Install Libreboot on HP EliteBook 2560p/2570p

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Specifications
Manufacturer	HP
Name	EliteBook 2560p/2570p
Released	2011/2012
Chipset	Intel QM67/MQ77
CPU	Socket G2, Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge
Graphics	Intel HD 3000/4000
Display	12.5" 1366x768
Memory	16GB DDR3L SODIMMS (2x8 GB)
Architecture	x86_64
EC	SMSC KBC1126, proprietary
Intel ME/AMD PSP	Present, Disabled with me_cleaner.
Flash chip	SOIC-8 8MiB or Soic-16 16MiB

Download from release

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)

• Intel ME (vendor blob)

Build from source

For the older one:

./mk -b coreboot hp_elitebook_2560p_8mb

For the newer one:

./mk -b coreboot hp_elitebook_2570p_16mb

Default Libreboot firmwares updatable.

REMOVE all power sources like battery, charger and so on, before doing this. This is to prevent short circuiting and power surges while flashing; although the flash is socketed, hot-swapping is generally a bad practice and must be avoided.

The flash chip is located between the memory slots and the PCH, covered by the base enclosure. More here

Check the hw-flashing guide before moving onto the next step below.

Flash it: (With rpi-pico as an example, edit the line if needed.)

flashprog -p serprog:dev=/dev/ttyACM0,spispeed=16M -w filename.rom

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.

Difference: 2560p / 2570p

*1 HP Docking Stations compatible; HSTNN-I16X models

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