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works fine with GNU/Linux, some ACPI issues with Windows needs to be fixed.
Coreboot supports all variants of the ThinkPad X60 Series. (X60, X60s, X60 Tablet).  


= Lenovo ThinkPad X60 =
Aside from pre-sales configuration (display, processor speed, optional components) it looks like every X60 variant uses the same motherboard schematic.
Except where noted all status items apply to:
 
*x60
== Status ==
*x60s
 
*x60 tablet (the digitizer also works)
* Some ACPI issues with Windows needs to be fixed.
Aside from pre-sales configuration (display, processor speed, optional components) the three models appear identical. It is believed that they share a single schematic.
* Works well with GNU/Linux.
* The Wacom Digitizer now works on the X60 Tablet.


==Installation and Flashing==
==Installation and Flashing==
Tutorial on Installation and flashing the x60 or t60:


'''Which used to be the main x60 page:
Follow the tutorial below to install Coreboot on the ThinkPad X60 Series.
'''
 
  [[Board:lenovo/x60/Installation]]
  [[Board:lenovo/x60/Installation]]


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Lenovo BIOS has a whitelist of approved PCI ID's for wifi cards. Coreboot does not, so you are free to use any wifi chipset of your choosing once coreboot is installed.
Lenovo BIOS has a whitelist of approved PCI ID's for wifi cards. Coreboot does not, so you are free to use any wifi chipset of your choosing once coreboot is installed.


The [http://libreboot.org/ Libreboot] distribution [http://libreboot.org/docs/index.html#recommended_wifi lists Wifi chipsets not needing proprietary software to work].
The [http://libreboot.org/ Libreboot] distribution [http://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/index.html#recommended_wifi lists Wifi chipsets not needing proprietary software to work].


== Status ==
== Status ==
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|CPU_L3_status = N/A
|CPU_L3_status = N/A
|CPU_virt_status = OK
|CPU_virt_status = OK
|CPU_virt_comments = Has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_VT-X#Intel_virtualization_.28VT-x.29 Intel VT-x]
|CPU_multicore_status = OK
|CPU_multicore_status = OK
|CPU_multiple_status = N/A
|CPU_multiple_status = N/A
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|Onboard_VGA_status = OK
|Onboard_VGA_status = OK
|Onboard_ethernet_status = OK
|Onboard_ethernet_status = OK
|Onboard_ethernet_comments = Intel 82573L
|Onboard_ethernet_comments = [[Intel_82573_Ethernet_controller|Intel 82573L]]
|Onboard_audio_status = OK
|Onboard_audio_status = OK
|Onboard_modem_status = Untested
|Onboard_modem_status = Untested
|Onboard_firewire_status = N/A
|Onboard_firewire_status = OK
|Onboard_firewire_comments = Tested with a DV camera and dvgrab
|Smartcard_status = N/A
|Smartcard_status = N/A
|Onboard_PCMCIA_status = OK
|Onboard_PCMCIA_status = OK
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|Onboard_SCSI_status = N/A
|Onboard_SCSI_status = N/A
|Onboard_CF_status = N/A
|Onboard_CF_status = N/A
|Onboard_SD_status = OK
|Onboard_SD_comments = Works in GNU/Linux but fails to boot form it in SeaBIOS


|ISA_cards_status = N/A
|ISA_cards_status = N/A
|AMR_cards_status = N/A
|AMR_cards_status = N/A
|Mini_PCI_cards_status = OK
|Mini_PCI_cards_status = N/A
|Mini_PCI_Express_cards_status = OK
|PCIX_cards_status = N/A
|PCIX_cards_status = N/A
|PCI_cards_status = N/A
|PCI_cards_status = N/A
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|COM1_comments = located in Ultrabase X6
|COM1_comments = located in Ultrabase X6
|COM2_status = N/A
|COM2_status = N/A
|PP_status = N/A
|PP_status_comments = located in Ultrabase X6
|PS2_keyboard_status = N/A
|PS2_keyboard_status = N/A
|PS2_mouse_status = N/A
|PS2_mouse_status = N/A
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|Speaker_status = N/A
|Speaker_status = N/A
|DiskOnChip_status = N/A
|DiskOnChip_status = N/A
|Trackpoint_status = OK
|Touchpad_status = N/A
|FnHotkeys_status = OK
|Fingerprint_status = Unknown
|Docking_VGA_status = OK
|Docking_LAN_status = OK
|Docking_USB_status = OK
|Docking_Audio_status = OK
|Docking_Displayport = N/A
|Thinklight_status = OK


|Sensors_status = OK
|Sensors_status = OK
|Watchdog_status = N/A
|Sensors_comments = Without the microcode, some laptops have the following warning in linux's dmesg: "coretemp: Errata AE18 not fixed, update BIOS or microcode of the CPU!"
|Watchdog_status = Unknown
|Watchdog_comments = iTCO_wdt compatible watchdog
|CAN_bus_status = N/A
|CAN_bus_status = N/A
|CPUfreq_status = OK
|CPUfreq_status = OK
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|HPET_status = OK
|HPET_status = OK
|RNG_status = N/A
|RNG_status = N/A
|TPM_status = WIP
|Flashrom_status = OK
|Flashrom_status = OK
|Flashrom_comments = See [[Lenovo_x60x]]
|Flashrom_comments = See [[Lenovo_x60x]]
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|}<includeonly>[[Category:Tutorials]]</includeonly><noinclude>
|}<includeonly>[[Category:Tutorials]]</includeonly><noinclude>


== proprietary components status ==
== proprietary components (replacement) status ==
* CPU Microcode (optional?) - works fine without. See [http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SPECUPDT/30922214.pdf http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SPECUPDT/30922214.pdf]
=== CPU Microcode (optional) ===
* VGA option rom (optional): Native graphics initialization (free replacement) is also available and merged in the master repo. Note that the replacement doesn't work yet with seabios but works with grub(as a payload) or libpayload based payloads. SeaBIOS can be used with SeaVGABIOS (coreboot linear framebuffer option in seabios menuconfig) but the native graphics implementation currently lacks INT 10H and VBT.
It can work fine without it
* EC(Embedded Controller) =>  you do not have to touch it(just leave it where it is)
 
See [http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SPECUPDT/30922214.pdf http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SPECUPDT/30922214.pdf] for more details


== TODO ==
=== VGA option rom (optional) ===
=== Non-free components replacements ===
The non-free VGA option rom is not needed as it can be replaced by the native VGA intialisation.
* <s>Replace the non-free VGA option rom by making native graphics init work.</s> (native graphics available in master)
 
* Create a Native graphics<->VGA option rom. '''SeaVGABIOS (part of SeaBIOS) might be the answer. INT 10H and VBT are missing in native graphics.'''
To have a compatible free software VGA option rom, you can use SeaBIOS with SeaVGABIOS (coreboot linear framebuffer option in seabios menuconfig). It is however not as complete as the non-free option rom as it still lacks some functionality (INT 10H and VBT).
* <s>Make backlight work without the non-free option rom.</s> See [http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60#Enable_backlight_controls_on_X60_.28with_native_gpu_init_instead_of_VGA_ROM.29]
 
=== EC (Embedded Controller) ===
On this laptop, the Embedded Controller is chip that handles:
* The keyboard and its function keys
* Battery charging
* The Thinklight
* powering up the laptop
* and other similar things.
 
It has its own non-free firmware already flashed inside the chip and so it doesn't need a host computer to load it.
 
== Building the ROM without proprietary blobs ==
 
This basically means:
* No microcode updates
* Native graphics (replacement for the proprietary Video BIOS / VGA Option ROM)
* GRUB2 payload
 
In this configuration, only GNU/Linux is known to work. If you plan to use other operating systems, you might be out of luck.
 
Download coreboot like usual:
<pre>
git clone http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot
cd coreboot
</pre>
At the time of writing for (for these instructions), the following git revision was used:
<pre>
git reset --hard 8ffc085e1affaabbe3dca8ac6a89346b71dfc02e
</pre>
Install all of the coreboot build dependencies listed at [http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO Build_HOWTO] and then build the crossgcc toolchain:
<pre>
make crossgcc-i386
</pre>
Apply the following patches in this order:
<pre>
# Text mode patch for X60 native graphics (main patch already merged in coreboot. See 6723 on coreboot gerrit)
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/25/6725/3 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD
 
# Permanently enable wlan/wwan/bluetooth/trackpoint
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/58/7058/3 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD


=== Windows currently doesn't boot (STOP A5 error) ===
# If you want legacy brightness controls (if using this, make sure not to include the ACPI brightness patch below):
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/48/7048/4 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD


Windows 7 was tested and fails to boot at the moment.
# OR if you want ACPI brightness controls (if using this, make sure not to include the legacy brightness patch above):
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/31/6731/7 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD
# Fix uneven backlight levels (for ACPI brightness controls):
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/49/7049/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD


The native graphics implementation lacks INT 10H and VBT, and GRUB cannot boot it. Booting with SeaBIOS+SeaVGABIOS results in graphical corruption (and no boot).
# ACPI brightness patches above were abandoned due to Windows incompatibility. If you only want to use GNU/Linux, then it should work fine.
</pre>


Booting with SeaBIOS and the VGA ROM (vbios) can be used to boot it, but booting ends with the message outlined here: [http://paste.debian.net/plain/122557 STOP A5]
Now you will want this basic configuration for X60/X60s (in '''make menuconfig'''):
<pre>
    General setup / Expert mode = enable
    General setup / Local version string = 7BETC7WW (2.08 )
    Mainboard / Mainboard vendor = Lenovo
    Mainboard / Mainboard model = ThinkPad X60 / X60s / X60t
    Mainboard / ROM chip size = 2048 KB (2 MB)
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Serial Number = L3BH242
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Version Number = ThinkPad X60s
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Manufacturer = LENOVO
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Product name = 1702L8G
    Chipset / Include CPU microcode in CBFS = Do not include microcode updates
    Devices / Use native graphics initialization = enable
    Display / Keep VESA framebuffer = disable (disable for text-mode graphics, enable for coreboot vesa framebuffer)
    Generic Drivers / Digitizer = Autodetect
    Console / Send console output to a CBMEM buffer = enable
    Payload / Add a payload = An ELF executable payload
    Payload / Payload path and filename = grub.elf


More information can be found [http://www.coreboot.org/ACPI#STOP_0xa5 here]
Now go back into Devices:


===high pitched noise from the board during low power states===
    Devices / Run VGA Option ROMs = disable
    Devices / Run Option ROMs on PCI devices = disable
</pre>


During low power state (cstate 3), a high-pitched "humming" noise eminates from the board. Some discussion has been made about this; suggestions include "using an oscilliscope in clever ways" (to detect where the noise is coming from to debug the issue). There are some workarounds:
Alternatively for X60 Tablet; it's the same as above, but with these differences:
<pre>
    General setup / Local version string = 7JET23WW (1.08 )
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Serial Number = L3B8281
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Version Number = ThinkPad X60 Tablet
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Product name = 6364WJ1
    Generic Drivers / Digitizer = Present
</pre>


Use "idle=halt" (higher power consumption) or "processor.max_cstate=2" (higher power consumption, but not as bad) kernel parameter in GRUB. These increase heat and power consumption.
SMBIOS values were taken by running '''dmidecode''' with the factory BIOS.


Another option (for increased battery life and lower temperatures) is to use '''powertop --auto-tune''', or set 'Tunables' in powertop (without any parameters).
Note, the above assumes that you already built your grub.elf from source along with everything that you need. Building GRUB is not covered here.


== Text Mode ==
Put your grub.elf in the coreboot directory and then run '''make'''. Alternatively, you could go back into menuconfig and select coreboot's own GRUB payload config, which will automatically download and build the GRUB payload. Building it yourself can be more flexible, though, since you get to choose what modules you want and you can use your own configs.


When using native graphics instead of the VBIOS, you can enable Text Mode in menuconfig, under Display.
== TODO ==
=== Non-free components replacements ===
* Improve native GPU initialization and/or SeaVGABIOS (part of SeaBIOS): INT 10H and VBT are missing in native graphics.


Disable 'Keep VESA Framebuffer'. This is for booting payloads like MemTest86+ which expect text-mode graphics.
=== Windows currently doesn't boot (STOP A5 error) ===


Use [http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6725/ this patch].
Windows 7 was tested and fails to boot at the moment.


== Enable backlight controls on X60 (with native gpu init instead of VGA ROM) ==
The native graphics implementation lacks INT 10H and VBT, and GRUB cannot boot it. Booting with SeaBIOS+SeaVGABIOS results in graphical corruption (and no boot).


See [http://libreboot.org/docs/future/old.html#x60_native_notes x60 notes] and [http://libreboot.org/docs/future/old.html#t60_native_notes t60 notes].
Booting with SeaBIOS and the VGA ROM (vbios) can be used to boot it, but booting ends with the message outlined here: [http://paste.debian.net/plain/122557 STOP A5]


This is one way to get backlight controls working. Another method is shown in changeset 6731 on review.coreboot.org. If you use this, also apply this patch to fix uneven backlight levels: [http://paste.debian.net/plain/122548 patch]
More information can be found [http://www.coreboot.org/ACPI#STOP_0xa5 here]


=== Other things ===
=== Other things ===
* Add support for more batteries in ACPI.
* Make the wifi card and/or the laptop produce less heat (Is that concern still valid?)..
* Make the wifi card and/or the laptop produce less heat.
* Sometimes some dock USB port aren't initialized (Is that concern still valid?).
* Sometimes some dock USB port aren't initialized => fix that
* Fix that warning:  
* Fix that warning:  
  [  14.566817] ACPI Warning: 0x00000400-0x0000041f SystemIO conflicts with Region \_SB_.PCI0.SBUS.SMBI 1 (20130117/utaddress-251)
  [  14.566817] ACPI Warning: 0x00000400-0x0000041f SystemIO conflicts with Region \_SB_.PCI0.SBUS.SMBI 1 (20130117/utaddress-251)
By using that advise:
By using that advise:
  <phcoder> GNUtoo-x60: in this case it looks like same range is declared twice in DSDT/SSDT
  <phcoder> GNUtoo-x60: in this case it looks like same range is declared twice in DSDT/SSDT
* The TPM isn't recognized automatically by GNU/Linux distributions. An old patch for that is on gerrit. It has to be rebased and possibly adapted.
* IRDA: Preliminary work for that is on gerrit.


== Documentation ==
== Hardware documentation ==
* The touchscreen serial port is on irq 5 at port 0x0200. [http://forum.bongofish.co.uk/index.php?topic=2307.0 Some additional info from a x61t wacom]
* The touchscreen serial port is on irq 5 at port 0x0200. [http://forum.bongofish.co.uk/index.php?topic=2307.0 Some additional info from a x61t wacom]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 5 July 2017

Coreboot supports all variants of the ThinkPad X60 Series. (X60, X60s, X60 Tablet).

Aside from pre-sales configuration (display, processor speed, optional components) it looks like every X60 variant uses the same motherboard schematic.

Status

  • Some ACPI issues with Windows needs to be fixed.
  • Works well with GNU/Linux.
  • The Wacom Digitizer now works on the X60 Tablet.

Installation and Flashing

Follow the tutorial below to install Coreboot on the ThinkPad X60 Series.

Board:lenovo/x60/Installation

Wifi chipsets

Lenovo BIOS has a whitelist of approved PCI ID's for wifi cards. Coreboot does not, so you are free to use any wifi chipset of your choosing once coreboot is installed.

The Libreboot distribution lists Wifi chipsets not needing proprietary software to work.

Status

Device/functionality Status Comments
CPU
CPU works OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Core Duo Mobile (L2300), PBGA479
L1 cache enabled OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
L2 cache enabled OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
L3 cache enabled OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Multiple CPU support OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Multi-core support OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Hardware virtualization OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Has Intel VT-x
RAM
EDO OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
SDRAM OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
SO-DIMM OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
DDR OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
DDR2 OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
DDR3 OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Dual channel support OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
ECC support OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board Hardware
On-board IDE 3.5" OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board IDE 2.5" OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board SATA OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
On-board SCSI OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board USB OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
On-board VGA OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
On-board Ethernet OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Intel 82573L
On-board Audio OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
On-board Modem OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested
On-board FireWire OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Tested with a DV camera and dvgrab
On-board Smartcard reader OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board CompactFlash OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board PCMCIA OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Ricoh rl5c476
On-board Wifi OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board Bluetooth OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
On-board SD card reader OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Works in GNU/Linux but fails to boot form it in SeaBIOS
Add-on slots/cards
ISA add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Audio/Modem-Riser (AMR/CNR) cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Mini-PCI add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Mini-PCI-Express add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
PCI-X add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
AGP graphics cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI Express x1 add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI Express x2 add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI Express x4 add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI Express x8 add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI Express x16 add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PCI Express x32 add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
HTX add-on cards OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Legacy / Super I/O
Floppy OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Serial port 1 (COM1) OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK located in Ultrabase X6
Serial port 2 (COM2) OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Parallel port OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown
PS/2 keyboard OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
PS/2 mouse OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Game port OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Infrared OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | WIP Submited for review
PC speaker OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
DiskOnChip OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Input
Trackpoint OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Touchpad OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Fn Hotkeys OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Fingerprint Reader OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown
Laptop
Docking VGA OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Docking LAN OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Docking USB OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Docking Audio OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Docking Displayport OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Thinklight OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Webcam OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Miscellaneous
Sensors / fan control OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK Without the microcode, some laptops have the following warning in linux's dmesg: "coretemp: Errata AE18 not fixed, update BIOS or microcode of the CPU!"
Hardware watchdog OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown iTCO_wdt compatible watchdog
SMBus OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
CAN bus OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
CPU frequency scaling OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Other powersaving features OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
ACPI OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Reboot OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Poweroff OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Suspend OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Nonstandard LEDs OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK LEDs are controlled by Embedded Controller (EC). Working without special support.
High precision event timers (HPET) OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK
Random number generator (RNG) OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A
Wake on modem ring OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown
Wake on LAN OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown
Wake on keyboard OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown
Wake on mouse OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown
TPM OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | WIP
Flashrom OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK See Lenovo_x60x
Laptop specific
Tablet Touchscreen OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK x60 tablet wacom "penabled"
thinkpad_acpi module compatibility OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK modprobe thinkpad_acpi works

proprietary components (replacement) status

CPU Microcode (optional)

It can work fine without it

See http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SPECUPDT/30922214.pdf for more details

VGA option rom (optional)

The non-free VGA option rom is not needed as it can be replaced by the native VGA intialisation.

To have a compatible free software VGA option rom, you can use SeaBIOS with SeaVGABIOS (coreboot linear framebuffer option in seabios menuconfig). It is however not as complete as the non-free option rom as it still lacks some functionality (INT 10H and VBT).

EC (Embedded Controller)

On this laptop, the Embedded Controller is chip that handles:

  • The keyboard and its function keys
  • Battery charging
  • The Thinklight
  • powering up the laptop
  • and other similar things.

It has its own non-free firmware already flashed inside the chip and so it doesn't need a host computer to load it.

Building the ROM without proprietary blobs

This basically means:

  • No microcode updates
  • Native graphics (replacement for the proprietary Video BIOS / VGA Option ROM)
  • GRUB2 payload

In this configuration, only GNU/Linux is known to work. If you plan to use other operating systems, you might be out of luck.

Download coreboot like usual:

git clone http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot
cd coreboot

At the time of writing for (for these instructions), the following git revision was used:

git reset --hard 8ffc085e1affaabbe3dca8ac6a89346b71dfc02e

Install all of the coreboot build dependencies listed at Build_HOWTO and then build the crossgcc toolchain:

make crossgcc-i386

Apply the following patches in this order:

# Text mode patch for X60 native graphics (main patch already merged in coreboot. See 6723 on coreboot gerrit)
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/25/6725/3 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD

# Permanently enable wlan/wwan/bluetooth/trackpoint
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/58/7058/3 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD

# If you want legacy brightness controls (if using this, make sure not to include the ACPI brightness patch below):
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/48/7048/4 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD

# OR if you want ACPI brightness controls (if using this, make sure not to include the legacy brightness patch above):
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/31/6731/7 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD
# Fix uneven backlight levels (for ACPI brightness controls):
git fetch http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot refs/changes/49/7049/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD

# ACPI brightness patches above were abandoned due to Windows incompatibility. If you only want to use GNU/Linux, then it should work fine.

Now you will want this basic configuration for X60/X60s (in make menuconfig):

    General setup / Expert mode = enable
    General setup / Local version string = 7BETC7WW (2.08 )
    Mainboard / Mainboard vendor = Lenovo
    Mainboard / Mainboard model = ThinkPad X60 / X60s / X60t
    Mainboard / ROM chip size = 2048 KB (2 MB)
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Serial Number = L3BH242
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Version Number = ThinkPad X60s
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Manufacturer = LENOVO
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Product name = 1702L8G
    Chipset / Include CPU microcode in CBFS = Do not include microcode updates
    Devices / Use native graphics initialization = enable
    Display / Keep VESA framebuffer = disable (disable for text-mode graphics, enable for coreboot vesa framebuffer)
    Generic Drivers / Digitizer = Autodetect
    Console / Send console output to a CBMEM buffer = enable
    Payload / Add a payload = An ELF executable payload
    Payload / Payload path and filename = grub.elf

Now go back into Devices:

    Devices / Run VGA Option ROMs = disable
    Devices / Run Option ROMs on PCI devices = disable

Alternatively for X60 Tablet; it's the same as above, but with these differences:

    General setup / Local version string = 7JET23WW (1.08 )
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Serial Number = L3B8281
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Version Number = ThinkPad X60 Tablet
    Mainboard / SMBIOS Product name = 6364WJ1
    Generic Drivers / Digitizer = Present

SMBIOS values were taken by running dmidecode with the factory BIOS.

Note, the above assumes that you already built your grub.elf from source along with everything that you need. Building GRUB is not covered here.

Put your grub.elf in the coreboot directory and then run make. Alternatively, you could go back into menuconfig and select coreboot's own GRUB payload config, which will automatically download and build the GRUB payload. Building it yourself can be more flexible, though, since you get to choose what modules you want and you can use your own configs.

TODO

Non-free components replacements

  • Improve native GPU initialization and/or SeaVGABIOS (part of SeaBIOS): INT 10H and VBT are missing in native graphics.

Windows currently doesn't boot (STOP A5 error)

Windows 7 was tested and fails to boot at the moment.

The native graphics implementation lacks INT 10H and VBT, and GRUB cannot boot it. Booting with SeaBIOS+SeaVGABIOS results in graphical corruption (and no boot).

Booting with SeaBIOS and the VGA ROM (vbios) can be used to boot it, but booting ends with the message outlined here: STOP A5

More information can be found here

Other things

  • Make the wifi card and/or the laptop produce less heat (Is that concern still valid?)..
  • Sometimes some dock USB port aren't initialized (Is that concern still valid?).
  • Fix that warning:
[   14.566817] ACPI Warning: 0x00000400-0x0000041f SystemIO conflicts with Region \_SB_.PCI0.SBUS.SMBI 1 (20130117/utaddress-251)

By using that advise:

<phcoder> GNUtoo-x60: in this case it looks like same range is declared twice in DSDT/SSDT
  • The TPM isn't recognized automatically by GNU/Linux distributions. An old patch for that is on gerrit. It has to be rebased and possibly adapted.
  • IRDA: Preliminary work for that is on gerrit.

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