Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
i found this page on the coreboot wiki: http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads coreboot is just libreboot but with non-free blobs so as long as you make sure your not installing non-free software the info on here is relevant to libreboot
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
i found this page on the coreboot wiki: http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads coreboot is just libreboot but with non-free blobs so as long as you make sure your not installing non-free software the info on here is relevant to libreboot
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
Please don't turn this technical thread into a political discussion. Again, i am looking for the fastest way to boot trisquel. Should i load the kernel from flash or can i optimize the grub2 config? Is there some kind of log for the errors that occur on booting?
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
Just wanted to say that one should learn how to read before posting nonsense (casey) http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfish?cid=ww:social:148321261:148321259:TWITTER:lenovo:*%20Customer%20Service%20and%20SupportlinkId=12461872 Thinkpad was never affected by superfish
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
Thanks for that, maestro. On Fri Feb 20 2015 at 4:59:48 PM maes...@openmailbox.org wrote: Just wanted to say that one should learn how to read before posting nonsense (casey) http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfish? cid=ww:social:148321261:148321259:TWITTER:lenovo:*% 20Customer%20Service%20and%20SupportlinkId=12461872 Thinkpad was never affected by superfish
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
So you bought a x200 on ebay or whatever and you managed to flash libreboot in it all by yourself? If that is the case could you be so gentle as to post a guide that explains the process of flashing the bjatch? Also how much money did you spend for your x200? thx
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
I bought this demo-pool Thinkpad in 2009 for ~1000€ and a few weeks ago i noticed that the libreboot project supports this model. Since i lost the supervisor password i wanted to replace the bios anyway. To replace the stock rom with libreboot, external flashing is necessary. There are good tutorials on coreboot and libreboot for the x200s: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x200 http://libreboot.org/docs/install/x200_external.html Compared to the X200, the external flashing for the x200s and the tablet is pretty nasty. The x200 has a SOIC-8 or SOIC-16 flash chip placed under the palm rest and can be accessed by the pomona 5252 clip. The flash chip used for the x200s has a WSON package, that can only be accessed by soldering thin wires to the chip. You need a narrow soldering iron and some patience to get it done right. Additionally, the chip is mounted on the bottom layer of the mainboard, so you have to dismount the whole mainboard first. I used a buspirate and an external 3.3 V power supply to flash the chip. Due to the long wires, the chip was only detected for a low clock rate of 30 kHz. I used the libreboot x200_8mb.rom and updated the MAC-address before flashing. Since the reading of the ROM took about an hour, i left the setup flashing for 3 hours and it worked on first try. Finally, i removed the wires and reassembled the Laptop and powered it up. With the libreboot rom, internal flashing is possible, which is much faster and very easy. So if you want to buy a x200, stay away from the s- and tablet versions and take a look at the compatibility list first: http://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/x200.html The actual Grub2 payload shows a lot of errors when loading the kernel and i dont know if i have to adjust the grub.cfg to speed it up.
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
With the recent Lenovo revelations, does a Thinkpad even make sense anymore? On Thu Feb 19 2015 at 2:14:48 PM c50...@hotmail.com wrote: I bought this demo-pool Thinkpad in 2009 for ~1000€ and a few weeks ago i noticed that the libreboot project supports this model. Since i lost the supervisor password i wanted to replace the bios anyway. To replace the stock rom with libreboot, external flashing is necessary. There are good tutorials on coreboot and libreboot for the x200s: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x200 http://libreboot.org/docs/install/x200_external.html Compared to the X200, the external flashing for the x200s and the tablet is pretty nasty. The x200 has a SOIC-8 or SOIC-16 flash chip placed under the palm rest and can be accessed by the pomona 5252 clip. The flash chip used for the x200s has a WSON package, that can only be accessed by soldering thin wires to the chip. You need a narrow soldering iron and some patience to get it done right. Additionally, the chip is mounted on the bottom layer of the mainboard, so you have to dismount the whole mainboard first. I used a buspirate and an external 3.3 V power supply to flash the chip. Due to the long wires, the chip was only detected for a low clock rate of 30 kHz. I used the libreboot x200_8mb.rom and updated the MAC-address before flashing. Since the reading of the ROM took about an hour, i left the setup flashing for 3 hours and it worked on first try. Finally, i removed the wires and reassembled the Laptop and powered it up. With the libreboot rom, internal flashing is possible, which is much faster and very easy. So if you want to buy a x200, stay away from the s- and tablet versions and take a look at the compatibility list first: http://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/x200.html The actual Grub2 payload shows a lot of errors when loading the kernel and i dont know if i have to adjust the grub.cfg to speed it up.
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
Shouldn't we be pushing much harder and pouring more effort into the free software/hardware community, rather than buying from lenovo? I mean, it's fine by me, it just doesn't seem like much of a solution. On Thu Feb 19 2015 at 5:19:49 PM c50...@hotmail.com wrote: I don't think that pre-installed windows software is a relevant threat for the users of this forum. You cant trust the manufacturer anyway so replacing the software and the bios is important. If you want coreboot support, there only a few alternatives to (used) thinkpads. They are also easy to repair and the case is very reliable.
Re: [Trisquel-users] X200s: Libreboot with Linux-libre payload?
I don't think that pre-installed windows software is a relevant threat for the users of this forum. You cant trust the manufacturer anyway so replacing the software and the bios is important. If you want coreboot support, there only a few alternatives to (used) thinkpads. They are also easy to repair and the case is very reliable.
