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title: Install Libreboot on HP EliteBook 8460p x-toc-enable: true ...
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING, OR YOU MAY BRICK YOUR MACHINE!! - Please click the link and follow the instructions there, before flashing. For posterity, here is the link again.
| ***Specifications*** | |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| **Manufacturer** | HP |
| **Name** | EliteBook 8460p |
| **Variants** | EliteBook 8460p |
| **Released** | 2011 |
| **Chipset** | Intel QM67 |
| **CPU** | Intel Sandy Bridge (socketed) |
| **Graphics** | Intel HD Graphics (supported in Libreboot) or
AMD Radeon HD 6470M (unsupported in Libreboot) |
| **Display** | 14" 1366x768 or 1600x900 TFT |
| **Memory** | Two slots, max 8GB/slot (16GB), DDR3/SODIMM |
| **Architecture** | x86_64 |
| **EC** | SMSC KBC1126, proprietary (in main boot flash) |
| **Original boot firmware** | HP UEFI firmware |
| **Intel ME/AMD PSP** | Present. Can be disabled with me_cleaner. |
| **Flash chip** | SOIC-8 8MiB (64Mbit) |
```
W+: Works without vendor firmware;
N: Doesn't work;
W*: Works with vendor firmware;
U: Untested;
P+: Partially works;
P*: Partially works with vendor firmware
```
| ***Features*** | |
|---------------------------------------------------|----|
| **Internal flashing with original boot firmware** | N |
| **Display (if Intel GPU)** | W+ |
| **Audio** | W+ |
| **RAM Init** | W+ |
| **External output** | W+ |
| **Display brightness** | W+ |
| ***Payloads supported*** | |
|---------------------------|-----------|
| **GRUB** | Works |
| **SeaBIOS** | Works |
| **SeaBIOS with GRUB** | Works |
Open source BIOS/UEFI firmware
These next sections will teach you how to install Libreboot, on your HP EliteBook 8460p laptop motherboard. Libreboot is a Free Software project that replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware.
Unavailable in Libreboot 20231106 or earlier. You must compile from source, or use a release newer than 20231106.
This is a beastly 14" Sandy Bridge platform from HP. NOTE: Until otherwise stated, only the Intel GPU variant is supported in Libreboot.
Build ROM image from source
The build target, when building from source, is thus:
./mk -b coreboot hp8460pintel_8mb
Install Libreboot
Please take care to insert the vendor files, if using release images.
Insert binary files
If you're using a release ROM, please ensure that you've inserted extra firmware required refer to the guide for that. (failure to adhere to this advice will result in a bricked machine)
Set MAC address
This platform uses an Intel Flash Descriptor, and defines an Intel GbE NVM region. As such, release/build ROMs will contain the same MAC address. To change the MAC address, please read nvmutil documentation.
Flash a ROM image (software)
If you're already running Libreboot, and you don't have flash protection turned on, internal flashing is possible.
Flash a ROM image (hardware)
REMOVE all power sources like battery, charger and so on, before doing this. This is to prevent short circuiting and power surges while flashing.
For general information, please refer to 25xx NOR flash instructions.
At this present time, disassembly instructions are unavailable from the Libreboot project, but you can search for HP's own hardware maintenance manual or look at videos online showing disassembly.
The flash chip is visible by removing the "bottom door" panel. But the frame makes it hard to put a clip on it, so it's recommended to follow the HP service manual to remove the bottom cover, as it's called.