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<h1 id="pagetop">Installing libreboot</h1>
<p>
This section relates to installing libreboot on supported targets.
</p>
<p>
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.
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<h2>General information</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#rom">Information about libreboot ROM images</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Flashing via software methods, on system:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#flashrom">How to update or install libreboot on all systems</a></li>
<li><a href="#flashrom">ASUS KFSN4-DRE</a></li>
<li><a href="#flashrom_lenovobios">ThinkPad X60/T60 (if running Lenovo BIOS)</a></li>
<li><a href="#flashrom_macbook21">Apple MacBook2,1</a></li>
<li><a href="c201.html">ASUS Chromebook C201</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Setting up programmers, for external flashing via hardware method</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="bbb_setup.html">How to program an SPI flash chip with the BeagleBone Black</a></li>
<li><a href="rpi_setup.html">How to program an SPI flash chip with the Raspberry Pi</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Flashing via hardware methods, on system:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="ga-g41m-es2l.html">Gigabyte GA-G41-ES2L</a></li>
<li><a href="d510mo.html">Intel D510MO</a></li>
<li><a href="d945gclf.html">Intel D945GCLF</a></li>
<li><a href="kgpe-d16.html">ASUS KGPE-D16</a></li>
<li><a href="kcma-d8.html">ASUS KCMA-D8</a></li>
<li><a href="c201.html">ASUS Chromebook C201</a></li>
<li><a href="x60_unbrick.html">ThinkPad X60</a></li>
<li><a href="x60tablet_unbrick.html">ThinkPad X60 Tablet</a></li>
<li><a href="t60_unbrick.html">ThinkPad T60</a></li>
<li><a href="x200_external.html">ThinkPad X200/X200S/X200T</a></li>
<li><a href="r400_external.html">ThinkPad R400</a></li>
<li><a href="t400_external.html">ThinkPad T400</a></li>
<li><a href="t500_external.html">ThinkPad T500</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1 id="rom">Information about libreboot ROM images</h1>
<p>
Libreboot distributes pre-compiled ROM images, built from the libreboot source code.
These images are provided for user convenience, so that they don't have
to build anything from source on their own.
</p>
<p>
The ROM images in each archive use the following at the end of the file name,
if they are built with the GRUB payload: <b>_<i>keymap</i>_<i>mode</i>.rom</b>
</p>
<p>
Available <i>modes</i>: <b>vesafb</b> or <b>txtmode</b>. The <i>vesafb</i> ROM images are recommended, in most cases;
<i>txtmode</i> ROM images come with MemTest86+, which requires text-mode instead of the usual framebuffer used
by coreboot native graphics initialization.
</p>
<p>
<i>keymap</i> 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.
</p>
<p>
Keymaps are named appropriately according to each keyboard layout
support in GRUB. To learn how these keymaps are created, see
<a href="../grub/#grub_keyboard">../grub/#grub_keyboard</a>
</p>
<h2 id="qemu">QEMU</h2>
<p>
Libreboot comes with ROM images built for QEMU, by default:
</p>
<p>
Examples of how to use libreboot ROM images in QEMU:
</p>
<ul>
<li>$ <b>qemu-system-i386 -M q35 -m 512 -bios qemu_q35_ich9_keymap_mode.rom</b></li>
<li>$ <b>qemu-system-i386 -M pc -m 512 -bios qemu_i440fx_piix4_keymap_mode.rom</b></li>
</ul>
<p>
You can optionally specify the <b>-serial stdio</b> argument, so that QEMU will emulate
a serial terminal on the standard input/output (most likely your terminal emulator or TTY).
</p>
<p>
Other arguments are available for QEMU. The manual will contain more information.
</p>
<p>
<a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1 id="flashrom">How to update or install libreboot (if you are already running libreboot or coreboot)</h1>
<p>
On all current targets, updating libreboot can be accomplished without disassembly and,
therefore, without having to externally re-flash using any dedicated hardware. In other words,
you can do everything entirely in software, directly from the OS that is running on your libreboot
system.
</p>
<div class="important">
<p>
<b>If you are using libreboot_src or git, then make sure that you built the sources first (see <a href="../git/#build">../git/#build</a>).</b>
</p>
</div>
<p>
Look at the <a href="#rom">list of ROM images</a> to see which image is compatible with your device.
</p>
<h2>Are you currently running the original, proprietary firmware?</h2>
<p>
If you are currently running the proprietary firmware (not libreboot or coreboot),
then the flashing instructions for your system are going to be different.
</p>
<p>
X60/T60 users running the proprietary firmware should refer to <a href="#flashrom_lenovobios">#flashrom_lenovobios</a>.
MacBook2,1 users running Apple EFI should refer to <a href="#flashrom_macbook21">#flashrom_macbook21</a>
</p>
<p>
X200 users, refer to <a href="x200_external.html">x200_external.html</a>,
R400 users refer to <a href="r400_external.html">r400_external.html</a>,
T400 users refer to <a href="t400_external.html">t400_external.html</a>,
T500 users refer to <a href="t500_external.html">t500_external.html</a>
</p>
<h2>ASUS KFSN4-DRE?</h2>
<p>
Internal flashing should work just fine, even if you are
currently booting the proprietary firmware.
</p>
<p>
Libreboot currently lacks documentation for externally
re-flashing an LPC flash chip. However, these boards have
the flash chip inside of a PLCC socket, and it is possible
to hot-swap the chips. If you want to back up your
known-working image, simply hot-swap the chip for one that
is the same capacity, after having dumped a copy of the
current firmware (flashrom -p internal -r yourchosenname.rom),
and then flash that chip with the known-working image.
Check whether the system still boots, and if it does, then
it should be safe to flash the new image (because you now
have a backup of the old image).
</p>
<p>
Keeping at least one spare LPC PLCC chip with working firmware
on it is highly recommended, in case of bricks.
</p>
<p>
<b>
DO NOT hot-swap the chip with your bare hands. Use a PLCC
chip extractor. These can be found online.
See <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools">http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools</a>
</b>
</p>
<p>
Do check the HCL entry: <a href="../hcl/kfsn4-dre.html">../hcl/kfsn4-dre.html</a>
</p>
<h2>ASUS KGPE-D16?</h2>
<p>
If you have the proprietary BIOS, you need to flash libreboot externally.
See <a href="kgpe-d16.html">kgpe-d16.html</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you already have coreboot or libreboot installed, without write protection on the flash
chip, then you can do it in software (otherwise, see link above).
</p>
<p>
<b>
DO NOT hot-swap the chip with your bare hands. Use a PDIP-8
chip extractor. These can be found online.
See <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools">http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools</a>
</b>
</p>
<p>
Do check the HCL entry: <a href="../hcl/kgpe-d16.html">../hcl/kgpe-d16.html</a>
</p>
<h2>ASUS KCMA-D8?</h2>
<p>
If you have the proprietary BIOS, you need to flash libreboot externally.
See <a href="kgpe-d16.html">kcma-d8.html</a>.
</p>
<p>
If you already have coreboot or libreboot installed, without write protection on the flash
chip, then you can do it in software (otherwise, see link above).
</p>
<p>
<b>
DO NOT hot-swap the chip with your bare hands. Use a PDIP-8
chip extractor. These can be found online.
See <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools">http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools</a>
</b>
</p>
<p>
Do check the HCL entry: <a href="../hcl/kcma-d8.html">../hcl/kcma-d8.html</a>
</p>
<h2>Intel D945GCLF?</h2>
<p>
If you're running the original Intel factory BIOS, then you will need to flash externally.
For instructions on how to do that, refer to <a href="d945gclf.html">d945gclf.html</a>.
</p>
<p>
Otherwise, read the generic instructions below for using the <em>flash</em> script.
</p>
<h2>Are you currently running libreboot (or coreboot)?</h2>
<p>
X60/T60 users should be fine with this guide. If you write-protected the flash chip, please refer to
<a href="x60_unbrick.html">x60_unbrick.html</a>, <a href="x60tablet_unbrick.html">x60tablet_unbrick.html</a>
or <a href="t60_unbrick.html">t60_unbrick.html</a>. <i>This probably does not apply to you. Most people
do not write-protect the flash chip, so you probably didn't either.</i>
</p>
<p>
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 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 case when running the proprietary firmware).
</p>
<p>
If you did not write-protect the flash chip, or it came to you without any write-protection
(<b><i>libreboot does not write-protect the flash chip by default, so this probably applies to you</i></b>),
read on!
</p>
<h2>MAC address on GM45 (X200/R400/T400/T500)</h2>
<p>
<b>Users of the X200/R400/T400/T500 take note:</b> 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 (00:F5:F0:40:71:FE), but this is not what you want.
<i>Make sure to change the MAC address inside the ROM image, before flashing it.
The instructions on <a href="../hcl/gm45_remove_me.html#ich9gen">../hcl/gm45_remove_me.html#ich9gen</a>
show how to do this.</i>
</p>
<p>
It is important that you change the default MAC address, before flashing. It will be printed on a sticker
at the bottom of the laptop, or it will be printed on a sticker next to or underneath the RAM. Alternatively,
and assuming that your current firmware has the correct MAC address in it, you can get it from your OS.
</p>
<h2>Apple iMac 5,2?</h2>
<p>
Internal flashing works, even when flashing from Apple EFI to libreboot. Continue reading the instructions below.
</p>
<p>
<strong>
NOTE: If you're flashing an older version of Libreboot,
the iMac5,2 motherboard is compatible with the MacBook2,1.
Simply flash a MacBook2,1 ROM image, and it should work.
</strong>
</p>
<h2>Flash chip size</h2>
<p>
Use this to find out:<br/>
# <b>dmidecode | grep ROM\ Size</b>
</p>
<h2>All good?</h2>
<p>Excellent! Moving on...</p>
<p>
Download the <i>libreboot_util.tar.xz</i> archive, and extract it. Inside, you will find
a directory called <i>flashrom</i>. This contains statically compiled executable files of
the <i>flashrom</i> utility, which you will use to re-flash your libreboot system.
</p>
<p>
Simply use <i>cd</i> on your terminal, to switch to the <i>libreboot_util</i> directory. Inside,
there is a script called <i>flash</i>, which will detect what CPU architecture you have
(e.g. i686, x86_64) and use the appropriate executable. It is also possible for you to
build these executables from the libreboot source code archives.
</p>
<div class="important">
<p>
How to update the flash chip contents:<br/>
$ <b>sudo ./flash update <a href="#rom">yourrom.rom</a></b>
</p>
</div>
<div class="important">
<p>
Ocassionally, coreboot changes the name of a given board. If flashrom complains about a board mismatch, but
you are sure that you chose the correct ROM image, then run this alternative command:<br/>
$ <b>sudo ./flash forceupdate <a href="#rom">yourrom.rom</a></b>
</p>
</div>
<div class="important">
<p>
You should see <b>"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."</b> written at the end of the flashrom output. <b>Shut down</b>
after you see this, and then boot up again after a few seconds.
</p>
</div>
<p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1 id="flashrom_lenovobios">ThinkPad X60/T60: Initial installation guide (if running the proprietary firmware)</h1>
<p><b>This is for the ThinkPad X60 and T60 while running Lenovo BIOS. If you already have coreboot or libreboot running,
then go to <a href="#flashrom">#flashrom</a> instead!</b></p>
<p><b>If you are flashing a Lenovo ThinkPad T60, be sure to read <a href="../hcl/#supported_t60_list">../hcl/#supported_t60_list</a></b></p>
<div class="important">
<p>
<b>If you are using libreboot_src or git, then make sure that you built the sources first (see <a href="../git/#build">../git/#build</a>).</b>
</p>
</div>
<p>
<b>
Warning: this guide will not instruct the user how to backup the original Lenovo BIOS firmware. These backups
are tied to each system, and will not work on any other.
For that, please refer to <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation</a>.
</b>
</p>
<div class="important">
<p>
<b>
If you're using libreboot 20150518, note that there is a mistake in the flashing script.
do this: <em>rm -f patch && wget -O flash https://notabug.org/vimuser/libreboot/raw/9d850543ad90b72e0e333c98075530b31e5d23f1/flash && chmod +x flash</em>
</b>
</p>
<p>
The first half of the procedure is as follows:<br/>
$ <b>sudo ./flash i945lenovo_firstflash <a href="#rom">yourrom.rom</a>.</b>
</p>
</div>
<div class="important">
<p>
You should see within the output the following:<br/>
<b>"Updated BUC.TS=1 - 64kb address ranges at 0xFFFE0000 and 0xFFFF0000 are swapped"</b>.
</p>
<p>
You should also see within the output the following:<br/>
<b>"Your flash chip is in an unknown state"</b>, <b>"FAILED"</b> and <b>"DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF"</b><br/>
Seeing this means that the operation was a <b>resounding</b> success! <b>DON'T PANIC</b>.
</p>
<p>
See this link for more details:
<a href="http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bios.flashrom/575">http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bios.flashrom/575</a>.
</p>
<p>
If the above is what you see, then <b>SHUT DOWN</b>. Wait a few seconds, and then boot; libreboot is running, but there is a 2nd procedure <b>*needed*</b> (see below).
</p>
</div>
<div class="important">
<p>
When you have booted up again, you must also do this:<br/>
$ <b>sudo ./flash i945lenovo_secondflash <a href="#rom">yourrom.rom</a></b>
</p>
<p>
If flashing fails at this stage, try the following:<br/>
$ <b>sudo ./flashrom/i686/flashrom -p internal:laptop=force_I_want_a_brick -w <a href="#rom">yourrom.rom</a></b>
</p>
</div>
<div class="important">
<p>
You should see within the output the following:<br/>
<b>"Updated BUC.TS=0 - 128kb address range 0xFFFE0000-0xFFFFFFFF is untranslated"</b>
</p>
<p>
You should also see within the output the following:<br/>
<b>"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."</b>
</p>
</div>
<p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1 id="flashrom_macbook21">MacBook2,1: Initial installation guide (if running the proprietary firmware)</h1>
<div class="important">
<p>
<b>If you have a MacBook1,1, refer to <a href="../hcl/#macbook11">../hcl/#macbook11</a> for flashing instructions.</b>
</p>
</div>
<p>
<b>
This is for the MacBook2,1 while running Apple EFI firmware. If you already have
coreboot or libreboot running, then go to <a href="#flashrom">#flashrom</a> instead!
</b>
</p>
<p>
Be sure to read the information in <a href="../hcl/#macbook21">../hcl/#macbook21</a>.
</p>
<p>
<b>
Warning: this guide will not instruct the user how to backup the original Apple EFI firmware.
For that, please refer to <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:apple/macbook21">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:apple/macbook21</a>.
</b>
</p>
<div class="important">
<p>
<b>If you are using libreboot_src or git, then make sure that you built the sources first (see <a href="../git/#build">../git/#build</a>).</b>
</p>
</div>
<p>
Look at the <a href="#rom">list of ROM images</a> to see which image is compatible with your device.
</p>
<div class="important">
<p>
Use this flashing script, to install libreboot:<br/>
$ <b>sudo ./flash i945apple_firstflash <a href="#rom">yourrom.rom</a></b>
</p>
</div>
<div class="important">
<p>
You should also see within the output the following:<br/>
<b>"Verifying flash... VERIFIED."</b>
</p>
<p>
Shut down.
</p>
</div>
<p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<p>
Copyright © 2014, 2015, 2016 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org><br/>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license
or any later version published by Creative Commons;
A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../cc-by-sa-4.0.txt">../cc-by-sa-4.0.txt</a>
</p>
<p>
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