(12-19-2018, 10:46 PM)Lost_N_BIOS Wrote: Please tell me specifically which settings by name you want to change (One of: xxxwhatxxx) and I will show you how to change the setting via grub using Setup_var commands.
"One Of: Turbo Power Limit2" set to "disable" "One Of: cTDP mode" set to "Up" "One Of: Hide Special Settings" set to "disable"
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Thanks, here is my Grub / Setup_var guide, you will be starting at step #6 only, because I will give you all details needed from steps #1-5 from the guide. That guide is to do same thing we are doing here, but in the guide I show how to unlock "BIOS Lock and SMI Lock" instead of the things you are changing. https://www.win-raid.com/t3908f16-GUIDE-...-BIOS.html
You need to follow this method for USB file layout on the USB and shell.efi rename because your BIOS does not appear to offer direct option of "Boot to EFI/UEFI Shell" on the exit screen. If it does, hover/select that setting and the help/text should show you the name of the file it will be looking for https://www.win-raid.com/t3144f16-Help-n...l#msg58324
First, disable UEFI Boot Mode in your BIOS and Secure Boot mode if you see that
Then on reboot you will be selecting Boot menu and then choose your USB device
Here are your variables to use/change
Turbo Power Limit2 - 0x49B / Default = 0x1
Command to enter at grub prompt >>
Setup_Var 0x49B 0x0
cTDP mode - 0x51F / Default = 0x3
Command to enter at grub prompt >>
Setup_var 0x51F 0x2
For this setting, changing to "Up, Value" may not have any effect, since you cannot see the setting to set a value, auto would be used.
Mod BIOS may be required to enable this to be visible for you to then change and set a value.
I can make this visible for you if needed, if changing like this leaves in auto/no effect, that way you can set a value and that way you'll also be able to see what the default "Nominal Value" is too.
Hide Special Settings - 0x51 / Default = 0x1
Command to enter at grub prompt >>
Setup_var 0x51 0x0
To undo these changes, either reload optimal defaults, or reflash stock BIOS
Or they can be reset using this same method, but entering the stock values show on first page (And above now too), instead of the new ones above
Do not mistype in grub, double check before you hit enter!
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(12-20-2018, 01:13 AM)Lost_N_BIOS Wrote: Thanks, here is my Grub / Setup_var guide, you will be starting at step #6 only, because I will give you all details needed from steps #1-5 from the guide. That guide is to do same thing we are doing here, but in the guide I show how to unlock "BIOS Lock and SMI Lock" instead of the things you are changing. https://www.win-raid.com/t3908f16-GUIDE-...-BIOS.html
You need to follow this method for USB file layout on the USB and shell.efi rename because your BIOS does not appear to offer direct option of "Boot to EFI/UEFI Shell" on the exit screen. If it does, hover/select that setting and the help/text should show you the name of the file it will be looking for https://www.win-raid.com/t3144f16-Help-n...l#msg58324
First, disable UEFI Boot Mode in your BIOS and Secure Boot mode if you see that
Then on reboot you will be selecting Boot menu and then choose your USB device
Here are your variables to use/change
Turbo Power Limit2 - 0x49B / Default = 0x1
Command to enter at grub prompt >>
Setup_Var 0x49B 0x0
cTDP mode - 0x51F / Default = 0x3
Command to enter at grub prompt >>
Setup_var 0x51F 0x2
For this setting, changing to "Up, Value" may not have any effect, since you cannot see the setting to set a value, auto would be used.
Mod BIOS may be required to enable this to be visible for you to then change and set a value.
I can make this visible for you if needed, if changing like this leaves in auto/no effect, that way you can set a value and that way you'll also be able to see what the default "Nominal Value" is too.
Hide Special Settings - 0x51 / Default = 0x1
Command to enter at grub prompt >>
Setup_var 0x51 0x0
To undo these changes, either reload optimal defaults, or reflash stock BIOS
Or they can be reset using this same method, but entering the stock values show on first page (And above now too), instead of the new ones above
Do not mistype in grub, double check before you hit enter!
I got the error message "error: can't set variable using efi (error: 0x0000000000000008)"
do I missing anything?
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I've not seen this error before, but this is an oddly made BIOS so it's probably to be expected. Likely this is due to them being inside a hidden "Evaluation" menu, and several of the menus are split out into other modules as well, which is not the norm.
We'll have to try modified BIOS instead I think, and due to how the BIOS is created and these inside the Eval menu, I can't see how to make that menu or it's contents visible to you, sorry. So the cTDP mode change likely will have no effect, since you wont be able to set a value and it will be in auto mode with no value change applied, but maybe you get lucky and default "Up" value is higher than "Nominal Custom" Default value. And "hide Special" whatever that shows you wont be able to see either since Eval will be hidden still, but we can test and see if it also shows anything else for you on other sections (doubt it though, sorry)
Here is that BIOS, all changes you wanted made, flash using FPT as shown below
FPTw.exe -bios -f biosregm.bin
(12-21-2018, 03:06 AM)Lost_N_BIOS Wrote: I've not seen this error before, but this is an oddly made BIOS so it's probably to be expected. Likely this is due to them being inside a hidden "Evaluation" menu, and several of the menus are split out into other modules as well, which is not the norm.
We'll have to try modified BIOS instead I think, and due to how the BIOS is created and these inside the Eval menu, I can't see how to make that menu or it's contents visible to you, sorry. So the cTDP mode change likely will have no effect, since you wont be able to set a value and it will be in auto mode with no value change applied, but maybe you get lucky and default "Up" value is higher than "Nominal Custom" Default value. And "hide Special" whatever that shows you wont be able to see either since Eval will be hidden still, but we can test and see if it also shows anything else for you on other sections (doubt it though, sorry)
Here is that BIOS, all changes you wanted made, flash using FPT as shown below
FPTw.exe -bios -f biosregm.bin
Sorry, I forgot you will need to unlock a few things before you can flash (I have already unlocked these in the BIOS below, so you wont need to do next time unless you ever flash stock BIOS again)
Boot to grub again and run these commands to unlock SMI Lock and BIOS Lock
Setup_var 0x4C9 0x0
Setup_var 0x4CB 0x0
(12-21-2018, 08:57 AM)Lost_N_BIOS Wrote: Sorry, I forgot you will need to unlock a few things before you can flash (I have already unlocked these in the BIOS below, so you wont need to do next time unless you ever flash stock BIOS again)
Boot to grub again and run these commands to unlock SMI Lock and BIOS Lock
Setup_var 0x4C9 0x0
Setup_var 0x4CB 0x0
For all commands now try with Setup_Var2 instead of Setup_var - any change to error?
Hmmm, do you have "Secure Boot" enabled? If yes, disable and try those grub commands again as originally tried before trying above method.
No matter if you get it or not, also do the below too, so we can edit more settings
If no luck, please download this package and run the following commands from admin command prompt (select folder that directly contains the exe, hold shift and press right click, choose open command window here) http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...7828471868
I have not used this tool in a while, so please excuse if I have those commands backwards above, and try this instead if above does not give txt files
H2OUVE.exe vars.txt -gv
H2OUVE.exe Setup.txt -gs -all
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12-22-2018, 10:10 AM (This post was last modified: 12-22-2018, 11:23 AM by sdarktemplar.)
(12-22-2018, 04:02 AM)Lost_N_BIOS Wrote: Test with this Shell.efi file instead, rename it same as the one you are using now, put in same place http://brains.by/posts/grub_setup_var.7z
For all commands now try with Setup_Var2 instead of Setup_var - any change to error?
Hmmm, do you have "Secure Boot" enabled? If yes, disable and try those grub commands again as originally tried before trying above method.
No matter if you get it or not, also do the below too, so we can edit more settings
If no luck, please download this package and run the following commands from admin command prompt (select folder that directly contains the exe, hold shift and press right click, choose open command window here) http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...7828471868
I have not used this tool in a while, so please excuse if I have those commands backwards above, and try this instead if above does not give txt files
H2OUVE.exe vars.txt -gv
H2OUVE.exe Setup.txt -gs -all
Hi there is a diff file in the grub_setup_var.7z, I could not use it to boot grub.
I got the all the same error 0x0000000000000008 when using ver2 and ver_3
and the H2UVE.exe got error message as below
C:\Users\yui\Desktop\H20UVE_100.00.16.08>H2OUVE.exe -gv vars.txt
Now parsing Variable Information.
Failed to get bios data!
Fail to get Variable Information.
C:\Users\yui\Desktop\H20UVE_100.00.16.08>H2OUVE.exe -gs -all Setup.txt
Read Memory data failed!
Can't write BIOS Version fo File!
Read IFRPKG pointer failed!
Initialization IFR Package failed!
Fail to get SCU setting.
C:\Users\yui\Desktop\H20UVE_100.00.16.08>
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You have to rename and place in same location as the other file you used before, exact same name and exact same locations, when that is done it will boot just like the other one. But, sounds like you got it, not sure the cause of that error.