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x230: skip ram voltage check

This simplifies setup by remove the unneeded RAM voltage checking.

According to the spec, DDR3L RAM has to work using 1.5V, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR3_SDRAM#DDR3L_and_DDR3U_extensions.
Coreboot simply doesn't always implement changing voltage, which
can never prevent RAM from working though.

Closes #50
Fixes #38
pull/54/head
Martin Kepplinger 5 years ago
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      x230/README.md
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      x230/x230_before_first_install.sh

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x230/README.md View File

@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ branch is _not_ meant to be stable. Use it for testing only.
## First-time installation ## First-time installation
#### before you begin #### before you begin
Before starting, run Linux on your X230, install `dmidecode` and run Before starting, run Linux on your X230, install `dmidecode` and run
`sudo ./x230_before_first_install.sh`. It simply prints system information and helps
you find out your RAM voltage. Make sure you have RAM that uses
[1,5V, not 1,35V](https://www.coreboot.org/Intel_Native_Raminit#Sandybridge.2FIvybridge).
`sudo ./x230_before_first_install.sh`. It simply prints system information and
helps you to be up to date.
Also make sure you have the latest skulls-x230 package release by running `./upgrade.sh`. Also make sure you have the latest skulls-x230 package release by running `./upgrade.sh`.
#### original BIOS update / EC firmware (optional) #### original BIOS update / EC firmware (optional)


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x230/x230_before_first_install.sh View File

@ -66,17 +66,3 @@ elif [ "${bios_minor}" -ge "60" ] ; then
else else
echo -e "The installed original BIOS is very old. ${RED}please upgrade${NC} before installing coreboot." echo -e "The installed original BIOS is very old. ${RED}please upgrade${NC} before installing coreboot."
fi fi
echo "Please search for your SODIMM RAM and verify that it uses 1,5 Volts (not 1,35V):"
dmidecode -t memory | grep Part | grep -v "Not Specified" | sort -u | cut -d':' -f2 | sed 's/ //'
RAM_SPEC=$(dmidecode -t memory | grep Part | grep -v "Not Specified" | sort -u | cut -d':' -f2 | sed 's/ //')
read -r -p "Open a browser and search for it? [y/N] " response
case "$response" in
[yY][eE][sS]|[yY])
xdg-open "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=${RAM_SPEC}!"
;;
*)
exit 0
;;
esac

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