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[StarBook MkVI - AMD] firmware update to ami 1.10.0 bricked my machine #128

Closed lil0r closed 9 months ago

lil0r commented 10 months ago

Followed the guide in https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/firmware/efi-shell

now screen stays black, one blue led comes on, fan spin up, screen remains black and it repeats.

any pointers to recover welcome

Sean-StarLabs commented 10 months ago

They're very similar to the LabTop Mk IV in terms of layout - so you can follow https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/guides/installing-slash-recovering-firmware-with-external-programmer. If it is a ch341a, you'll need to use the 1.8v converter.

I'd recommend recovering with 1.7.0, which is the latest stable version

lil0r commented 9 months ago

Thanks Sean, are there any other ways to recover? I ordered a ch341a, do you have the specs of the eeprom chip?

thanks

Sean-StarLabs commented 9 months ago

You can use a 12-pin FFC, but with AMD boards, the clip is more straightforward.

Chip is a W25R128JWSIQ; flashrom 1.2 and higher supports them.

lil0r commented 9 months ago

Thanks Sean,

The most recent bios would be https://github.com/StarLabsLtd/firmware/raw/master/StarBook/MkVI-AMD/ami/1.10.0/efi-B6-A.zip ? I am still surprised how I ended up in this situation, the last 30 years I have never ever had a bad flash.

Sean-StarLabs commented 9 months ago

Latest stable is https://github.com/StarLabsLtd/firmware/blob/master/StarBook/MkVI-AMD/ami-flashrom/1.7.0/1.7.0.bin

lil0r commented 9 months ago

Thanks Sean, what is the 1.10.0 for? Is it not the right version to flash? EFI flash did recognise & successfully flash the platform. If it is not, probably would make sense to remove or update the documentation - I presume some folks will follow in my footsteps otherwise.

Sean-StarLabs commented 9 months ago

1.10.0 is in the embarge remote (not our test, basically "alpha"). 1.08.0 is testing

How do you get to https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/firmware/efi-shell?

lil0r commented 9 months ago

recovered via ch341a + 1.8v mod to 1.7.0. md5sumed the eeprom dump and the vanilla 1.10.0.rom file and they differ. Not sure what happend there. How can I find out which version is the current stable/beta/alpha version? Since I have a way to recover now, happy to also be testing the highly anticipated AMD coreboot version…

Sean-StarLabs commented 9 months ago

Awesome.

It's the links under Releases - https://support.starlabs.systems/kb/firmware/starbook-mk-vi-amd

1.12.0 the latest, currently in testing remote