Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
i have has success! i got it to boot to a usb the mistake i made was using unetbootin to make a live usb stick make sure you follow the instructions here: http://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
Many thanks. :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
hello i have received a email from i...@gluglug.org.uk and memtest and grub invaders were not working for me as the developers did not cross compile them for the x60 textmode roms so its best for now to flash the vesafb roms so sadly we will have to wait a bit longer to play space invaders in out bios :( (unless you have a 64-bit processor) also you can boot to a usb stick in libreboot with the instructions that i will be following here: http://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/index.html also i think you have to run gnu/linux on libreboot so libertybsd may not boot on it i will post when i have tried to follow the instructions more which will be when i have time.
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
Are you sure that libreboot actually supports booting from usb? I know that its features are limited My guess is that this is the problem.
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
i have installed libreboot and at first all seemed fine it shows the grub menu but when i tried to boot to a os it gave this error: disk ahci(0,1) not found i can edit the commands and i can go to a grub command line dose anyone know the command to boot a kernel in grub? or any way for me to make this libreboot install work? note: i dont have a hardrive in the computer i am trying to boot to ether my usb stick or a usb cd drive with a gnewsense live cd in it
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
i installed a HDD and it gave the same error dose anyone else have libreboot or know how to could boot to a os from the grub command line? also just to note i have not compleated the second stage of the installation yet theses instructions told me t reboot before completing them http://www.libreboot.org/docs/install/index.html#flashrom_lenovobios
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
i have emailed i...@gluglug.org.uk and i am waiting for a reply i got myn for £30 on ebay and i have seen a few other for about that since so if you want to try its not too expensive to get one but if you dont want this risk of messing it up then get a gluglug one which you can get for £198 also you could get it even cheaper by getting a £30 one and paying for there £128 service of flashing it for you so it costs £158
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
My X60 is still in transit, but it was only $20--no battery, no power cords, only a single gig of RAM but it does have an HD. I'm going to play around with it for awhile and see what Tom's experiences are before I make any irrevocable decisions about whether I want to fix it up and send it off for the experts to flash or whether I'm okay with bricking it, getting another one, and enjoying the process of learning with the eventual goal of liberating my workhorse T-61. If this is something you want to learn how to do, this is probably a great time to pick them up--you can get lots of four or five for around $200, which isn't very much to pay for a valuable skill that might have a bit of a learning curve, IMNSHO. T-61s are quite a bit more expensive and can have video card problems. My first eBay special only lasted a few months but my second has been delightful and well worth what I paid for the two. Tom, could you keep me updated on the situation and advise me (when you know) on how much of a hassle it would be to flash the ROM first and upgrade the HDD later if all goes well? TIA
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
tomlukey - go to #libreboot on freenode and ask there - I hope you'll succeed liberating your lappy - I would be thrilled if I had one of those cheers
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
tomlukeywood said, properly: I think you misunderstood my question I sure did. However, I now understand the basic process better after doing Intel's boot update for my G865GLC motherboard. Intel's instructions rather set the standard for understandability, if not the four freedoms ...
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
i think you misunderstood my question i am already running trisquel 7 what i am trying to do is install libreboot a libre bios: http://libreboot.org/
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
Check out these guides provided by the libreboot devs if you haven't already. They are very well written and there exists documentation to rescue a bricked machine. I believe future libreboot releases will support Guix and ProteanOs.
Re: [Trisquel-users] installing libreboot on a x60 thinkpad
Just a note of experience from this long-time (three weeks) Trisquel user: Make a bootable flash drive (I used an 8GB one) and load Trisquel's iso with the nice usb-flashdrive installer. Add as many applications with the software installer as you like, being sure to check how much free space remains on the flash drive, and give it a try. You can re-install Trisquel and a few less applications if you brick the flashdrive ... I did that about three times. Unless you set out to do so deliberately, there's not much you can do to the candidate laptop except running GParted on the laptop's hard drive accidentally. Or accidentally hitting the install button during bootup - you can even cancel that if you're paying attention. You can run the laptop from the Trisquel flash drive as long as you like; it boots up quickly and gives the laptop full functionality without resorting to any portion of the laptop's original operating system. You can even mount, read write to the laptop's hard drive, so long as there is room on it. All files on the laptop are accessible as well (I dunno about password protections on that laptop's files, however - but my own laptop has not rejected access to my data files when running Trisquel from the flashdrive).
