or changing +from vendor bios to libreboot due to differences in raminit code. `keymap` can be one of several keymaps that keyboard supports (there are quite a few), which affects the keyboard layout configuration that is @@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ Flash chip size Use this to find out: - # flashrom -p internal -V + # flashrom -p internal All good? --------- diff --git a/docs/install/t500_external.md b/docs/install/t500_external.md index c9b85a5d..9e114bca 100644 --- a/docs/install/t500_external.md +++ b/docs/install/t500_external.md @@ -362,11 +362,12 @@ Not to be confused with wifi (wifi is fine). Memory ====== -You need DDR3 SODIMM PC3-8500 RAM installed, in matching pairs -(speed/size). Non-matching pairs won't work. You can also install a +DDR3 SO-DIMM sticks will work at PC3-8500 clock and voltage, so make sure that +timings of sticks are matched while they operate at its frequency. +Non-matching pairs won't work. You can also install a single module (meaning, one of the slots will be empty) in slot 0. -Make sure that the RAM you buy is the 2Rx8 density. +Make sure that the RAM you buy has 2Rx8 arrangement when buying 4GiB modules. [This page](http://www.forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=760721) might be useful for RAM compatibility info (note: coreboot raminit is |