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# coreboot-x230 |
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pre-built coreboot images and documentation on how to flash them for the Thinkpad X230 |
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These images: |
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* only support Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz |
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* include Lenovo's proprietary VGA BIOS ROM. (if it might not be needed anymore, I'm happy for hints) |
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* include Intel's proprietary microcode update binary. |
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These images |
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* include [SeaBIOS](https://seabios.org/SeaBIOS) as coreboot payload, for maximum compatibility. |
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* are meant to be [flashed externally](#how-to-flash) |
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* are compatible with Windows and Linux |
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## Latest build |
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## Latest build (config overview and version info) |
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See our [releases](https://github.com/merge/coreboot-x230/releases) |
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### Intel microcode version from 2018-01-08 |
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* [20180108](https://downloadmirror.intel.com/27431/eng/microcode-20180108.tgz) (md5 871df55f0ab010ee384dabfc424f2c12) |
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* 06-3a-09 for Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz |
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* Lenovo's proprietary VGA BIOS ROM is executed in "secure" mode |
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### SeaBIOS version from 2017-11-10 |
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* [1.11.0](https://seabios.org/Releases#SeaBIOS_1.11.0) |
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### Intel microcode |
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* version [20180108](https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27431/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File) |
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* in 20180108, for the X230's CPU ID (306ax) the latest update is 2015-02-26 |
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* (not yet in coreboot upstream) |
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### SeaBIOS |
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* version [1.11.0](https://seabios.org/Releases#SeaBIOS_1.11.0) from 2017-11-10 |
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* (in coreboot upstream) |
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### When do we do a release? |
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Either when |
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* There is a new SeaBIOS release, |
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* There is a new Intel microcode release, or |
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* There is a new Intel microcode release (and included in coreboot), or |
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* There is a coreboot issue that affects us (unlikely) |
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* Config change we need |
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## Flashing for the first time |
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