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diff --git a/docs/install/index.md b/docs/install/index.md index 6b33a33c..5d9ba5c3 100644 --- a/docs/install/index.md +++ b/docs/install/index.md @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ title: Installation instructions This section relates to installing Libreboot on supported targets. -**NOTE: if running flashrom -p internal for software based flashing, and -you get an error related to /dev/mem access, you should reboot with -iomem=relaxed kernel parameter before running flashrom, or use a kernel -that has CONFIG\_STRICT\_DEVMEM not enabled.** +**NOTE: if running flashrom -p internal for software based flashing, and you +get an error related to `/dev/mem` access, you should reboot with +`iomem=relaxed` kernel parameter before running flashrom, or use a kernel that +has `CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM` not enabled.** Which systems are Libreboot compatible with? -------------------------------------------- @@ -28,14 +28,11 @@ Flashing via software methods, on system: - [Apple MacBook2,1](#flashrom_macbook21) - [ASUS Chromebook C201](c201.md) -Setting up programmers, for external flashing via hardware method +Setting up programmers, for external SPI flashing ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- [How to program an SPI flash chip with the BeagleBone - Black](bbb_setup.md) - -- [How to program an SPI flash chip with the Raspberry - Pi](rpi_setup.md) +- [BeagleBone Black Setup](bbb_setup.md) +- [Raspberry Pi Setup](rpi_setup.md) Flashing via hardware methods, on system: ----------------------------------------- @@ -53,6 +50,7 @@ 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} ====================================== @@ -62,15 +60,14 @@ source code. These images are provided for user convenience, so that 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** +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 +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. -*keymap* can be one of several keymaps that keyboard supports (there are +`keymap` can be one of several keymaps that keyboard supports (there are quite a few), which affects the keyboard layout configuration that is used in GRUB. It doesn't matter which ROM image you choose here, as far as the keymap in GNU+Linux is concerned. @@ -86,12 +83,10 @@ Libreboot comes with ROM images built for QEMU, by default: Examples of how to use libreboot ROM images in QEMU: -- \$ **qemu-system-i386 -M q35 -m 512 -bios - qemu\_q35\_ich9\_keymap\_mode.rom** -- \$ **qemu-system-i386 -M pc -m 512 -bios - qemu\_i440fx\_piix4\_keymap\_mode.rom** + $ qemu-system-i386 -M q35 -m 512 -bios qemu_q35_ich9_keymap_mode.rom + $ qemu-system-i386 -M pc -m 512 -bios qemu_i440fx_piix4_keymap_mode.rom -You can optionally specify the **-serial stdio** argument, so that QEMU +You can optionally specify the `-serial stdio` argument, so that QEMU will emulate a serial terminal on the standard input/output (most likely your terminal emulator or TTY). @@ -107,8 +102,8 @@ any dedicated hardware. In other words, you can do everything entirely in software, directly from the OS that is running on your libreboot system. -**If you are using libreboot\_src or git, then make sure that you built -the sources first (see [../git/\#build](../git/#build)).** +**If you are using `libreboot_src` or git, then make sure that you built the +sources first (see [../git/\#build](../git/#build)).** Look at the [list of ROM images](#rom) to see which image is compatible with your device. @@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ 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 +202,7 @@ 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 +212,10 @@ 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 @@ -248,12 +243,13 @@ Flash chip size --------------- Use this to find out: + # flashrom -p internal -V All good? --------- -Excellent! Moving on\... +Excellent! Moving on... Download the *libreboot\_util.tar.xz* archive, and extract it. Inside, you will find a directory called *flashrom*. This contains statically @@ -267,6 +263,7 @@ appropriate executable. It is also possible for you to build these executables from the libreboot source code archives. How to update the flash chip contents: + $ sudo ./flash update [yourrom.rom](#rom) Ocassionally, coreboot changes the name of a given board. If flashrom @@ -275,7 +272,7 @@ correct ROM image, then run this alternative command: $ sudo ./flash forceupdate [yourrom.rom](#rom) -You should see **"Verifying flash\... VERIFIED."** written at the end +You should see **"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."** written at the end of the flashrom output. **Shut down** after you see this, and then boot up again after a few seconds. @@ -327,16 +324,18 @@ When you have booted up again, you must also do this: $ sudo ./flash i945lenovo\_secondflash [yourrom.rom](#rom) -If flashing fails at this stage, try the following:\ -\$ **sudo ./flashrom/i686/flashrom -p -internal:laptop=force\_I\_want\_a\_brick -w [yourrom.rom](#rom)** +If flashing fails at this stage, try the following: + + # sudo ./flashrom/i686/flashrom -p + +internal:laptop=force\_I\_want\_a\_brick -w [yourrom.rom](#rom) You should see within the output the following:\ **"Updated BUC.TS=0 - 128kb address range 0xFFFE0000-0xFFFFFFFF is untranslated"** You should also see within the output the following:\ -**"Verifying flash\... VERIFIED."** +**"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."** MacBook2,1: Initial installation guide (if running the proprietary firmware) {#flashrom_macbook21} ============================================================================ @@ -366,9 +365,14 @@ Use this flashing script, to install libreboot: $ sudo ./flash i945apple\_firstflash [yourrom.rom](#rom) You should also see within the output the following:\ -**"Verifying flash\... VERIFIED."** +**"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."** Shut down. Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>\ -This page is available under the [CC BY SA 4.0](../cc-by-sa-4.0.txt) + +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 this license is found in [../fdl-1.3.md](../fdl-1.3.md) |