(UEFI) Dell XPS 15z L511z modded BIOS - and HOWTO

[kasar]

yeah,I am loading the me_backup.rom directly with the app


here is the image tool 7.1.20.1119

http://www.mediafire.com/?6664zjcu62xudhz

let me know if I missed to upload any file

edit: here also are my backups

http://www.mediafire.com/?cxx5j8ir71f631t

[TimeWalker]

no idea why it shrunk down to 1,507,328 bytes .. but here you go:
nope... dont

[kasar]

did you modded it?

how did you override that error?! :o

if this works you are my hero today!

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Code:

C:\BIOS MOD\A12 PROJECT\modded menus\ME test\Tools\System Tools\Flash Programmin
g Tool\Windows64>fptw64.exe -ME -F modded_l502x_me_image_OC.bin

Intel (R) Flash Programming Tool. Version:  8.1.10.1286
Copyright (c) 2007 - 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Platform: Intel(R) HM67 Express Chipset
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid

    --- Flash Devices Found ---
    W25Q32BV    ID:0xEF4016    Size: 4096KB (32768Kb)


Warning: The file does not contain enough data to completely fill
         the target write area! Continuing will truncate the Write
         Length to the File Length!
            File: "modded_l502x_me_image_OC.bin"
            File Length: 1441792
            Write Length: 1568768

Do you want to continue? Y/<N> or q to quit : y

PDR Region does not exist.
GBE Region does not exist.

- Reading Flash [0x161000] 1408KB of 1408KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x002000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x002000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x005000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x005000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x00D000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x00D000]   20KB of   20KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x011000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x011000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x015000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x015000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x01D000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x01D000]   20KB of   20KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x021000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x021000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x025000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x025000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x02D000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x02D000]   20KB of   20KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x033000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x033000]   12KB of   12KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x035000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x035000]    4KB of    4KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x092000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x092000]  360KB of  360KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x106000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x106000]  456KB of  456KB - 100% complete.
- Erasing Flash Block [0x159000] - 100% complete.
- Programming Flash [0x159000]  320KB of  320KB - 100% complete.
- Verifying Flash [0x161000] 1408KB of 1408KB - 100% complete.
RESULT: The data is identical.

FPT Operation Passed

C:\BIOS MOD\A12 PROJECT\modded menus\ME test\Tools\System Tools\Flash Programmin
g Tool\Windows64>

brb, rebooting ^^

[TimeWalker]

actually do use this one
http://www.mediafire.com/?m2g631wi74uaa99

fptw64 -me -f outimage.bin

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eh whatever .. it was the same one .. so you flashed the correct one.
yeah I don't know .. I just used the FITC on the file you posted.

[kasar]

flashed the file


laptop doesnt boot anymore ):

black screen

(posting from my old laptop)

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nothing works, cmos clear,bios recovery CD... definitly dead.

I guess my last hope is take appart the thing again and flash the flash backup again by removing phisically the chip ...

feel really depresed now

[TimeWalker]

sorry to hear that .. way to go :S looks like I'm your bitter enemy today...
at least you have a backup at hand. one more sleepless night of soldering, eh ?
if this doesn't bring you OC.. then I just would stop bothering. Until Dell gets their sh*t together and releases a Windows 8 compliant BIOS updated we have reached *the* wall.

Reading Flash [0x161000] <-- that was suspicious indeed .. should have said 0x180000.

[kasar]

well, like I told you I consider myself lucky for was able to desolder and resolder the chip from the mobo and the laptop were able to boot.

however chances I get this working again are slim.

well, if for some reason I am able to recover the computer, I think I will give up for the bios stuff for some time, I feel tired.

as for you, dont worry, it isnt your fault, have a complete brick was a risk I asumed when I went into this ^^

[TimeWalker]

regardless of what you do .. I wish you the best of luck.
but if I were you .. I would take some sleep first and then attempt reviving the frankenstein in the morning... unless you slept through the day, because otherwise chances of you [censored] up while being in this state are pretty high .. lack of sleep+disappointment = not really a good motivator to work when all you can think of is "¿cojones para que lo hice esto?" :S

[kasar]

"¿cojones para que lo hice esto?"

yeah, that is exactly what I think now.

well, the good point is that I have the programer almost ready, the wires are there, and also have a usb stick with everything in, but the soldering stuff is still required, that is why I tried to do a external flashing port in the begining, to avoid this, but the wires plus the motherboard components made me unable to get a proper dump and of course being unable to flash anything.

I have the motherboard again in my hands, took apart the whole laptop now.

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ok, chip removed aparently ok.


almost 50% work made :o

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any of u interested in getting the corrupted firmware dump to investigate what caused the issue?

finished soldering the chip to the programer, going to connect it to desktop parallel port now

[TimeWalker]

yeah, lets see what this [censored] fpt has flashed on there ...