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diff --git a/coreboot-x201.mdwn b/coreboot-x201.mdwn index f56ba0f..9898a24 100644 --- a/coreboot-x201.mdwn +++ b/coreboot-x201.mdwn @@ -1,18 +1,19 @@ [[!img coreboot.png align="right" alt="coreboot logo"]] -## n00bie guide for getting coreboot to a x201{i/s/t} +## n00bie guide for getting [[coreboot|http://www.coreboot.org/Welcome_to_coreboot]] to a x201{i/s/t} ###why would I want this? +- prevent [[badBIOS|https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/11/badbios.html]] - free open source BIOS / EFI implementation -- fast (faster than lenovo BIOS) -- no pci id whitelist restrictions (wifi / wwan) -- you can boot even with HD-password (for example to change/delete it with hdparm) +- fast (faster than Lenovo BIOS) +- no PCI ID whitelist restrictions (WiFi / WWAN) +- you can boot even with SATA-password set (for example to change/delete it with hdparm) - hotswap harddrive (didn't test, but should work) - it's cool. ###okay, show me how! -#### preliminary -first you should update your existing BIOS. This is important as you cannot update your ECP version afterwards. Linux users can use the iso files provided by lenovo and do some nice trick described [[here|http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_update_without_optical_disk]] +#### preliminary actions +first you should update your existing BIOS. This is important as you cannot update your [[ECP|http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Embedded_Controller_Firmware]] version afterwards. Linux users can use the ISO files provided by Lenovo and do some nice trick described [[here|http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_update_without_optical_disk]] It is also advisable to save the output of dmidecode somewhere, as you need specific BIOS versions strings to get thinkpad_acpi to work. |