From 90fb674befaa5d52c222800f322cc64ef17cdacb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 13:58:33 +0100 Subject: docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: prioritize changing mac address --- docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html | 30 +++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html') diff --git a/docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html b/docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html index cec55b6c..8be4deb9 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html +++ b/docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ a deblobbed descriptor+gbe image for GM45 targets. ich9gen is a small utility within ich9deblob that can generate them from scratch, without a factory.bin dump.

- +

Run:
$ ./ich9gen @@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ project does not know what your real MAC address is).

+

+ You can find out your MAC address from ip addr or ifconfig in GNU/Linux. + Alternatively, if you are running libreboot already (with the correct MAC address in your + ROM), dump it (flashrom -r) and read the first 6 bytes from position 0x1000 (or 0x2000) in a hex editor + (or, rename it to factory.rom and run it in ich9deblob: in the newly created mkgbe.c + will be the individual bytes of your MAC address). If you are currently running the stock firmware + and haven't installed libreboot yet, you can also run that through ich9deblob to get the mac address. +

+ +

+ An even simpler way to get the MAC address would be to read what's on the little sticker on + the bottom/base of the laptop. +

+

On GM45 laptops that use flash descriptors, the MAC address or the onboard ethernet chipset is flashed (inside the ROM image). @@ -81,20 +95,6 @@

  • ich9fdgbe_8m.bin: this is for GM45 laptops with the 8MB flash chip.
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    - You can find out your MAC address from ip addr or ifconfig in GNU/Linux. - Alternatively, if you are running libreboot already (with the correct MAC address in your - ROM), dump it (flashrom -r) and read the first 6 bytes from position 0x1000 (or 0x2000) in a hex editor - (or, rename it to factory.rom and run it in ich9deblob: in the newly created mkgbe.c - will be the individual bytes of your MAC address). If you are currently running the stock firmware - and haven't installed libreboot yet, you can also run that through ich9deblob to get the mac address. -

    - -

    - An even simpler way to get the MAC address would be to read what's on the little sticker on - the underside. (on the X200, this would be near the VGA port). -

    -

    A bash script is also included in libreboot_util which will change the mac address (using ich9gen) on all GM45 ROM images. For instance:
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