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Description of the patch sets
This repository has two sets of patches - one set for the keyboard changes and one for turning off the battery validation. The battery patches are disabled by default, but are easy to enable.
Any combination of the two sets of patches can be enabled or disabled (even including a version with no patches at all - to revert all changes)
After changing the configuration, you will need to build the patched EC image as normal.
KEYBOARD patchset
Applying this set of patches will adjust your Embedded Controller to support the slightly different keymapping used with a xx20 keyboard. If you prefer to use the older 7-row keyboard instead of the newer xx30 6-row keyboard, then you want this patchset enabled. It is enabled by default.
BATTERY patchset
Applying this set of patches will disable the check that the system makes for Lenovo original batteries. If you wish to use aftermarket batteries, then you want to enable this patchset. It is disabled by default.
Note that this authentic battery check was done by Lenovo for a good reason as aftermarket battery construction and quality is highly variable. There have been a number of people who have discovered that their aftermarket battery is not working even after installing this patch and (so far) they have all found that the battery itself was broken.
Configuring which patches are used
There are several makefile targets that exist to help you configure which patches are enabled. Choose one or more of the following commands to configure as you want:
make patch_enable_battery clean # Uses the battery validate patch
make patch_disable_battery clean # Turns off the battery validate patch
make patch_enable_keyboard clean # Uses the keyboard patches
make patch_disable_keyboard clean # Turns off the keyboard patches
The selected commands from the above list simply need to be typed in exactly as shown, at the command prompt, before building the patched image, while following the Step-by-step instructions (This is step 6)
Behind the scenes
Each hardware and EC firmware version combination needs its own set of patches, which are stored in directories called "*.img.d". The Makefile defines these patches into named groups ("KEYBOARD" and "BATTERY") which can be enabled or disabled via a config file.
The enable and disable commands are simply updating the config file with the appropriate settings.