tripcode!Q/7 | W541 coreboot build & Rebuild Review (With dedicated graphics!) @tripcodeQ7 | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated May 12 2024
Hi, I rebuilt my w541 thinkpad, and installed coreboot. This is a quick summary of the process and my experiences with the laptop.
Here are some useful links:
The webarchive link for shrinking the pf2 font files:
https://web.archive.org/web/20100429235139/http://grub.enbug.org/gfxterm
An interesting thinkpad powersupply hack:
https://marc.merlins.org/perso/linux/post_2016-02-29_Hacking-a-thinkpad-slim-tip-adapter-to-output-more-than-90W-_required-to-charge-a-Thinkpad-P70_.html
At your own risk w530 powersupply hack:
https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=856871#p856871
For finding a vgabios file:
https://github.com/coderobe/VBiosFinder
Hi, I rebuilt my w541 thinkpad, and installed coreboot. This is a quick summary of the process and my experiences with the laptop.
Here are some useful links:
The webarchive link for shrinking the pf2 font files:
https://web.archive.org/web/20100429235139/http://grub.enbug.org/gfxterm
An interesting thinkpad powersupply hack:
https://marc.merlins.org/perso/linux/post_2016-02-29_Hacking-a-thinkpad-slim-tip-adapter-to-output-more-than-90W-_required-to-charge-a-Thinkpad-P70_.html
At your own risk w530 powersupply hack:
https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=856871#p856871
For finding a vgabios file:
https://github.com/coderobe/VBiosFinder