diff --git a/doc/platform/kevin/notes.md b/doc/platform/kevin/notes.md index 11548ce..e2a53e3 100644 --- a/doc/platform/kevin/notes.md +++ b/doc/platform/kevin/notes.md @@ -6,3 +6,34 @@ to hang somewhere during the coreboot-to-Linux handoff process for certain builds; the trigger seemed to have something to do with file sizes. Overall it was not very reliable. Putting the initramfs in the FIT image instead solved this problem. + + +# disassembly videos + +- iFixit has a [photo guide](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Chromebook+Plus+Battery+Replacement/101916) showing how to open the case and + also how to replace the battery. [This diagram](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+disable+touchscreen+on+samsung+chromebook+plus/101905#s191207) (from a + different guide) shows the order to reinstall the back panel + screws for the best alignment results. + +- [This video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AW_6ZPhacgM) shows how to disassemble the laptop. + +- [This diagram](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+disable+touchscreen+on+samsung+chromebook+plus/101905#s191205) shows the location of some of the connectors. + +# documentation + +- The US FCC registration has [internal photos](https://fccid.io/A3LXE513C24/Internal-Photos/Internal-Photos-XE513C24-Rev1-3168065) of the board + components. + +# improvements + +- [@SolidHal's guide](https://github.com/SolidHal/Samsung_Chromebook_plus_v1_wifi_from_webcam) to transplanting blobless wifi chips into + your laptop. This looks scary but it's actually really easy. + + - The [nanohub](https://muxtronics.nl/nanohub.html) is no longer manufactured so you'll need to + sacrifice your webcam in order to do this. + + - You can completely remove the monitor cable (the cable that runs + *through* the hinge) from the laptop if you want; then you can + do all the splicing in a much roomier setting with no worries + about damaging other components. The disassembly video above + shows how (you don't need to remove the hinge).