From 7d562277e8ce79ec86b61dc5524beeac3909b854 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 23:38:08 +0100 Subject: docs/install: make iomem=relaxed note bold. also add it to the FAQ --- www/faq.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) (limited to 'www/faq.md') diff --git a/www/faq.md b/www/faq.md index 9091ad2c..aeb0fd91 100644 --- a/www/faq.md +++ b/www/faq.md @@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ What version of libreboot do I have? See [../docs/\#version](../docs/#version) +Flashrom complains about DEVMEM access +-------------------------------------- + +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. + The backlight is darker on the left side of the screen when lowering the brightness on my X200/T400/T500/R400 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2