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authorLeah Rowe <info@minifree.org>2017-04-29 20:30:48 +0100
committerLeah Rowe <info@minifree.org>2017-04-29 20:30:48 +0100
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Add documentation for ThinkPad W500
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-rw-r--r--docs/install/index.md9
-rw-r--r--docs/install/t500_external.md2
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/install/index.md b/docs/install/index.md
index 6b33a33c..244d3368 100644
--- a/docs/install/index.md
+++ b/docs/install/index.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Flashing via hardware methods, on system:
- [ThinkPad R400](r400_external.md)
- [ThinkPad T400](t400_external.md)
- [ThinkPad T500](t500_external.md)
+- [ThinkPad W500](t500_external.md)
Information about libreboot ROM images {#rom}
======================================
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ Apple EFI should refer to [\#flashrom\_macbook21](#flashrom_macbook21)
X200 users, refer to [x200\_external.md](x200_external.md), R400
users refer to [r400\_external.md](r400_external.md), T400 users
-refer to [t400\_external.md](t400_external.md), T500 users refer to
+refer to [t400\_external.md](t400_external.md), T500 and W500 users refer to
[t500\_external.md](t500_external.md)
ASUS KFSN4-DRE?
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ you. Most people do not write-protect the flash chip, so you probably
didn't either.*
Similarly, it is possible to write-protect the flash chip in coreboot or
-libreboot on GM45 laptops (X200/R400/T400/T500). If you did this, then
+libreboot on GM45 laptops (X200/R400/T400/T500/W500). If you did this, then
you will need to use the links above for flashing, treating your laptop
as though it currently has the proprietary firmware (because
write-protected SPI flash requires external re-flashing, as is also the
@@ -217,10 +218,10 @@ If you did not write-protect the flash chip, or it came to you without
any write-protection (***libreboot does not write-protect the flash chip
by default, so this probably applies to you***), read on!
-MAC address on GM45 (X200/R400/T400/T500)
+MAC address on GM45 (X200/R400/T400/T500/W500)
-----------------------------------------
-**Users of the X200/R400/T400/T500 take note:** The MAC address for the
+**Users of the X200/R400/T400/T500/W500 take note:** The MAC address for the
onboard ethernet chipset is located inside the flash chip. Libreboot ROM
images for these laptops contain a generic MAC address by default, but
this is not what you want. *Make sure to change the MAC address inside
diff --git a/docs/install/t500_external.md b/docs/install/t500_external.md
index db70ca67..29f15560 100644
--- a/docs/install/t500_external.md
+++ b/docs/install/t500_external.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ This guide is for those who want libreboot on their ThinkPad T500 while
they still have the original Lenovo BIOS present. This guide can also be
followed (adapted) if you brick your T500, to know how to recover.
+W500 is also mostly compatible with this guide.
+
Libreboot T400 {#t400}
==============