diff --git a/x230/README.md b/x230/README.md index 1173f34..407146c 100644 --- a/x230/README.md +++ b/x230/README.md @@ -47,22 +47,27 @@ branch is _not_ meant to be stable. Use it for testing only. ## First-time installation #### before you begin -Before starting, run Linux on your X230, install `dmidecode` and run +Run Linux on your X230, install `dmidecode` and run `sudo ./x230_skulls.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 `./x230_skulls.sh -U`. + +Make sure you have the latest skulls-x230 package release by running +`./x230_skulls.sh -U`. #### original BIOS update / EC firmware (optional) -Before flashing coreboot, consider doing one original Lenovo upgrade process -in case you're not running the latest version. This is not supported anymore, -once you're running coreboot (You'd have to manually flash back your backup -images first, see later chapters). +If the script, `sudo ./x230_skulls.sh` says "The installed original BIOS is very +old.", it means that you have a BIOS version that may include an EC version +older than 1.14. + +If that's the case, consider doing one original Lenovo upgrade process. This is not +supported anymore, once you're running coreboot (You'd have to manually +flash back your backup images first, see later chapters). -Also, this updates the BIOS _and_ Embedded Controller (EC) firmware. The EC +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. -In case you're not running the latest BIOS version, either +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: diff --git a/x230/x230_skulls.sh b/x230/x230_skulls.sh index b92eea9..5035a3e 100755 --- a/x230/x230_skulls.sh +++ b/x230/x230_skulls.sh @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ if [[ $BIOS_VENDOR != *"coreboot"* ]] ; then bios_major=$(echo "$BIOS_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1) bios_minor=$(echo "$BIOS_VERSION" | cut -d. -f2) - if [ "${bios_minor}" -ge "60" ] ; then + if [ "${bios_minor}" -ge "61" ] ; then echo "Ready to use external_install_bottom.sh and external_install_top.sh" echo "Please run both scripts from a different computer with a" echo "hardware SPI flasher."