[REQUEST] Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 (HEETxxWW) Whitelist Removal

[kirmandi]

would like to use another wlan card in my Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E531

(official) BIOS: HEET35WW (v1.16)

current: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_42628086&REV_C4\4&B8A19D1&0&00E1

thanks in advance

*edit*
and here my bios backup (if needed): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6337...64bios.rar

[sovem]

would like to use another wlan card in my Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E531

(official) BIOS: HEET35WW (v1.16)

current: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_42628086&REV_C4\4&B8A19D1&0&00E1

thanks in advance

*edit*
and here my bios backup (if needed): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6337...64bios.rar

WL removed: Thinkpad_Edge_E531_HEET35WW_BACK_NWL_kirmandi
http://rghost.net/49941262
Look README to update. Please post results.

[kirmandi]

thx for fast response

tried it with DOS bootable but only get:

Error 104: The 2 SPI flash devices do not have compatible command sets.

(with both flash1 and flash2.bat)
also fpt.exe -i produces the same 104 error output in DOS

thats the same error i already got when trying to create the backup, i was only able to create it with this "newer" version FPT_BAK3264_all, however this is not DOS compatible ...

i guess the fparts.txt is wrong or missing an entry?!

maybe this is helpful:

Code:

C:\_BACK>fpt64.exe -i

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

Platform: Intel(R) HM77 Express Chipset
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid

--- Flash Devices Found ---
W25Q64BV ID:0xEF4017 Size: 8192KB (65536Kb)
EN25QH32 ID:0x1C7016 Size: 4096KB (32768Kb)

--- Flash Image Information --
Signature: VALID
Number of Flash Components: 2
Component 1 - 8192KB (65536Kb)
Component 2 - 4096KB (32768Kb)
Regions:
Descriptor - Base: 0x000000, Limit: 0x000FFF
BIOS - Base: 0x800000, Limit: 0xBFFFFF
ME - Base: 0x001000, Limit: 0x7FFFFF
GbE - Not present
PDR - Not present
Master Region Access:
CPU/BIOS - ID: 0x0000, Read: 0xFF, Write: 0xFF
ME - ID: 0x0000, Read: 0xFF, Write: 0xFF
GbE - ID: 0x0118, Read: 0xFF, Write: 0xFF

Total Accessable SPI Memory: 12288KB, Total Installed SPI Memory : 12288KB

FPT Operation Passed

*edit*
ok, now i used the fparts.txt from the "newer/windows" version in DOS, this gives me a new error on both bat versions:

Error 28: Protected Range Registers are currently set by BIOS, preventing flash access.
Please contact the target system BIOS vendor for an option to disable Protected Range Registers.

is there any specific setting or method to get this protection disabled?
or is it possible/safe to flash from windows ?

[sovem]

Try this one: Thinkpad_Edge_E531_HEET35WW_BACK_NWL_kirmandi_2
http://rghost.net/49946133
Please post results.

[kirmandi]

Try this one: Thinkpad_Edge_E531_HEET35WW_BACK_NWL_kirmandi_2
http://rghost.net/49946133
Please post results.

wow, fast reply again, thx

seems you also just exchanged the fparts.txt ?!
procudes same error28 as posted in my edit above ...

so seems there is no way of flashing a modded bios (except a hw programmer) or is there?

[sovem]

wow, fast reply again, thx

seems you also just exchanged the fparts.txt ?!
procudes same error28 as posted in my edit above ...

so seems there is no way of flashing a modded bios (except a hw programmer) or is there?

Yeah, I think, the modded can be flashed with HW programmer only.
(Same T430, T530, E430, E530 ....)

[burtal]

wow, fast reply again, thx

seems you also just exchanged the fparts.txt ?!
procudes same error28 as posted in my edit above ...

so seems there is no way of flashing a modded bios (except a hw programmer) or is there?

Yeah, I think, the modded can be flashed with HW programmer only.
(Same T430, T530, E430, E530 ....)

hello, so is it possible to whitelist e531 or not is not very clear for me

[kirmandi]

wow, fast reply again, thx

seems you also just exchanged the fparts.txt ?!
procudes same error28 as posted in my edit above ...

so seems there is no way of flashing a modded bios (except a hw programmer) or is there?

Yeah, I think, the modded can be flashed with HW programmer only.
(Same T430, T530, E430, E530 ....)

hello, so is it possible to whitelist e531 or not is not very clear for me

whitelisting is possible, but flashing the modded firmware from the laptop is not!
you have to use an external flashing device in order to flash the modded firmware onto the laptop ...

fyi: i just stopped there and ordered the correct wifi modul from lenovo ...

[burtal]

rats ..... so i think, ill retun the machine if is not possible..... E540 has the same issue? cause i could buy a i5 E540 instead of i7 E531 ... i just wanted to instal AC7260 from intel wifi card

LE : kirmandi can you please give me the link with what you ordered?

[sovem]

Try run this and upload result.rar
https://app.box.com/s/50vwu0p04itk6ryqcy06