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diff --git a/docs/hcl/t400.html b/docs/hcl/t400.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..531f79a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hcl/t400.html @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@ +<!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>ThinkPad T400</title> +</head> + +<body> + + <div class="section"> + <h1 id="pagetop">ThinkPad T400</h1> + + <p> + It is believed that all or most T400 laptops are compatible. + See notes about <a href="../install/t400_external.html#cpu_compatibility">CPU compatibility</a> + for potential incompatibilities. + </p> + + <p> + There are two possible flash chip sizes for the T400: 4MiB (32Mbit) or 8MiB (64Mbit). + This can be identified by the type of flash chip below the palmrest: 4MiB is SOIC-8, 8MiB + is SOIC-16. + </p> + + <p> + <b>The T400 laptops come with the ME (and sometimes AMT in addition) before flashing libreboot. Libreboot disables and removes it + by using a modified descriptor: see <a href="gm45_remove_me.html">gm45_remove_me.html</a></b> (contains notes, plus + instructions) + </p> + + <p> + Flashing instructions can be found at <a href="../install/index.html#flashrom">../install/index.html#flashrom</a> + </p> + + <p> + <a href="index.html">Back to previous index</a>. + </p> + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <h2 id="compatibility_noblobs">Compatibility (without blobs)</h2> + + <div class="subsection"> + <h3 id="hwvirt">Hardware virtualization (vt-x)</h3> + <p> + The T400, when run without CPU microcode updates in coreboot, currently kernel panics + if running QEMU with vt-x enabled on 2 cores for the guest. With a single core enabled + for the guest, the guest panics (but the host is fine). Working around this in QEMU + might be possible; if not, software virtualization should work fine (it's just slower). + </p> + <p> + On GM45 hardware (with libreboot), make sure that the <i>kvm</i> and <i>kvm_intel</i> kernel modules + are not loaded, when using QEMU. + </p> + <p> + The following errata datasheet from Intel might help with investigation: + <a href="http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/specupdt/320121.pdf">http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/specupdt/320121.pdf</a> + </p> + </div> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <p> + The T400 is almost identical to the X200, code-wise. See <a href="x200.html">x200.html</a>. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <h1 id="lcd_compatibility">LCD compatibly</h1> + <p> + Not all LCD panels are compatible yet. See <a href="gm45_lcd.html">gm45_lcd.html</a>. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <h2 id="regdumps">Hardware register dumps</h2> + + <p> + The coreboot wiki <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Motherboard_Porting_Guide">shows</a> + how to collect various logs useful in porting to new + boards. Following are outputs from the T400: + </p> + + <ul> + <li> + T400 with <b>Winbond W25X64</b> flash chip (8MiB, SOIC-16) + and Lenovo BIOS 2.02 (EC firmware 1.01): + <ul> + <li><a href="../future/dumps/logs-t400-bios2.02-ec1.01/">../future/dumps/logs-t400-bios2.02-ec1.01/</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Version of flashrom used for the external flashing/reading logs is the one that libreboot git revision c164960 uses. + </li> + </ul> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <p> + Copyright © 2015 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org><br/> + Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document + under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 + or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; + with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. + A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../gfdl-1.3.txt">../gfdl-1.3.txt</a> + </p> + + <p> + Updated versions of the license (when available) can be found at + <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html</a> + </p> + + <p> + UNLESS OTHERWISE SEPARATELY UNDERTAKEN BY THE LICENSOR, TO THE + EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE LICENSOR OFFERS THE LICENSED MATERIAL AS-IS + AND AS-AVAILABLE, AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF + ANY KIND CONCERNING THE LICENSED MATERIAL, WHETHER EXPRESS, + IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHER. 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