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bug #64647: Document what the different sized images are for

Submitter:  Damien Zammit <zamaudio>
Submitted:  Sun 10 Sep 2023 03:14:43 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Documentation Priority:  1 - Later
Item Group:  None Status:  In Progress
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  gnuboot-maintainers
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Mon 11 Dec 2023 05:27:01 PM UTC, comment #2: 

I have found that: https://www.reddit.com/r/libreboot/comments/puxh9r/16mib_flash_chip_upgrade_now_done_by_default_on/

I'm unsure if Minifree sold D510MO but id it did we can fill all the blanks now:

+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Image                                      | Computer                         |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_d510mo.tar.xz              | Intel D510MO                     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_d510mo_16mb.tar.xz         | Minifree D510MO                  |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_kfsn4-dre_2mb.tar.xz       | Asus KFSN4-DRE                   |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_kgpe-d16-rdimm_2mb.tar.xz  | Asus KGPE-D16 with rdimm RAM     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_kgpe-d16-rdimm_16mb.tar.xz | Minifree KGPE-D16 with rdimm RAM |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_kgpe-d16-udimm_2mb.tar.xz  | Asus KGPE-D16 with udimm RAM     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_kgpe-d16-udimm_16mb.tar.xz | Minifree KGPE-D16 with udimm RAM |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_macbook11.tar.xz           | MacBook 1.1                      |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_macbook11_16mb.tar.xz      | Minifree Macbook 1.1             |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_macbook21.tar.xz           | MacBook 2.1                      |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_macbook21_16mb.tar.xz      | Minifree Macbook 1.1             |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_r400_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad R400 Without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_r400_8mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad R400 With AMT           |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_r400_16mb.tar.xz           | Minifree R400                    |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_r500_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad R500 Without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t60_16mb_intelgpu.tar.xz   | Minifree T60                     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t60_intelgpu.tar.xz        | Thinkpda T60                     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t400_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad T400 without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t400_8mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad T400 with AMT           |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t400_16mb.tar.xz           | Minifree T400                    |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t500_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad T500 without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t500_8mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad T500 with AMT           |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_t500_16mb.tar.xz           | Minifree T500                    |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_w500_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad W400 without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_w500_8mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad W500 with AMT           |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_w500_16mb.tar.xz           | Minifree T500                    |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x60.tar.xz                 | Thinkpad X60                     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x60_16mb.tar.xz            | Minifree X60                     |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x200_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad X200 without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x200_8mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad X200 with AMT           |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x200_16mb.tar.xz           | Minifree X200                    |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x301_4mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad X200 without AMT        |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x301_8mb.tar.xz            | Thinkpad X301 with AMT           |
| gnuboot-0.1-rc1_x301_16mb.tar.xz           | Minifree X301                    |
+--------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+

GNUtoo <gnutoo>
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Sat 09 Dec 2023 02:46:11 AM UTC, comment #1: 

We indeed lack such documentation.

I know that at least some GM45 Thinkpads have 8MiB flash chip size with AMT and 4MiB without.

For the X60 its flash chip is 2MiB and it's unlikely to ever be shipped with a 16MiB flash chip unless some vendors modify the laptops to increase the flash chip size.

 GNUtoo <gnutoo>
Group administrator
Sun 10 Sep 2023 03:14:43 AM UTC, original submission:  

As far as I am aware, (most) mainboards only come in one sized flash chip.  As there are gnuboot images that correspond to the same board just with a different sized flash chip, someone needs to document what these are for.  For example, one could modify the mainboard to swap out the flash chip for a bigger one, but this is not a stock standard configuration.  Please consider marking the default sized images as such in the release, as well as documentation on how to use the bigger images.

 Damien Zammit <zamaudio>

 

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