From 0ffcb222725383cc52a780a4eeedb6eb8a63207e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 23:34:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] copy Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe --- site/docs/hardware/index.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/site/docs/hardware/index.md b/site/docs/hardware/index.md index b579605..5730c1f 100644 --- a/site/docs/hardware/index.md +++ b/site/docs/hardware/index.md @@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ machines. (for later machines like T500, T400, ATI GPU doesn't matter, because it also has an Intel GPU, and libreboot uses the Intel one) +READ THIS BEFORE UPDATING LIBREBOOT, OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE +==================================================================== + +**On newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME and/or MRC firmware, such as +ThinkPad X230 or T440p, and/or HP laptops that require KBC1126 EC firmware, +the release ROMs of Libreboot are MISSING certain files, that you must insert +yourself. FAILURE to adhere to this warning may result in you bricking your +machine (rendering it unbootable), if you were to flash the release ROMs without +modifying them in any way. For more information, please read:** + +**[Insert binary blobs on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](../install/ivy_has_common.md)** + +NOTE: This warning does not apply to ROMs that you compiled yourself, using +lbmk. It only applies to release ROMs, because ME/MRC/EC firmware is *deleted* +in release ROMs. The link above says how to re-add them. When building ROM images +yourself, from source, Libreboot's build system automatically handles it. See: +[Libreboot build instructions](../build/) + Supported hardware ==================