BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

[piernov]

Please post any suggestions and corrections about the BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools thread here.

TODO:

• Add list of known suffixes for Dell
• Complete list of programmable/non-programmable EC
• Add more platforms with automatic EC flashing
• Add more brands for BIOS extraction
• Add EC firmware extraction process
• Probably a lot of other stuff I forgot

[rumpumpel1]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

changed hyperlinks:

https://hklrf.com/24download/img/RT809H-List8.txt -> https://hklrf.com/24download/img/RT809H-List2.txt

https://www.hklrf.com/24download/img/RT809F-List6.txt -> https://www.hklrf.com/24download/img/RT809F-List2.txt

[piernov]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

Updated, thanks.

[huss584]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

Thank you, for Advice

[EineWildeStehlampe]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

Would suggest adding information about update extraction from Acer update files (applies to a lot of brands that use Insyde firmware), since those mostly contain full images that do not require stitching. For reference this would be the corresponding page on my wiki:
https://github.com/ISpillMyDrink/UEF...e-Tool-(H2OFFT)
I can post a quick guide on Badcaps aswell if none is already present.

[piernov]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

Thanks, added a link to it. Feel free to write a post with any info you want to add.

[mouad512]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

thanksssss

[learnmore]

Re: BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools — Discussions

Many thanks for your well delineated thread on Bios etc...It was helpful for a newbie. May I ask, based on what I've read would a SVOD4 programmer be recommended for Dell laptops with 8CF8 suffix?

[ShockStruck]

Please post any suggestions and corrections about the BIOS guides, methods, resources and tools thread here.

TODO:

• Add list of known suffixes for Dell
• Complete list of programmable/non-programmable EC
• Add more platforms with automatic EC flashing
• Add more brands for BIOS extraction
• Add EC firmware extraction process
• Probably a lot of other stuff I forgot

I'd love to see some stuff on server platforms. One thing I've been looking to fill gaps in my own knowledge is adding different CPU support for AMD Epyc generations of the same socket. Particularly with Dell gen 1 EPYC servers. Seems totally doable to replace gen 1 EPYC AGESA code with either gen 2 or 3 and would save homelabbers the need to buy newer (much more expensive) server platforms just to get newer microcode.

[luiztessadri]

CH341A can read and write EC ENE KB90XX using flashrom software. Embedded Controllers of ENE uses SPI interface for reading and writing.

[nix30101]

Combo Version of the 8FC8 patcher tool and Password Generator...written in Python converted to an EXE. you can just run the python code if you prefer.https://github.com/chromebreakerdev/DellBIOSTools.git