Ok here is it

EDIT: this line is different:
[021] Custom
GUID: 4570B7F1-ADE8-4943-8DC3-406472842384
Attributes: 0x7
DataSize: 0x6DA
Data:

And in fact many more as I see I could be wrong tho

It's rearranged now, but looks OK, the rearrange could be normal and expected since we edited.
The change I made is there in correct position too, so should be good to go and FPRR now disabled.

You are correct, change is at custom
GUID: 4570B7F1-ADE8-4943-8DC3-406472842384
Attributes: 0x7
DataSize: 0x6DA
Line - 000006D0: 00 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 00


Change to - 000006D0: 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 00

Should I do anything? ... reboot? (Hope it will not brick)

Is it normal I see it blank in the varsmcheck?


RIP my internet modem crashed 😂(using 4g now)

@Lost_N_BIOS there is something missing here

edit: sry for the second reply pc reconnected to the internet and send it 🤦‍♂️

Sorry, I don't know what you mean >> blank in the varsmcheck

I checked your image, and don't see what you are trying to compare there? I told you it was re-arranged. There is 8 x instances of "Custom" in each file

Please edit your posts when you want to add more info!

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #19

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Please edit your posts when you want to add more info!

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I told you it was re-arranged. There is 8 x instances of "Custom" in each file

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So it's fine i mean it works? can i reboot?

When you say re-arranged,what does it mean? They don't need to be in the same place to work properly?

Zitat

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If all looks correct and varsm.txt matches varsmcheck.txt exactly, then reboot and then come back to windows and try FPT flash of stock biosreg.bin back into BIOS again

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So now i do this? I need to flash the biosreg.bin from the beginning? It will not overwrite all the things we modify until now?


EDIT1: So the lines of varsM ([021] Custom) are at the end of varsMcheck ([068] Custom)? (Screenshot)

EDIT2: Thanks for merging my 2 replays from earlier 👍

EDIT3:

Zitat

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In grub, using setup_var, if you want to check a settings current value, only type the command and variable (no setting at end). Here's an example to check value of variable for fake 0xQ2 setting >> setup_var 0xQ2

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Thanks for the tip

EDIT4: What is the text file vars? Is it the bios? If so what is the difference between this one and biosreg.bin?

@Kronos128 - Yes, I am pretty sure you are fine and can reboot. When I said re-arranged I mean some settings are in different areas, this happens when you edit/change NVRAM data in the BIOS or system in real-time anyway, so same happened I assume once you reinserted the new modified one and then dumped it back
It probably always happens, I usually don't scroll around and just search for what I edited to be sure the edits there. To confirm, I just grabbed another users random varsm/varscheck I had in BIOS work folder and see same re-arranging, so as expected this is normal.

Yes, once you can FPT flash, it will overwrite the changes we make just now, don't worry you can either redo them or I can send you new mod with these changed in an actual BIOS edit later if needed.

vars.txt is a textual output of some NVRAM settings/variable module entries. BIOSreg.bin is your actual complete BIOS region dumped from the BIOS chip, this contains the NVRAM area which holds these vars, but in general they are not related
One is text output of a BIOS area in human readable format, and the other - biosreg, is actual BIOS dump of BIOS Region of the BIOS

@Lost_N_BIOS Ok so... how to say this... It doesn't work. Is it because i rebooted multiple times?

Dump vars again and lets check. It can also be controlled by a module within BIOS region, that only flashing in mod BIOS can change
I told you it's a pain sometimes, order flash programmer and SOIC8 test clip with cable now if you have not already.

Do you know which BIOS is your BIOS from the stock package, I may be able to mod the Insyde flasher and then stock BIOS to let you flash that in with all this disabled.
FD#01=MEMORY,ff67003b,000000FF,00000001,DH53F_1A.fd
FD#02=MEMORY,ff67003b,000000FF,000000FF,DH53F_10.fd

Also, now send new FPT BIOS region dump

When you do reflash stock BIOS using stock method, do you get any option to clear NVRAM?

@Lost_N_BIOS Here is it, a new dump of the bios and vars with cmd screenshots

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #23

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Do you know which BIOS is your BIOS from the stock package, I may be able to mod the Insyde flasher and then stock BIOS to let you flash that in with all this disabled.

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order flash programmer and SOIC8 test clip with cable now if you have not already

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I will try to do that, I think i will buy this one https://www.ebay.fr/itm/EEPROM-BIOS-usb-...bee51785b21dcf4
Because i also have 5€ discount code from ebay :)

EDIT: biosreg.bin file fix :)

@Kronos128 - It may show you during stock flashing process, or in the stock flash processing logs. Other than that, maybe we can find in dump and compares but I'm not sure, I'll have to look into that tonight.
I'll also send you a modified stock image for you to try to flash with insyde flash tool too, so we can see the error you get and then I can see if I can get around it or not.

That is a good kit, will cover any future board you may get, but you don't need all that unless you just want to get it so you have more complete set of tools for future use and or because it's closer to you.

Thanks for new dump, I will dig into it's NVRAM tonight and see if something there is being retained, even after the vars.txt changes we made.

I do see one vars edit I missed, these type of settings are usually not in this region so I didn't look at it before. Program this back in, reboot and then try FPT again
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...703092953195544

@Lost_N_BIOS OMG! OMG!! OMG!!!!!!!😮😮👀👀🎉 You are a god!!! AWESOME!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

It's WORKING !!!!!!!!

@kronos128 - Sweet! I don't know which is better, it's working now, or the grin those Minion's give ya every time

OK - so now what? J/K - let me look back and see what we needed to get done! Also, I'm pretty sure I can disable all that in NVRAM too during any BIOS edit, so you wont have to do the vars dance next time around for any subsequent edits.
Actually! Send me new BIOS region dump again now, this should have and retain all this unlocked by default. Be sure you send me biosreg.bin, last package you sent FPT exe instead of biosreg.bin
I will then use that as my new base to move forward with the unlock - please also include images of your BIOS, one of each main page including Main and exit too.

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Sweet! I don't know which is better, it's working now, or the grin those Minion's give ya every time

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Actually! Send me new BIOS region dump again now, this should have and retain all this unlocked by default. Be sure you send me biosreg.bin, last package you sent FPT exe instead of biosreg.bin grin]

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Thanks! I'm looking for the BIOS unlock now, and if I can't find it, I've asked Dudu2002 if he'll tell me where the edits at - hopefully he will share the info in case I can't find it, especially since you do not have a programmer (Insyde BIOS always a pain for me)
I shared our unlock success with him over at BIOS-Mods, so hopefully for that he'll share the unlock position edits with me, since these edits we proved out here will help him be able to unlock this system for more users in the future without them needing a programmer.

You did an excellent work at unlocking the write protection hopefully you will also get the BIOS unlock :)

I will probably still buy that programmer just in case i will need it for this pc or another :)

EDIT: BTW my motherboard on this laptop is the same as the predator helio 300 8th gen so this write protection unlock should work for that series too