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by flyingfishfinger
Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Possibly missing SMD resistor on X210 board
Replies: 16
Views: 5820

Re: Possibly missing SMD resistor on X210 board

Hi, sorry for the delay. Both of my boards match what the others have posted with the resistors stacked vertically (=) instead of next to each other (--). Good luck on the repairs!
by flyingfishfinger
Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Possibly missing SMD resistor on X210 board
Replies: 16
Views: 5820

Re: Possibly missing SMD resistor on X210 board

Yeah, I can take a look for you. Give me a day or two!

R
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Anyone here attempt the X61HK mod?
Replies: 4
Views: 1890

Re: Anyone here attempt the X61HK mod?

Look into an X62, if you haven't already. The later version came with a Core i7-5600U, I have one.

Cheers,
R
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:39 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Advice: I might have bricked my X2100
Replies: 3
Views: 2668

Re: Advice: I might have bricked my X2100

Before you do that, there is always the external programmer route. It can be done with a Raspberry Pi and flashrom: https://www.flashrom.org/RaspberryPi I use a Pomona SOIC clip which lets you keep the chip on board: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/pomona-electronics/5250/745102 All is no...
by flyingfishfinger
Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X2100 won't turn on, makes chirping noise
Replies: 18
Views: 11688

Re: X2100 won't turn on, makes chirping noise

Watching this with vested interest! I've an X2100 4th batch that won't turn on, but I don't get any of the power status LED's on mine so might be a different issue. I get no response at all from battery or an external power source. Please do keep us informed if you have any luck! I've replaced my X...
by flyingfishfinger
Fri Mar 10, 2023 5:32 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Xue Yao talking about ThinkPad modding on Friday Mar 09, 2023
Replies: 7
Views: 3528

Re: Xue Yao is giving a talk about ThinkPad modding @ 11:00 GMT this Friday!

Missed it, but cool! Nice to see he's alive / still working on this stuff at least somewhat.

R
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:36 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X2100 power optimizations?
Replies: 1
Views: 2528

X2100 power optimizations?

(Breaking out to differentiate from EC thread, as it really doesn't have much to do with it - apologies for shuffling content around) Has anyone successfully applied all the power saving tricks that worked for the X210 to the X2100? I haven't been able to get the power consumption under 7W at idle, ...
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X210/X2100 embedded controller fixes (was: X210 EC datasheet/better brightness control)
Replies: 125
Views: 119130

Re: X210/X2100 embedded controller fixes (was: X210 EC datasheet/better brightness control)

Opening this can of worms back up - the EC fixes so far are pretty impressive, but there are still some troublesome issues with this machine. In particular, I'd like to try and figure out USB-C charging properly, I'm sure people have noticed the charge / not charging cycling with smaller chargers ev...
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X2100 won't turn on, makes chirping noise
Replies: 18
Views: 11688

Re: X2100 won't turn on, makes chirping noise

When I modified the X210 BIOS, that's the first thing I did. Removed the stock BIOS chip for safekeeping, installed one of these (https://www.adafruit.com/product/4726) and bought several extra blank chips. Good luck!
by flyingfishfinger
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Is xytech (xyte.ch) responding to anybody?
Replies: 11
Views: 6240

Re: Is xytech (xyte.ch) responding to anybody?

FWIW I get roughly the same input power (~7-8W) with the latest BIOS he posted, but no OS-side tweaks at all. I remember there was a thread somewhere here about optimizing the power consumption on the X210 that knocked off another couple of watts. I haven't tried applying it to the X2100, but I imag...
by flyingfishfinger
Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:32 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: [Solved] X2100 USB-C charging not working?
Replies: 0
Views: 3919

[Solved] X2100 USB-C charging not working?

Hi, Anyone else experienced the thing where charging cycles on and off in about 1-2 second period? I have a Thunderbolt 3 dock that's supposed to be able to charge at 85W - I assumed that USB-PD should be independent of the Thunderbolt functionality. I've tried the "slow charge" EC mod as well as t...
by flyingfishfinger
Wed Jan 18, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: [WTB OT] Panasonic CF-1000 (1992!)
Replies: 1
Views: 1057

[WTB OT] Panasonic CF-1000 (1992!)

Hi, Not sure where to look / ask so I've sort of been making the rounds. I recently unearthed my childhood Panasonic CF-1000 laptop in my parents closet - but of course it doesn't work anymore. I tried some fixes (recapping etc) but so far I haven't had any luck. So I've been looking for another com...
by flyingfishfinger
Wed Jan 18, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: Marketplace - Forum Members only
Topic: [WTB] X210 or X2100
Replies: 4
Views: 3824

Re: [WTB] X210 or X2100

How about the board only?

I've got two X210, but one was a board swap. Lmk what you think!

R
by flyingfishfinger
Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X2100 Coreboot (separating for readability)
Replies: 1
Views: 3359

X2100 Coreboot (separating for readability)

Hi all- I wanted to start this thread to discuss Coreboot on the X2100 as opposed to the X210 - since it has distinct issues& solutions. Mods, please let me know if it's annoying or not suggested and I can copy this back into the other thread. Mainly, the X2100 port did not get upstreamed, and as I ...
by flyingfishfinger
Sun Jan 08, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Coreboot on the X210
Replies: 83
Views: 51109

Re: Coreboot on the X210

Just managed to build mjg59's coreboot version for the X2100 , it seems to run fine. . Nope, the keyboard doesn't work at all in the Tianocore picker. Once I figure out how to get back into Ubuntu.... let's see what can be done. It takes a bit of fiddling, since it's based on an older version of cor...
by flyingfishfinger
Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:03 am
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X2100 / X210 Hack: Combine PCIe & SATA for PCIe 2x
Replies: 0
Views: 4338

X2100 / X210 Hack: Combine PCIe & SATA for PCIe 2x

Hey, EDIT: Blog post with details now up: https://rsend.wordpress.com/x2100-new-acquisition-coreboot/ Quick note for fun, I'll write a blog post with more details this weekend but here's the gist: It's possible to combine the upper PCIe port on the X210 or X2100 with the SATA port (in PCIe mode) to ...
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Coreboot on the X210
Replies: 83
Views: 51109

Re: Coreboot on the X210

mjg59 wrote:
Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:55 pm
I've now got Coreboot running correctly on the X2100 - https://github.com/mjg59/coreboot/tree/x2100_ng is my current tree.
Any plans to upstream this? By the looks of it, it's a little out of date at this point...

R
by flyingfishfinger
Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:11 am
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Difference between X201 & X200s covers (On X210s)?
Replies: 2
Views: 3356

Difference between X201 & X200s covers (On X210s)?

Hi, I currently have 2 X210s, one with the 2K (1920x1200) screen and the other with the 3K screen (2880x1920, I believe). The former is from Jacky a long time ago and has a poorly trimmed bezel which says X201, and the latter is from XYTech and has a nicely trimmed X200s bezel. I found out randomly ...
by flyingfishfinger
Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:14 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Recently got X2100 from Jacky. AMA
Replies: 32
Views: 31753

Re: Recently got X2100 from Jacky. AMA

Not sure if anyone is watching - but if yes, is someone with an X2100 PCB able to take close-up photos of the actual PCB? I'm curious about how the new USB-C connector is placed.

Cheers,
R
by flyingfishfinger
Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Visual differences / identifying features between X210 batches?
Replies: 1
Views: 7498

Visual differences / identifying features between X210 batches?

Hi, I'm trying to figure out which batch of X210 board I have, but I'm unclear if there are any identifying marks / visual differences between them that would allow me to do so. XYTech's website has a list of differences (https://www.xyte.ch/mods/x210-x2100/ halfway down) but they're not super concl...
by flyingfishfinger
Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI
Replies: 38
Views: 31157

Re: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI

I just tried out your EFI (updated yesterday, right?) as-is. Several interesting observations: - My keyboard works in the picker! - Acceleration works in Monterey, including sleep! Much better than what I had before. - Any idea why it's necessary to fake an Iris 645 though, instead of the UHD620 we ...
by flyingfishfinger
Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI
Replies: 38
Views: 31157

Re: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI

Hi, I think we might want to try VoodooRMI, I'm pretty sure the TrackPAD is SMBus / Synaptics. I have a different problem- when the TrackPAD (palmrest) and Trackpoint (red nub) are both attached, the Trackpoint is extremely jumpy. If I remove the palmrest, it works just fine... In either case Trackp...
by flyingfishfinger
Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:24 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI
Replies: 38
Views: 31157

Re: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI

Ah, on some things you're doing better than me. My brightness KEYS work, but they do nothing (are you using Brightness Slider app)? My trackpoint is also really jerky. However I was a bit lazy and just downloaded the SSDTs for my laptop. Did you use SSDTime or manual configuration? You have a lot mo...
by flyingfishfinger
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI
Replies: 38
Views: 31157

Re: 51nb X210 macOS 10.15-10.16 Hackintosh EFI

I made a working Catalina Hack with OpenCore over the past few days. So far, only a FEW issues :)

@jamesfawcett, happy to share if you're still interested!

R
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: Anyone with a 1st batch X210 willing to help me run some tests?
Replies: 0
Views: 5700

Anyone with a 1st batch X210 willing to help me run some tests?

Hi all- I've recently had some time to revisit my Thunderbolt 3 project for my X210. One of the outstanding issues is that it relies on having the mSATA slot reflashed to mPCIE so I can use that, which I've posted about before I think. The required change can be made with Intel CSME / Flash Descript...
by flyingfishfinger
Thu Apr 01, 2021 1:18 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X210 WWAN /mSATA port does mPCIE!
Replies: 14
Views: 13682

Re: X210 WWAN /mSATA port does mPCIE!

I'm not sure it does. As far as I can tell, you can only combine adjacent slots. The mapping I have so far is: Controller 1: Port 1 - USB 3 #1, Port 2 - USB 3 #2, Port 3 - Ethernet, Port 4 - lower mPCIE Controller 2: Port 1 - ?, Port 2 - ?, Port 3 - upper mPCIE, Port 4 - 2.5" SATA Controller 3: 4x M...
by flyingfishfinger
Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:27 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X210 WWAN /mSATA port does mPCIE!
Replies: 14
Views: 13682

Re: X210 WWAN /mSATA port does mPCIE!

Interesting idea.

However, that doesn't really help my use case - I wanted to combine the two slots to get an x2 device. If I can't even get devices to work properly at x1 in the first slot, there's no use in taking the clock lines and making the other one into an x1 port either...

R
by flyingfishfinger
Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:46 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X210 miniPCIe eGPU?
Replies: 14
Views: 10333

Re: X210 miniPCIe eGPU?

I don't think a diff of the BIOS will show changes to the firmware descriptor blobs, as modified with FIT. For coreboot the same applies, you still need to use the same descriptor blobs. Plus I've already tried a bunch of things with coreboot and I got the exact same errors / results...
by flyingfishfinger
Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:07 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X210 miniPCIe eGPU?
Replies: 14
Views: 10333

Re: X210 miniPCIe eGPU?

L29Ah wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:43 pm
darn, i wish there was a way to export/import/diff the bios setup config in a readable format.
Yeah... that would be great. I also tried poking at kernel command line parameters (pcie_port_pm, pcie_pme etc) to no avail.

R
by flyingfishfinger
Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:39 pm
Forum: 51nb and other modded Thinkpads
Topic: X210 miniPCIe eGPU?
Replies: 14
Views: 10333

Re: X210 miniPCIe eGPU?

I doubt it. USB 3.x has extra differential pairs in it, separately from the regular D+/D- that are used in USB 2.0 (those are kept for "backwards compatibility"). You could maybe get a shielded USB 2.0 cable (which is a thing) though, that may help. Did you try the same method on the upper slot (aft...

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