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<p>JustinMason: /* Does work: */ worked for me!</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Before You Begin==<br /> <br /> This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a Thinkpad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Windows (if you have Windows on your thinkpad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website). Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds. By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems. <br /> <br /> '''Proceed at your own risk!'''<br /> <br /> It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll cleary state that '''you must''' update the Control Program first, then imediately update the BIOS. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.<br /> <br /> ==BIOS Upgrade Paths==<br /> <br /> For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.<br /> <br /> ===The Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.<br /> <br /> ===The Non Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> '''Warning: Though I've used this process on 1 version of .exe files found on ibm.com website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk'''<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program '''cabextract''' you can expand these files directly. Run the following:<br /> <br /> cabextract FILENAME.exe<br /> <br /> You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:<br /> <br /> mkdir mntfloppy<br /> mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy<br /> ls -la mntfloppy<br /> <br /> If the results of ls -la look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable. Again, proceed at your own risk.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> If you have windows on your machine... you probably never found this page anyway as you wouldn't need it. ;) However updating the BIOS from Windows is very easy, and the supported way to do it by IBM. Simply follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> Note that in one case ([[APM setup on a type 2379 Thinkpad T40]]) it was not possible to upgrade the BIOS from Windows XP; a downgrade to Windows 98 was required to successfully run the BIOS upgrade app. The symptoms in this case were that, once the files had been extracted to the hard disk, and the machine was to reboot into the upgrade app, it would beep and hang just before reboot, requiring a power cycle. Once the power was cycled, it would simply reboot back into XP without performing any BIOS upgrade actions. So even if you have Windows, you may still need to use the info on this page.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A20m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A20p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2165)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2628)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Celeron<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Pentium<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m (2628-Sxx)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A30, A30p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.07]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1G*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1N*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.17]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.17]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | G41<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.06]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.06]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R32<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.20]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.20]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.26]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.26]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.33]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.33]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50, R50p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.21]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.21]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | T20<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T21<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T22<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T23<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | TransNote<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | X20, X21<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]<br /> |-<br /> | X22, X23, X24<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]<br /> |-<br /> | X30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 2.15]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | X40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 1.55]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.56]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 1.55]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.56]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating via Floppy== <br /> <br /> If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.<br /> <br /> ==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:<br /> <br /> dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img<br /> <br /> You should verify this floppy.img as explained above.<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.<br /> <br /> The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable cd can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.<br /> <br /> It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:<br /> <br /> mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img<br /> <br /> Note: You don't strictly need the last ''bootfloppy.img'', however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the '''-b''' boot image is applied to the CD. For more info on this read the '''mkisofs man page'''.<br /> <br /> You can now burn the bootcd.iso in your favorite cd burning program.<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2887) || Ingo van Lil &lt;inguin at gmx dot de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T40 || Sean Dague, http://dague.net<br /> |-<br /> | T40 || Justin Mason, http://jmason.org<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T41p || Nils Newman, work great. (Version: Bios 3.14 / Embedded Controller 3.04)<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;, Joern Heissler &lt;joern@heissler.de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | X40 || Robbie Stone &lt;robbie@serendipity.cx&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T20 || Franz Hassels &lt;fhassel at suse dot com&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.<br /> <br /> ==Rentry Check List==<br /> <br /> (With appologies to Ed Nisley)<br /> <br /> The following is important to remember:<br /> # You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time<br /> # You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.<br /> # You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS<br /> # All of these instructions are provided with '''no warranty'''. A bios update gone wrong for any reason can '''completely destroy''' your Thinkpad.</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_make_APM_work&diff=2010 2005-03-23T18:22:37Z

<p>JustinMason: /* using a hibernation file on a dos partition */ noting BIOS details and FAT16 limitations</p> <hr /> <div>===general===<br /> You need to enable the APM Power Management support in the kernel and install the [[apmd]] to handle the events triggered by the kernel driver.<br /> The configuration for what to do at the different events is done in the proxy script which is usually found in &lt;code&gt;/etc/apmd_proxy&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> See {{cmd|man apmd}} for further information on this.<br /> <br /> If both ACPI and APM are enabled in your kernel, ACPI will override APM on boot if an ACPI capable BIOS is detected. To keep it from doing so add &lt;code&gt;acpi=off&lt;/code&gt; to your [[kernel parameters]].<br /> <br /> ===Screen blanking (Standby)===<br /> {{cmdroot|apm -S}} will standby the machine. Fn+F3 should result in the same thing.<br /> <br /> ===Suspend to RAM (Sleep)===<br /> {{cmdroot|apm -s}} will suspend the machine. Fn+F4 should do the same thing.<br /> <br /> ===Suspend to disk (Hibernate)===<br /> The Phoenix BIOS allows you three ways to hibernate with APM:<br /> *using a special partition<br /> *using a hibernation file on a dos type partition<br /> *using [http://developer.berlios.de/projects/softwaresuspend/ SoftwareSuspend2]<br /> <br /> ====using a hibernation partition====<br /> The partition to be used for hibernation must be a primary partition that is at least as big as your laptop's memory including its video ram. First set the partition type of this partition to a0 (IBM Thinkpad hibernation) with fdisk, and then use [[tphdisk]] to write a hibernation file directly to this partition.<br /> <br /> Only follow these instructions, if you understand them. You will overwrite a partition on your hard disk and might lose valuable data - consider yourself warned. For example, assume that /dev/hda2 is the partition that is to be converted to a hibernation partition. Become root and type {{cmdroot|/sbin/fdisk /dev/hda}}. At the fdisk prompt type '''t''' to change the partition type, then type '''2''' to indicate that you want to change the type of partition 2, and then enter the partition type: '''a0'''. Now type '''w''' to write the partition table back to disk and exit. After that use [[tphdisk]] to initialize the hibernation partition. First estimate the size of your laptop's memory (main and video). For the sake of this example, let us assume that the main memory is 1024 MB and the video card has 128 MB of memory. Then the command {{cmdroot|tphdisk 1152 &gt; /dev/hda2}} will initialize the hibernation partition. Note that this will only work if the partition is big enough. After a reboot, Fn+F12 will work as expected.<br /> <br /> I have successfully used this method on a T41 (2373GEU) that runs Fedora Core 3.<br /> <br /> [http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0015821/hibernation-util-boot.iso This bootable CD image] can also be used to create the hibernation partition (in case you don't have a floppy drive).<br /> <br /> ====using a hibernation file on a dos partition====<br /> The partition to put the file on must be a dos or vfat partition. Fat32 formatted partitions have been reported successful as well as Fat16 formatted ones. The file is either created with phdisk.exe, if you happen to have a floppy drive and a bootable dos floppy disk that you can start it from.<br /> Under Linux [[tphdisk]] will do this job for you.<br /> <br /> If you have 512MB or more of RAM installed, you will need to use a FAT32 partition, due to file-size limits in FAT16.<br /> <br /> There have been varying reports of success or lack thereof using [[tphdisk]]; see [[APM setup on a type 2379 Thinkpad T40]] for workarounds and notes on required BIOS version, if [[tphdisk]] doesn't do the trick.<br /> <br /> ====using SoftwareSuspend2====<br /> ToDo...</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=APM_setup_on_a_type_2379_ThinkPad_T40&diff=8499 2005-03-23T18:19:36Z

<p>JustinMason: /* APM Setup on a Type 2379 Thinkpad T40 */ noting BIOS changelog item; reordering for clarity</p> <hr /> <div>==APM Setup on a Type 2379 Thinkpad T40==<br /> <br /> There have been varying reports of success or lack thereof using [[tphdisk]]; my experience, as noted [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-March/016711.html in this] and [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018329.html this] mail to the linux-thinkpad list, is that a pure-Linux fix on a T40 using [[tphdisk]] and a hibernate file or partition, was not possible.<br /> <br /> My Thinkpad is a T40, type 2379, bought in the US.<br /> <br /> My theory is that this is because [[tphdisk]] just creates a file in the right format, but does not twiddle a bit in the BIOS to indicate that APM hibernation is now possible. In earlier Thinkpads, this bit would have been set during the factory setup of the default Windows install with APM hibernation file; but in modern Thinkpads, Windows XP is installed with ACPI software-suspend instead.<br /> <br /> Note: [http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&amp;uid=psg1MIGR-52287&amp;loc=en_US the changes list for IBM's BIOS] image used in the Thinkpad T40 gives an indication that this bug may be fixed with BIOS versions 3.08a or higher:<br /> <br /> : Symptoms corrected by version 3.08a (1RETD4WW):<br /> :<br /> : (Fix) (Linux) Hibernation function does not work correctly under the partition environment created by lphdisk.<br /> <br /> Given this, I'd suggest that if you're having trouble getting [[tphdisk]] to create a working hibernation file, a BIOS upgrade should be the first thing on your list.<br /> <br /> ===How I Got It Working===<br /> <br /> If you're interested, I did manage to get it working after some trial and error. Here's how.<br /> <br /> First off, the BIOS had to be at least 3.00c to support APM hibernation on my 2379 T40. Using the earlier, factory-installed BIOS, the SAVE2DSK.BIN file was supposedly created successfully by both [[tphdisk]] and IBM's utility, but hibernation failed.<br /> <br /> In order to upgrade the BIOS, I needed to install a version of Windows earlier than Windows XP to run the BIOS upgrade application successfully. It wouldn't complete from IBM's default XP installation, or from any version of DOS (it's a Win32 application). I used Windows 98.<br /> <br /> Once I did that, however, I could boot the IBM hibernation-file creation utility diskette. I had no floppy drive; however, during this process I discovered that one can burn a floppy disk image as an ISO image to a CD-ROM, as described on [[BIOS_Upgrade#Creating_a_Bootable_CD_from_a_Floppy_Image|this page]].<br /> <br /> On booting from this CD-ROM, I could run the tool, and it created the SAVE2DSK.BIN file successfully. (Be sure to see [[How to make use of Power Management features#using a hibernation file on a dos partition|this page]] for details on sizing.)<br /> <br /> Also worth noting that I had to use a FAT32 volume -- using a file on a FAT16 volume is no longer an option with today's large RAM installations, since neither [[tphdisk]] nor IBM's utility could create working 512MB SAVE2DSK.BIN files in a FAT16 filesystem due to size limits in that filesystem.<br /> <br /> Justin Mason, jm at jmason dot org<br /> <br /> [[Category:T40]]</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=2004 2005-03-23T18:08:34Z

<p>JustinMason: /* Updating from within Windows */</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Before You Begin==<br /> <br /> This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a Thinkpad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Windows (if you have Windows on your thinkpad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website). Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds. By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems. <br /> <br /> '''Proceed at your own risk!'''<br /> <br /> It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll cleary state that '''you must''' update the Control Program first, then imediately update the BIOS. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.<br /> <br /> ==BIOS Upgrade Paths==<br /> <br /> For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.<br /> <br /> ===The Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.<br /> <br /> ===The Non Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> '''Warning: Though I've used this process on 1 version of .exe files found on ibm.com website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk'''<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program '''cabextract''' you can expand these files directly. Run the following:<br /> <br /> cabextract FILENAME.exe<br /> <br /> You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:<br /> <br /> mkdir mntfloppy<br /> mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy<br /> ls -la mntfloppy<br /> <br /> If the results of ls -la look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable. Again, proceed at your own risk.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> If you have windows on your machine... you probably never found this page anyway as you wouldn't need it. ;) However updating the BIOS from Windows is very easy, and the supported way to do it by IBM. Simply follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> Note that in one case ([[APM setup on a type 2379 Thinkpad T40]]) it was not possible to upgrade the BIOS from Windows XP; a downgrade to Windows 98 was required to successfully run the BIOS upgrade app. The symptoms in this case were that, once the files had been extracted to the hard disk, and the machine was to reboot into the upgrade app, it would beep and hang just before reboot, requiring a power cycle. Once the power was cycled, it would simply reboot back into XP without performing any BIOS upgrade actions. So even if you have Windows, you may still need to use the info on this page.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A20m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A20p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2165)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2628)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Celeron<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Pentium<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m (2628-Sxx)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A30, A30p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.07]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1G*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1N*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.17]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.17]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | G41<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.06]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.06]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R32<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.20]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.20]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.26]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.26]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.33]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.33]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50, R50p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.21]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.21]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | T20<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T21<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T22<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T23<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | TransNote<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | X20, X21<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]<br /> |-<br /> | X22, X23, X24<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]<br /> |-<br /> | X30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 2.15]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | X40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 1.55]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.56]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 1.55]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.56]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating via Floppy== <br /> <br /> If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.<br /> <br /> ==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:<br /> <br /> dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img<br /> <br /> You should verify this floppy.img as explained above.<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.<br /> <br /> The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable cd can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.<br /> <br /> It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:<br /> <br /> mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img<br /> <br /> Note: You don't strictly need the last ''bootfloppy.img'', however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the '''-b''' boot image is applied to the CD. For more info on this read the '''mkisofs man page'''.<br /> <br /> You can now burn the bootcd.iso in your favorite cd burning program.<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2887) || Ingo van Lil &lt;inguin at gmx dot de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T40 || Sean Dague (http://dague.net)<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T41p || Nils Newman, work great. (Version: Bios 3.14 / Embedded Controller 3.04)<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;, Joern Heissler &lt;joern@heissler.de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | X40 || Robbie Stone &lt;robbie@serendipity.cx&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T20 || Franz Hassels &lt;fhassel at suse dot com&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.<br /> <br /> ==Rentry Check List==<br /> <br /> (With appologies to Ed Nisley)<br /> <br /> The following is important to remember:<br /> # You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time<br /> # You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.<br /> # You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS<br /> # All of these instructions are provided with '''no warranty'''. A bios update gone wrong for any reason can '''completely destroy''' your Thinkpad.</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=1991 2005-03-23T18:07:40Z

<p>JustinMason: /* The Diskette Updater */ oops, I got this wrong, removing</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Before You Begin==<br /> <br /> This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a Thinkpad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Windows (if you have Windows on your thinkpad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website). Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds. By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems. <br /> <br /> '''Proceed at your own risk!'''<br /> <br /> It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll cleary state that '''you must''' update the Control Program first, then imediately update the BIOS. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.<br /> <br /> ==BIOS Upgrade Paths==<br /> <br /> For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.<br /> <br /> ===The Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.<br /> <br /> ===The Non Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> '''Warning: Though I've used this process on 1 version of .exe files found on ibm.com website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk'''<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program '''cabextract''' you can expand these files directly. Run the following:<br /> <br /> cabextract FILENAME.exe<br /> <br /> You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:<br /> <br /> mkdir mntfloppy<br /> mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy<br /> ls -la mntfloppy<br /> <br /> If the results of ls -la look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable. Again, proceed at your own risk.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> If you have windows on your machine... you probably never found this page anyway as you wouldn't need it. ;) However updating the BIOS from Windows is very easy, and the supported way to do it by IBM. Simply follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> Note that in one case ([[APM setup on a type 2379 Thinkpad T40]]) it was not possible to upgrade the BIOS from Windows XP; a downgrade to Windows 98 was required to successfully run the BIOS upgrade app. The symptoms in this case were that, once the files had been extracted to the hard disk, and the machine was to reboot into the upgrade app, it would beep and hang just before reboot, requiring a power cycle. Once the power was cycled, it would simply reboot back into XP without performing any BIOS upgrade actions.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A20m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A20p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2165)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2628)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Celeron<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Pentium<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m (2628-Sxx)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A30, A30p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.07]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1G*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1N*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.17]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.17]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | G41<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.06]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.06]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R32<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.20]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.20]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.26]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.26]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.33]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.33]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50, R50p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.21]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.21]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | T20<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T21<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T22<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T23<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | TransNote<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | X20, X21<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]<br /> |-<br /> | X22, X23, X24<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]<br /> |-<br /> | X30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 2.15]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | X40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 1.55]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.56]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 1.55]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.56]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating via Floppy== <br /> <br /> If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.<br /> <br /> ==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:<br /> <br /> dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img<br /> <br /> You should verify this floppy.img as explained above.<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.<br /> <br /> The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable cd can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.<br /> <br /> It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:<br /> <br /> mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img<br /> <br /> Note: You don't strictly need the last ''bootfloppy.img'', however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the '''-b''' boot image is applied to the CD. For more info on this read the '''mkisofs man page'''.<br /> <br /> You can now burn the bootcd.iso in your favorite cd burning program.<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2887) || Ingo van Lil &lt;inguin at gmx dot de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T40 || Sean Dague (http://dague.net)<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T41p || Nils Newman, work great. (Version: Bios 3.14 / Embedded Controller 3.04)<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;, Joern Heissler &lt;joern@heissler.de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | X40 || Robbie Stone &lt;robbie@serendipity.cx&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T20 || Franz Hassels &lt;fhassel at suse dot com&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.<br /> <br /> ==Rentry Check List==<br /> <br /> (With appologies to Ed Nisley)<br /> <br /> The following is important to remember:<br /> # You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time<br /> # You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.<br /> # You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS<br /> # All of these instructions are provided with '''no warranty'''. A bios update gone wrong for any reason can '''completely destroy''' your Thinkpad.</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=APM_setup_on_a_type_2379_ThinkPad_T40&diff=1992 2005-03-23T18:02:50Z

<p>JustinMason: /* APM Setup on a Type 2379 Thinkpad T40 */ link to BIOS upgrade data</p> <hr /> <div>==APM Setup on a Type 2379 Thinkpad T40==<br /> <br /> There have been varying reports of success or lack thereof using [[tphdisk]]; my experience, as noted [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-March/016711.html in this] and [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018329.html this] mail to the linux-thinkpad list, is that a pure-Linux fix on a T40 using [[tphdisk]] and a hibernate file or partition, was not possible.<br /> <br /> My Thinkpad is a T40, type 2379, bought in the US.<br /> <br /> (My theory is that this is because [[tphdisk]] just creates a file in the right format, but does not twiddle a bit in the BIOS to indicate that APM hibernation is now possible. In earlier Thinkpads, this bit would have been set during the factory setup of the default Windows install with APM hibernation file; but in modern Thinkpads, Windows XP is installed with ACPI software-suspend instead.)<br /> <br /> I did manage to get it working after some trial and error. Here's how.<br /> <br /> First off, the BIOS had to be at least 3.00c to support APM hibernation on my 2379 T40. Using an earlier BIOS, the SAVE2DSK.BIN file was supposedly created successfully by both [[tphdisk]] and IBM's utility, but hibernation failed.<br /> <br /> In order to upgrade the BIOS, I needed to install a version of Windows earlier than Windows XP to run the BIOS upgrade application successfully. It wouldn't complete from IBM's default XP installation, or from any version of DOS (it's a Win32 application). I used Windows 98.<br /> <br /> Once I did that, however, I could boot the IBM hibernation-file creation utility diskette and run the tool, and it created the SAVE2DSK.BIN file successfully. See [[How to make use of Power Management features#using a hibernation file on a dos partition|this page]] for details on sizing.<br /> <br /> Also worth noting that I did have to use a FAT32 volume -- using a file on a FAT16 volume is no longer an option with today's large RAM installations, since neither [[tphdisk]] nor IBM's utility could create working 512MB SAVE2DSK.BIN files in a FAT16 filesystem due to size limits in that filesystem.<br /> <br /> Another glitch I ran into is that I had no floppy drive; however, during this process I discovered that one can burn a floppy disk image as an ISO image to a CD-ROM, as described on [[BIOS_Upgrade#Creating_a_Bootable_CD_from_a_Floppy_Image|this page]].<br /> <br /> Justin Mason, jm at jmason dot org<br /> <br /> [[Category:T40]]</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=1990 2005-03-23T18:01:17Z

<p>JustinMason: /* The Diskette Updater */</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Before You Begin==<br /> <br /> This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a Thinkpad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Windows (if you have Windows on your thinkpad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website). Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds. By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems. <br /> <br /> '''Proceed at your own risk!'''<br /> <br /> It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll cleary state that '''you must''' update the Control Program first, then imediately update the BIOS. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.<br /> <br /> ==BIOS Upgrade Paths==<br /> <br /> For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.<br /> <br /> ===The Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.<br /> <br /> If you have no floppy drive, but do have a CD/DVD drive, you can still perform the update; see [[BIOS_Upgrade#Updating_via_CD.2FDVD_Drive|Updating via CD/DVD Drive]] below for details.<br /> <br /> ===The Non Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> '''Warning: Though I've used this process on 1 version of .exe files found on ibm.com website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk'''<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program '''cabextract''' you can expand these files directly. Run the following:<br /> <br /> cabextract FILENAME.exe<br /> <br /> You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:<br /> <br /> mkdir mntfloppy<br /> mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy<br /> ls -la mntfloppy<br /> <br /> If the results of ls -la look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable. Again, proceed at your own risk.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> If you have windows on your machine... you probably never found this page anyway as you wouldn't need it. ;) However updating the BIOS from Windows is very easy, and the supported way to do it by IBM. Simply follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> Note that in one case ([[APM setup on a type 2379 Thinkpad T40]]) it was not possible to upgrade the BIOS from Windows XP; a downgrade to Windows 98 was required to successfully run the BIOS upgrade app. The symptoms in this case were that, once the files had been extracted to the hard disk, and the machine was to reboot into the upgrade app, it would beep and hang just before reboot, requiring a power cycle. Once the power was cycled, it would simply reboot back into XP without performing any BIOS upgrade actions.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A20m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A20p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2165)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2628)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Celeron<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Pentium<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m (2628-Sxx)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A30, A30p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.07]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1G*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1N*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.17]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.17]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | G41<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.06]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.06]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R32<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.20]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.20]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.26]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.26]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.33]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.33]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50, R50p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.21]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.21]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | T20<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T21<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T22<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T23<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | TransNote<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | X20, X21<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]<br /> |-<br /> | X22, X23, X24<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]<br /> |-<br /> | X30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 2.15]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | X40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 1.55]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.56]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 1.55]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.56]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating via Floppy== <br /> <br /> If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.<br /> <br /> ==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:<br /> <br /> dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img<br /> <br /> You should verify this floppy.img as explained above.<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.<br /> <br /> The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable cd can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.<br /> <br /> It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:<br /> <br /> mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img<br /> <br /> Note: You don't strictly need the last ''bootfloppy.img'', however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the '''-b''' boot image is applied to the CD. For more info on this read the '''mkisofs man page'''.<br /> <br /> You can now burn the bootcd.iso in your favorite cd burning program.<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2887) || Ingo van Lil &lt;inguin at gmx dot de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T40 || Sean Dague (http://dague.net)<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T41p || Nils Newman, work great. (Version: Bios 3.14 / Embedded Controller 3.04)<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;, Joern Heissler &lt;joern@heissler.de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | X40 || Robbie Stone &lt;robbie@serendipity.cx&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T20 || Franz Hassels &lt;fhassel at suse dot com&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.<br /> <br /> ==Rentry Check List==<br /> <br /> (With appologies to Ed Nisley)<br /> <br /> The following is important to remember:<br /> # You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time<br /> # You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.<br /> # You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS<br /> # All of these instructions are provided with '''no warranty'''. A bios update gone wrong for any reason can '''completely destroy''' your Thinkpad.</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=1988 2005-03-23T17:54:02Z

<p>JustinMason: /* Updating from within Windows */ noting a case where doing it from within XP was impossible</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Before You Begin==<br /> <br /> This page is meant to describe ways to update the BIOS on a Thinkpad that only runs Linux for users that don't have ready access to Windows (if you have Windows on your thinkpad you can just boot into it and follow instructions on the IBM website). Updating the BIOS in Linux (with few exceptions) '''is not officially supported''' by IBM. However there are work arounds. By following any of the instructions here you are accepting the '''very real risk''' of turning your thinkpad into a big expensive paper weight, as a firmware update gone wrong can create unfixable problems. <br /> <br /> '''Proceed at your own risk!'''<br /> <br /> It is also '''important''' to understand that all newer thinkpads have 2 seperate firmwares, the BIOS and the Control Program. A specific version of the Control Program will only work with specific versions of the BIOS. If you go through the readme's on the IBM site they'll cleary state that '''you must''' update the Control Program first, then imediately update the BIOS. Otherwise you risk turning your thinkpad into a very nice paper weight.<br /> <br /> ==BIOS Upgrade Paths==<br /> <br /> For every firmware (either BIOS or Control Program) update on the IBM site there are two different firmware update programs provided.<br /> <br /> ===The Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 16bit dos program which asks you to accept a license agreement. It will run in Windows, DOS, OS/2, or [http://dosemu.sf.net Dosemu] perfectly, but requires a real floppy disk attached via a real floppy control. The USB Floppy Drive to the new Thinkpads doesn't count.<br /> <br /> ===The Non Diskette Updater===<br /> <br /> '''Warning: Though I've used this process on 1 version of .exe files found on ibm.com website this doesn't mean it will work for all of them. Use at your own risk'''<br /> <br /> This installer appears to be a 32bit windows exe which is designed for updating the BIOS directly from a running Windows OS. It turns out that the .exe is really a wrapper license program arround windows .cab files (this information is in [[How_to_change_the_BIOS_bootsplash_screen|BIOS-Bootsplash]]). If you install the Linux program '''cabextract''' you can expand these files directly. Run the following:<br /> <br /> cabextract FILENAME.exe<br /> <br /> You will get 8 files in the current directory. One of them will be FILENAME.img. You can test that this is really a floppy image by running:<br /> <br /> mkdir mntfloppy<br /> mount -o loop FILENAME.img mntfloppy<br /> ls -la mntfloppy<br /> <br /> If the results of ls -la look like a dos floppy, and no read errors were displayed, you have a pretty good chance that the floppy image is usable. Again, proceed at your own risk.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> If you have windows on your machine... you probably never found this page anyway as you wouldn't need it. ;) However updating the BIOS from Windows is very easy, and the supported way to do it by IBM. Simply follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> Note that in one case ([[APM setup on a type 2379 Thinkpad T40]]) it was not possible to upgrade the BIOS from Windows XP; a downgrade to Windows 98 was required to successfully run the BIOS upgrade app. The symptoms in this case were that, once the files had been extracted to the hard disk, and the machine was to reboot into the upgrade app, it would beep and hang just before reboot, requiring a power cycle. Once the power was cycled, it would simply reboot back into XP without performing any BIOS upgrade actions.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A20m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Z 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTQ 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A20p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4MNN8Y 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4JWNTR 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2165)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21e (2628)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLU 1.13]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KLV 1.13]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A21p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Celeron<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNQKX 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UNRRF 1.07]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22e Pentium<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQKLK 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4XQL7B 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM4 1.09]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJMXK 1.09]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22m (2628-Sxx)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXS2T 1.05]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VXRG4 1.05]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A22p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4Q2KM3 1.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PJN8X 1.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | A30, A30p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39863 1.18]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40846 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39861 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-40847 1.07]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1G*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42654 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45771 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42660 1.10]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45900 1.05]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45770 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p (Bios 1N*)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 1.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 1.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 1.17]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 1.17]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | G41<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58127 1.06]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-58129 1.06]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40216 1.38]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40217 1.38]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41378 3.11]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-41535 3.11]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R32<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43571 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-43572 2.15]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 1.20]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 1.20]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 1.26]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 1.13]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 1.26]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 1.13]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 1.33]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 1.33]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50, R50p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 2.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 1.21]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 1.21]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | T20<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MNN8X 1.22]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4JWNJC 1.22]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T21<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4Q2KM5 1.16]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4PJN8Y 1.16]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T22<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWPPU 1.12]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4VWP54 1.12]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | T23<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39366 1.18]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40022 1.06a]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-39362 1.18]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40021 1.06a]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 2.08]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 2.02]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 3.14]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 3.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 3.14]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 3.04]<br /> |-<br /> | TransNote<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDSMK 1.02]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4UDRRF 1.02]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | X20, X21<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BM 2.25]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4VQNTP 1.36]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4P52BL 2.25]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4PBMCT 1.36]<br /> |-<br /> | X22, X23, X24<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39672 1.32]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39806 1.30]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39665 1.32]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-39808 1.30]<br /> |-<br /> | X30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44135 1.07]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44152 1.04]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44131 1.07]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44149 1.04]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 2.15]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 1.06]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 2.15]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 1.06]<br /> |-<br /> | X40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53881 1.55]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53882 1.56]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53883 1.55]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53885 1.56]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating via Floppy== <br /> <br /> If you were able to create the boot floppy per the Diskette update method, and you have a Floppy with your Thinkpad, the update should be simple.<br /> <br /> ==Updating via CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> If you have created a boot floppy on another machine, you need to create an image file of that floppy. This can be easily done in linux by running a command line:<br /> <br /> dd bs=2x80x18b if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img<br /> <br /> You should verify this floppy.img as explained above.<br /> <br /> ===Creating a Bootable CD from a Floppy Image===<br /> <br /> Once you have your floppy image, either from imaging a real floppy, or from extracting them via the cabextract method above, you need to make a boot CD out of it.<br /> <br /> The eltorito bootable CD standard is a wonderful thing. What this means is that a bootable cd can be made with a bootable floppy in such as way that the CD believes that it is a 2.88 MB floppy drive. This allows you to replace a boot floppy by a boot CD in nearly all situations.<br /> <br /> It is very easy to create such a bootable CD ISO image in Linux using the mkisofs tool. To do this run a command as follows:<br /> <br /> mkisofs -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso bootfloppy.img<br /> <br /> Note: You don't strictly need the last ''bootfloppy.img'', however some versions of mkisofs get confused about why you would want to create an iso with no contents, and thus won't let you. You don't actually care about the contents of the CD, you only care that the '''-b''' boot image is applied to the CD. For more info on this read the '''mkisofs man page'''.<br /> <br /> You can now burn the bootcd.iso in your favorite cd burning program.<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2887) || Ingo van Lil &lt;inguin at gmx dot de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T40 || Sean Dague (http://dague.net)<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T41p || Nils Newman, work great. (Version: Bios 3.14 / Embedded Controller 3.04)<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;, Joern Heissler &lt;joern@heissler.de&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | X40 || Robbie Stone &lt;robbie@serendipity.cx&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | T20 || Franz Hassels &lt;fhassel at suse dot com&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk is in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.<br /> <br /> ==Rentry Check List==<br /> <br /> (With appologies to Ed Nisley)<br /> <br /> The following is important to remember:<br /> # You must update '''both''' the Control Program and the BIOS at the same time<br /> # You must find versions of the Control Program and BIOS that are compatible. Not all of them are, so follow the readmes on the IBM website carefully to determine which are.<br /> # You must update the Control Program '''before''' you update the BIOS<br /> # All of these instructions are provided with '''no warranty'''. A bios update gone wrong for any reason can '''completely destroy''' your Thinkpad.</div>

JustinMason https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Problem_with_ThinkPad_600_batteries&diff=2703 2005-03-16T18:11:38Z

<p>JustinMason: adding note about BIOS update mentioned in page</p> <hr /> <div>Information about the problem of early dying batteries on Thinkpads of the 600 series.<br /> <br /> ==Problem description==<br /> <br /> The charge indicator falls from some still quite high (between 50% and 95%) charge state to 5%.<br /> This happens only on batteries which have gone through some recharging cycles already.<br /> <br /> ==Affected Models==<br /> <br /> *Thinkpad 600, 600E, 600X<br /> <br /> ==Affected Operating Systems==<br /> <br /> *all<br /> <br /> ==Status==<br /> *Raph Levien has collected comprehensive information about this phenomena and possible solutions in 2002 on this page: http://www.levien.com/tp600-battery.html<br /> *Another possible solution is to buy an external battery pack.<br /> <br /> ==Solutions==<br /> <br /> See this page: http://www.levien.com/tp600-battery.html<br /> <br /> It has been the experience of some users, including myself, that the batteries perform far better if you _never_ charge the battery while the computer is on. The area around the battery gets quite hot while using the laptop. Charging the battery at that temperature seems to be a bad idea.<br /> <br /> That page notes that a BIOS update marked as &quot;optimizing battery recharging&quot; might help avoid the problem in the first place, theorizing that that update disables charging when the battery is fully charged and the laptop is using mains power. With any luck that BIOS update is on most Thinkpads by now.<br /> <br /> [[Category:600]] [[Category:600E]] [[Category:600X]]</div>

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