Sony VAIO VPCZ1290X

[gr9zev]

Hello,

The official BIOS: http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/swu-downlo...group_id=6 (mirror: http://yunpan.cn/QUn5kKH3pwDNL )
My original dumped BIOS (I don't care very much about sensitive info, second laptop, but I'm not sure, whether it will always work): http://yunpan.cn/QUn55TAfPYLUh
Unlocked BIOS (without UEFI modules and UEFI boot mode): http://yunpan.cn/Q9i2zQIwaGazd
Patching GUIDE: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/473...-bios.html (advanced_menu.py http://yunpan.cn/QUn5kKH3pwDNL )
I did it back in the days for my vaio Z1 VPCZ1290X (same BIOS Version). The method requires, that you patch *your own* bios (single bit) to enable advanced menus.

For me is important to find people interested in UEFI Boot, that's the option, which is still invisible with avdanced menu unlocked, here's why: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/473...ios-6.html

The guy here added modules to a similar BIOS:
http://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-UN...g-EFI-Boot

Here some steps (not that straightforward) to take to add UEFI Modules:
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads...FI-BOOT%29
- I lost the track on "ezh2o bitflips the header crc byte of a FFS entry". Someone ideas?

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From laptopreview:

This "Opcode 0x27 (2)" is a check of something in a different configuration variable store (not the "Setup" variable we are changing). This EFI opcode is called EFI_IFR_VARSTORE_DEVICE and it means that the setup application is checking somewhere else for a TRUE condition before showing this.

Now, you can directly set VSS regiser 0x7E to 0x0 and register 0x7a to 0x0 (in the same way you set register 0x258 to 0x1 to show Advanced menu) but this has no effect - UEFI boot will not work. I tried it.

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1. Will it be helpful to take a look / post bios from a new Sony Vaio SVZ1311C5E where UEFI works (but no secure boot :[ )?
2. I did unpack bios to modules with guid-names, Phoenix recognizes them partially. How we can say which are responsible for UEFI
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Any help is much appreciated! That's a good thing to pimp, move to speedy UEFI boot! I don't even care about uefi-Boot-Form, I care that machine started in uefi mode.

Thanks for all contributors and devs on the forum!

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BIOS for models: http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-mat...pd_id=7153
VPCZ112GX
VPCZ112GX/S
VPCZ114GX
VPCZ114GX/S
VPCZ116GX
VPCZ116GX/S
VPCZ118GX
VPCZ118GX/S
VPCZ1190X
VPCZ119FX
VPCZ119GX
VPCZ119HX
VPCZ11AGX
VPCZ11AGX/X
VPCZ11CGX
VPCZ11CGX/X
VPCZ11DGX
VPCZ11DGX/SJ
VPCZ11EHX
VPCZ11EHX/X
VPCZ11FHX
VPCZ11FHX/XQ
VPCZ11GGX
VPCZ11GGX/X
VPCZ11HGX
VPCZ11HGX/X
VPCZ11JGX
VPCZ11JGX/X
VPCZ11KGX
VPCZ11KGX/X
VPCZ11LHX
VPCZ11LHX/X
VPCZ11MGX
VPCZ11MGX/X
VPCZ11NGX
VPCZ11NGX/X
VPCZ11PGX
VPCZ11PGX/X
VPCZ11QGX
VPCZ11QGX/S
VPCZ11RGX
VPCZ11RGX/S
VPCZ11SGX
VPCZ11SGX/S
VPCZ122GX
VPCZ122GX/B
VPCZ122GX/S
VPCZ124GX
VPCZ124GX/B
VPCZ124GX/S
VPCZ125GX
VPCZ125GX/B
VPCZ125GX/S
VPCZ127GX
VPCZ127GX/B
VPCZ127GX/S
VPCZ128GX
VPCZ128GX/B
VPCZ128GX/S
VPCZ1290X
VPCZ12AHX
VPCZ12AHX/XQ
VPCZ12BGX
VPCZ12BGX/SI
VPCZ12CGX
VPCZ12CGX/X
VPCZ12CGX/XQ
VPCZ12DGX
VPCZ12DGX/B
VPCZ12EGX
VPCZ12EGX/B
VPCZ12GGX
VPCZ12GGX/X
VPCZ12HGX
VPCZ12HGX/X
VPCZ12JHX
VPCZ12JHX/X
VPCZ12LGX
VPCZ12LGX/B
VPCZ12MGX
VPCZ12MGX/X
VPCZ12NGX
VPCZ12NGX/X
VPCZ133GM
VPCZ133GM/B
VPCZ133GX
VPCZ133GX/B
VPCZ133GX/S
VPCZ134GX
VPCZ134GX/B
VPCZ134GX/S
VPCZ135GX
VPCZ135GX/B
VPCZ135GX/S
VPCZ137GX
VPCZ137GX/B
VPCZ137GX/S
VPCZ1390X
VPCZ13AHX
VPCZ13AHX/XQ
VPCZ13BGX
VPCZ13BGX/BJ
VPCZ13BGX/X
VPCZ13CGX
VPCZ13CGX/S
VPCZ13DGX
VPCZ13DGX/B
VPCZ13EGX
VPCZ13EGX/B
VPCZ13FGX
VPCZ13FGX/B
VPCZ13GGX
VPCZ13GGX/B
VPCZ13HGX
VPCZ13HGX/B
VPCZ13JGX
VPCZ13JGX/B
VPCZ13KGX
VPCZ13KGX/X
VPCZ13SGX
VPCZ13SGX/BJ

Regards,
Max

[gr9zev]

Would the GURUs
@nono2lozere @camiloml @TimeWalker @CodeRush @kasar
take a look please, need a push in the right direction!

Huge Thanks, guys!!!

Regards,
Max
Stuttgart, Germany

[gr9zev]

So I have followed the
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads...UEFI-BOOT)

1. extracted required (not tested) modules for uefi from
http://rajko.info/acer/tools/ACER5742G_1...FIBOOT.rar
with PhoenixTool 2.71 (open ROM, Click "Structure" at the bottom, navigate a module click Extract, will be in the same folder with ROM, extension MOD):

emuvariable, diskio, partition, fat, terminal and launchapp.

2. inserted them to dumped R3031C3.ROM (4MB) with EzH20 2.1.0.17 (without removing any modules) by doing "Insert Module" (to FV0), changed the second logo, sized 138x49 and saved as new file.

3. flashed with FLASHIT.exe at the and laptop powered off, on power on the disk-led kept blinking with NO BIOS/POST, 20-30 sec later fan goes up, gradually down, laptop shuts down / restarts.

CURRENTLY: RECOVER WORKING BIOS. ON "EDIT3" from the article above.

Merry Christmas.