Documentation/mainboard/hp: Add more about internal flashing

Add a more detailed explanation of internal flashing
on the HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF.

Signed-off-by: Václav Straka <venda.straka@gmail.com>
Change-Id: I53a697a2dd6c10fff8f287284f75d229c7c4b636
Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/74248
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
Reviewed-by: Nicholas Chin <nic.c3.14@gmail.com>
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@ -14,30 +14,99 @@ The following things are still missing from this coreboot port:
## Flashing coreboot
```eval_rst
+---------------------+------------+
| Type | Value |
+=====================+============+
| Socketed flash | no |
+---------------------+------------+
| Model | MX25L6406E |
+---------------------+------------+
| Size | 8 MiB |
+---------------------+------------+
| In circuit flashing | yes |
+---------------------+------------+
| Package | SOIC-8 |
+---------------------+------------+
| Write protection | No |
+---------------------+------------+
| Dual BIOS feature | No |
+---------------------+------------+
| Internal flashing | yes |
+---------------------+------------+
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Type | Value |
+=====================+=========================+
| Socketed flash | no |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Model | MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Size | 8 MiB |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| In circuit flashing | yes |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Package | SOIC-8 |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Write protection | bios region |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Dual BIOS feature | No |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Internal flashing | yes |
+---------------------+-------------------------+
```
### Flash layout
The original layout of the flash should look like this:
```
00000000:00000fff fd
00510000:007fffff bios
00003000:0050ffff me
00001000:00002fff gbe
```
### Internal programming
The SPI flash can be accessed using [flashrom].
```console
$ flashrom -p internal -c MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E -w coreboot.rom
```
After shorting the FDO jumper you gain access to the full flash, but you
still cannot write in the bios region due to SPI protected ranges.
**Position of FDO jumper close to the IO and second fan connector**
![][compaq_8200_jumper]
[compaq_8200_jumper]: compaq_8200_sff_jumper.jpg
To write to the bios region you can use an [IFD Hack] originally developed
for MacBooks, but with modified values described in this guide.
You should read both guides before attempting the procedure.
Since you can still write in the flash descriptor, you can shrink
the ME and then move the bios region into where the ME originally was.
coreboot does not by default restrict writing to any part of the flash, so
you will first flash a small coreboot build and after it boots, flash
the full one.
The temporary flash layout with the neutered ME firmware should look like this:
```
00000000:00000fff fd
00023000:001fffff bios
00003000:00022fff me
00001000:00002fff gbe
00200000:007fffff pd
```
It is very important to use these exact numbers or you will need to fix it
using external flashing, but you should already be familiar with the risks
if you got this far.
The temporary ROM chip size to set in menuconfig is 2 MB but the default
CBFS size is too large for that, you can use up to about 0x1D0000.
When building both the temporary and the permanent installation, don't forget
to also add the gigabit ethernet configuration when adding the flash descriptor
and ME firmware.
You can pad the ROM to the required 8MB with zeros using:
```console
$ dd if=/dev/zero of=6M.bin bs=1024 count=6144
$ cat coreboot.rom 6M.bin > coreboot8.rom
```
If you want to continue using the neutered ME firmware use this flash layout
for stage 2:
```
00000000:00000fff fd
00023000:007fffff bios
00003000:00022fff me
00001000:00002fff gbe
```
If you want to use the original ME firmware use the original flash layout.
More about flashing internally and getting the flash layout [here](../../tutorial/flashing_firmware/index.md).
### External programming
@ -74,7 +143,7 @@ as otherwise there's not enough space near the flash.
| Coprocessor | Intel ME |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
```
[IFD Hack]: https://review.coreboot.org/plugins/gitiles/coreboot/+/refs/changes/70/38770/4/Documentation/flash_tutorial/int_macbook.md/
[Compaq 8200 Elite SFF]: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03414707
[HP]: https://www.hp.com/
[flashrom]: https://flashrom.org/Flashrom

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