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STEP 5: Press enter when it shows Hardware ID STEP 4: Enter any character when asked for Supervisor Password STEP 1: Flash and replace current BIOS with the generated patch file

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The original dump will be left unchanged.Īutopatch -h will output the help info for the commandĪutopatch -howto will output the following instructions on how to use the patched image: The command will generate either your_bios_image_PATCHED.ext or your_bios_image_PATCHED_CLEAN.ext depending on the type of BIOS you are patching. The original dump is THE ONLY WAY to recover your machine if something goes wrong!įrom command line use either autopatch.cmd (Windows) or autopatch.sh (Linux) as follows: IMPORTANT: Before applying the patch make sure you verify that your original image is not corrupted by dumping 1 or 2 additional images from your bios chip and comparing them. You'll get a folder named 'lenovo_autopatcher' with the following content:

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Just download the zip file and extract it. With that out of the way, using it is pretty simple and it should work on both Windows and Linux as long as you have Python installed. The script is not perfect by any means, and while I haven't bricked any hardware (yet) I can't promise that won't happen to you. Making this kind of modifications is risky and might leave you with an unusable/broken machine. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU DO TO YOUR MACHINE, YOUR PETS, YOUR HOUSE, YOUR LIFE, AND THE SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM.I've only developed the python script that automates the process and puts it all together. I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR CREATING THE DXE DRIVERS OR ANY OF THE FILES THAT MAKE UP THE PATCH ITSELF.I only ask that you DON'T sell it or try to make a profit from it, and that you please credit the authors for the time and work they put into it. You CAN download it, modify it, redistribute it, etc. THIS SCRIPT IS FREE AND IS INTENDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

This is my way to give back to the community. After some practice and positive feedback from users I helped I've noticed that, once learned, the process is fairly straightforward, so I've developed a small python script to automate it and allow everyone to patch their own binaries without having to ask for help and wait. With some trial and error I was able to reliably patch BIOS dumps for SVP-locked Lenovo machines up to the 8th generation using the info, tools, and files provided on this forum. In the past several weeks I've learned a lot from this forum and its community especially from all the folks who contributed to THIS thread