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Bug #310

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Coreboot 4.14 fails on a Lenvovo T440p

Added by David Hoelscher over 3 years ago. Updated almost 2 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
-
Target version:
-
Start date:
06/02/2021
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
Affected versions:
Needs backport to:
Affected hardware:
ThinkPad T440p
Affected OS:
All (coreboot bug)

Description

Hi all,

coreboot 4.14 dies on early boot. The T440p ended with led blinking and beep sound.

This was my first try - so i think it was maybe a problem with mrc.bin or vga.rom. But if I skip back to version 4.13, everything works fine (4.13 working config is appended). I don't know how to get debug information on this early stage of boot. Does anyone has a hint? A Raspberry Pi as an external flasher is available.

Further - is it possible to flash only the 4 MB BIOS chip? This IC is very easy accessible. I am afraid to disassemble the complete backplate to access the other 8MB chip again. Initially I flashed the complete Rom without ME on both chips.


Files

Coreboot_4.13.config (23.6 KB) Coreboot_4.13.config Coreboot 4.13 Working config David Hoelscher, 06/02/2021 07:53 PM
descriptor.bin (4 KB) descriptor.bin BIOS Descriptor.bin David Hoelscher, 06/02/2021 08:07 PM
Actions #1

Updated by Bob Dobbs over 3 years ago

I flashed each T440p-related commit made after the 4.13 release until I found the one that no longer boots. This appears to be the breaking change:

https://review.coreboot.org/plugins/gitiles/coreboot/+/ae999503f62ef8a3b9b2756a2810d29c383a009e

I tried reverting the changes made in this commit (PEG_CAP,PEG_DCAP,etc) and was then able to build from master/4.14 and get a bootable, working 4.14 ROM for the T440p. FWIW my T440p doesn't have a dGPU.

Side note: Flashing only the 4MB chip seems to work (for me, anyway) to get the system booting again.

Actions #2

Updated by Angel Pons over 3 years ago

A coreboot log would tell what exactly is going on. You can use flashconsole (CONSOLE_SPI_FLASH Kconfig option) to retrieve one. I think I know what's going on, though: the straps on the mainboard enable PEG x8/x8 bifurcation, which means there's a PCI device at 00:01.0 (Bus:Dev.Func) where the dGPU would be connected to, and another unused PCI device at 00:01.1 which is not present in the devicetree. The config_of() function call added in that commit makes coreboot die when it runs for PCI device 00:01.1 because the device node isn't linked to any chip.

Actions #3

Updated by Angel Pons over 3 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Response Needed
  • Assignee set to Angel Pons
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

https://review.coreboot.org/q/topic:%22haswell-peg-woes%22 should fix booting on T440p. The three T440p changes alone should be enough to fix booting, but the other three address issues in northbridge code, including the one that led to the breakage.

Actions #4

Updated by Bob Dobbs over 3 years ago

Angel Pons wrote:

A coreboot log would tell what exactly is going on. You can use flashconsole (CONSOLE_SPI_FLASH Kconfig option) to retrieve one. I think I know what's going on, though: the straps on the mainboard enable PEG x8/x8 bifurcation, which means there's a PCI device at 00:01.0 (Bus:Dev.Func) where the dGPU would be connected to, and another unused PCI device at 00:01.1 which is not present in the devicetree. The config_of() function call added in that commit makes coreboot die when it runs for PCI device 00:01.1 because the device node isn't linked to any chip.

I can confirm adding device pci 01.1 off end # Unused PCIe Bridge to devicetree.cb resolves the issue for me. I can now build (and boot!) master. Thanks so much Angel!

Actions #5

Updated by David Hoelscher over 3 years ago

Yes, I also can confirm that your patches resolve this issue. Thank you very much!

Actions #6

Updated by Daniel Kulesz about 3 years ago

I can confirm this issue and I can confirm as well that current master works (opposed to 4.14).

Actions #7

Updated by Angel Pons almost 2 years ago

  • Status changed from Response Needed to Resolved
  • Affected hardware set to ThinkPad T440p
  • Affected OS set to All (coreboot bug)
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