From 3596687e001d5f89ae30842b741021fb8210738c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: stillundecided <59508029+stillundecided@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:27:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- x230/README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/x230/README.md b/x230/README.md index 52652e2..079d3ed 100644 --- a/x230/README.md +++ b/x230/README.md @@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ supported anymore, once you're running coreboot (You'd have to manually flash back your backup images first, see later chapters). This updates the BIOS _and_ Embedded Controller (EC) firmware. The EC -is not updated anymore, when running coreboot. The latest EC version is 1.14 -and that's unlikely to change. +is not updated anymore, when running coreboot. The latest EC version is 1.15 +which is included with the latest official BIOS release 2.77 from 04 Oct 2019. + You have 2 options: * use [the latest original CD](https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x230/downloads/ds029187) and burn it, or * use the same, only with a patched EC firmware that allows using any aftermarket-battery: +(this is only possible up to EC Firmware 1.14) By default, only original Lenovo batteries are allowed. Thanks to [this](http://zmatt.net/unlocking-my-lenovo-laptop-part-3/) [project](https://github.com/eigenmatt/mec-tools) we can use Lenovo's bootable