[Libreboot-dev] Fwd: Re: release candidate for first 2016 libreboot release

[John Lau]

Hi Leah,

Just tried out T400_8mb_usqwerty_txtmode.rom on another T400, this one 
with a 1440 x 900 display.

Before, I would get a display after booting into Trisquel.
With 82-g5090b51, I no longer get a display at any point, or any backlight.

Left on its own, the T400 does get to the Trisquel login prompt (I hear 
the little pop, and I can blind shutdown Trisquel using the upper right 
corner menu).

One thing about this T400, I swapped the original 1440 x 900 display for 
a better one from another T400. But the screen was fine with the earlier 
Libreboot version.

Screen: 42T0498 LP141WP2-TLB1

Thank you,
John


-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: [Libreboot-dev] release candidate for first 2016 libreboot 
release
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:26:57 -0700
From: John Lau <address@hidden>
To: Leah Rowe <address@hidden>

Hi Leah,

Tried out t400_4mb_usqwerty_{vesafb,txtmode}.rom on a T400 with 1280 x 
800 display:

On 7/20/16 2:48 AM, Leah Rowe wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> https://libreboot.org/beta/experimental-82-g5090b51/
>
> coreboot was updated for X200, T400, R400, T500 and GA-G41M-ES2L. Can
> people with these boards test those ROM images and report results back
> to this list?
>
> NOTE: brick risk is high. Make sure to have your SPI programmer ready.
>
> Expected behaviour:

> * boots GRUB, boots GNU/Linux properly as before
boots Trisquel fine

> * no weird issues

> * suspend should now work on laptops listed above, as should resume.
with libreboot 20150518: close lid -> crescent light -> open lid -> resume
with 82-g5090b51: close lid -> crescent light -> open lid -> blank 
screen, crescent light still

> * text mode should work (see new txtmode images for laptops above)
boots Trisquel fine

> * improved raminit for ga-g41m-es2l (e.g. 800mhz dimms, etc. ask
> damo22 for more information. damo22 is in the IRC channel)
not tested...

Thank you for Libreboot,
John