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title: Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF/MT (and 7020), and XE2 MT/SFF
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**NOTE: Dell XE2 MT/SFF are also known to work, using the 9020 images. Same
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motherboards as the 9020 and 7020.**
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**[PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING](../../news/safety.md),
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OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE: [SAFETY PRECAUTIONS](../../news/safety.md)**
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<div class="specs">
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<center>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="Dell OptiPlex 9020" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff.jpg" /></span>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="Dell OptiPlex 9020" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_ports.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_ports.jpg" /></span>
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<br/>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="Dell OptiPlex 9020" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_inside.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_inside.jpg" /></span>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="Dell OptiPlex 9020" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020mt.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020mt.jpg" /></span>
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<br/>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="Dell OptiPlex 9020" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020mt_ports.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020mt_ports.jpg" /></span>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="Dell OptiPlex 9020" class="p" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020mt_inside.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020mt_inside.jpg" /></span>
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</center>
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| ***Specifications*** | |
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| **Manufacturer** | Dell |
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| **Name** | OptiPlex 9020 SFF/MT |
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| **Variants** | OptiPlex 9020 SFF/MT |
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| **Chipset** | Intel Q87 Express |
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| **CPU** | Intel Haswell |
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| **Graphics** | Intel HD Graphics |
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| **Memory** | DDR3 DIMMs (max 32GB, 4x8GB) |
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| **Architecture** | x86_64 |
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| **Original boot firmware** | Dell UEFI firmware |
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| **Intel ME/AMD PSP** | Present. Can be disabled with me_cleaner. |
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| **Flash chip** | 2x SOIC-8, 12MiB (8+4) (96Mbit) |
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```
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W+: Works without blobs;
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N: Doesn't work;
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W*: Works with blobs;
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U: Untested;
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P+: Partially works;
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P*: Partially works with blobs
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?: UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
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```
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| ***Features*** | |
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| **Internal flashing with original boot firmware** | ? |
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| **Display (if Intel GPU)** | W+ |
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| **Display (discrete CPU, SeaBIOS payload only)** | W* |
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| **Audio** | W+ |
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| **RAM Init** | W+ |
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| ***Payloads supported*** | |
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| **GRUB (libgfxinit only)** | Works |
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| **SeaBIOS** | Works |
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| **SeaBIOS with GRUB** | Works |
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</div>
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Introduction
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============
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**Unavailable in Libreboot 20240126 or earlier. You must [compile from
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source](../build/), or use a version newer than Libreboot 20240126**
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Official information about the laptop can be found here:
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<https://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/shared-content/data-sheets/en/Documents/optiplex-9020-micro-technical-spec-sheet.pdf>
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Buy Libreboot preinstalled
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======================
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You can buy this machine professionally serviced, with Libreboot preinstalled
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and your choice of Linux/BSD system. Many upgrades are also available. See:
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<https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-9020/>
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Sales are conducted to provide funding for the Libreboot project. Leah Rowe
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who runs Minifree, is also Libreboot's founder and lead developer.
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Patch
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=====
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Mate Kukri is the author of the original coreboot port. Thanks go to Kukri.
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Kukri's patch is here:
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<https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/55232/31>
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This patch, at this revision (patchset 31), is what Libreboot uses for this
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port.
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Graphics cards
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On current lbmk master, graphics cards *do* work. The option to hide PEG
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devices from MRC was disabled. Now when you insert a graphics card, the
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onboard Intel GPU is disabled and the graphics card is used instead.
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NOTE: You must set `iommu=off` in your linux cmdline. For instance, set this
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in `/etc/default/grub` and regenerate your GRUB config. With the IOMMU turned
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off, graphics cards work fine. Otherwise, with IOMMU turned on, you might get
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this error:
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<https://av.vimuser.org/error.jpg>
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NOTE2: You *can* use the onboard Intel GPU (without a graphics card inserted),
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and leave IOMMU turned on. You only need to disable the IOMMU when a graphics
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card is inserted.
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7020 compatibility
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7020/9020 MT each have the same motherboard. Flash the 9020 ROM from Libreboot
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on your 7020, and it will work.
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Ditto 7020/9020 SFF, it's the same motherboard. However, Libreboot provides
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separate targets for MT and SFF.
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Build ROM image from source
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For the MT variant (7020 MT and 9020 SFF):
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./build roms dell9020mt_12mb
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For the SFF variant (7020 MT and 7020 SFF):
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./build roms dell9020sff_12mb
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It is important that you choose the right one. The MT variant is the full
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MTX tower.
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Installation
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============
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Insert binary files
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If you're using a release ROM, please ensure that you've inserted extra firmware
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required refer to the [guide](../install/ivy_has_common.md) for that. (failure
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to adhere to this advice will result in a bricked machine)
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Libreboot's build system automatically downloads and processes these files if
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you build Libreboot from source, but the same logic that it uses must be re-run
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if you're using a release image.
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Set MAC address
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This platform uses an Intel Flash Descriptor, and defines an Intel GbE NVM
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region. As such, release/build ROMs will contain the same MAC address. To
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change the MAC address, please read [nvmutil documentation](../install/nvmutil.md).
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Flash a ROM image (software)
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If you're already running Libreboot, and you don't have flash protection
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turned on, [internal flashing](../install/) is possible.
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Flash a ROM image (hardware)
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**REMOVE all power sources and connectors from the machine, before doing this.
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This is to prevent short circuiting and power surges while flashing.**
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For general information, please refer to [25xx NOR flash
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instructions](../install/spi.md) - that page refers to use of socketed flash.
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This machine is somewhat cumbersome to flash, because it has a SOIC-16 flash
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for the first 8MB part, and 4MB SOIC8. You can split up your 12MB ROM image
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like so:
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dd if=libreboot.rom of=4mb.rom bs=1M skip=8
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dd if=libreboot.rom of=8mb.rom bs=1M count=8
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The side cover comes off easily, and you can find the flash ICs next to the RAM.
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Here's the SOIC8 ICs being flashed:
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<img tabindex=1 alt="SOIC8 flash IC on 9020 SFF" style="max-width:35%" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_flash1.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_flash1.jpg" /></span>
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<img tabindex=1 alt="SOIC8 flash IC on 9020 SFF" style="max-width:35%" src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_flash2.jpg" /><span class="f"><img src="https://av.libreboot.org/9020/9020sff_flash2.jpg" /></span>
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Enjoy!
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