2.5 KiB
Please follow this prior to flashing, or you may brick your machine.
Please inject vendor files prior to flashing. You can also use this guide to change the built-in MAC address for your Intel Gigabit Ethernet device; doing so is advisable, because otherwise you will have a default, generic MAC address.
Splitting The Rom
You can use dd to easily split your rom into the two separate portions for
external flashing.
dd if=libreboot.rom of=top.rom bs=1M skip=8
dd if=libreboot.rom of=bottom.rom bs=1M count=8
Flash the top chip with top.rom, and tho bottom chip with bottom.rom. Don't worry about knowing which chip is which on a standard setup; flashprog will let you know if the image size is incorrect for the chip you're flashing.
Disassembly
Start by removing the battery. Remove every screw from the bottom of the machine marked with a keyboard/touchpad indicator.
Pry up the keyboard and separate it from the palmrest.
Unplug the ribbon cable from the palmrest and pry it off as well.
Pull up the protective cover to reveal the two soic chips for flashing.
