Thinkpads

README.md

@@ -251,6 +251,51 @@ CUSTOM_PLIST=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickcodes/osx-serial-generator/ma
     --height 1080
 ```
 
+## Thinkpad Errors in OpenCore
+
+If you have errors related to a think pad, try toggling `--thinkpad`.
+
+This will set `ForceOcWriteFlash` to `true`, as per https://dortania.github.io/docs/latest/Configuration.html
+
+## Rough example used in Docker-OSX in a Dockerfile
+
+```dockerfile
+
+ARG STOCK_DEVICE_MODEL=iMacPro1,1
+ARG STOCK_SERIAL=C02TM2ZBHX87
+ARG STOCK_BOARD_SERIAL=C02717306J9JG361M
+ARG STOCK_UUID=007076A6-F2A2-4461-BBE5-BAD019F8025A
+ARG STOCK_MAC_ADDRESS=00:0A:27:00:00:00
+ARG STOCK_WIDTH=1920
+ARG STOCK_HEIGHT=1080
+ARG STOCK_MASTER_PLIST_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickcodes/osx-serial-generator/master/config-custom.plist
+ARG STOCK_MASTER_PLIST_URL_NOPICKER=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickcodes/osx-serial-generator/master/config-nopicker-custom.plist
+ARG STOCK_BOOTDISK=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore.qcow2
+ARG STOCK_BOOTDISK_NOPICKER=/home/arch/OSX-KVM/OpenCore/OpenCore-nopicker.qcow2
+
+RUN ./generate-specific-bootdisk.sh \
+    --master-plist-url="${STOCK_MASTER_PLIST_URL}" \
+    --model "${STOCK_DEVICE_MODEL}" \
+    --serial "${STOCK_SERIAL}" \
+    --board-serial "${STOCK_BOARD_SERIAL}" \
+    --uuid "${STOCK_UUID}" \
+    --mac-address "${STOCK_MAC_ADDRESS}" \
+    --width "${STOCK_WIDTH}" \
+    --height "${STOCK_HEIGHT}" \
+    --output-bootdisk "${STOCK_BOOTDISK}" || exit 1
+
+RUN ./generate-specific-bootdisk.sh \
+    --master-plist-url="${STOCK_MASTER_PLIST_URL_NOPICKER}" \
+    --model "${STOCK_DEVICE_MODEL}" \
+    --serial "${STOCK_SERIAL}" \
+    --board-serial "${STOCK_BOARD_SERIAL}" \
+    --uuid "${STOCK_UUID}" \
+    --mac-address "${STOCK_MAC_ADDRESS}" \
+    --width "${STOCK_WIDTH}" \
+    --height "${STOCK_HEIGHT}" \
+    --output-bootdisk "${STOCK_BOOTDISK_NOPICKER}" || exit 1
+```
+
 
 # Examples from Docker-OSX
 

config-custom.plist

@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@
 			<key>ExitBootServicesDelay</key>
 			<integer>0</integer>
 			<key>ForceOcWriteFlash</key>
-			<false/>
+			<{{THINKPAD}}/>
 			<key>ForgeUefiSupport</key>
 			<false/>
 			<key>IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio</key>

config-nopicker-custom.plist

@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@
 			<key>ExitBootServicesDelay</key>
 			<integer>0</integer>
 			<key>ForceOcWriteFlash</key>
-			<false/>
+			<{{THINKPAD}}/>
 			<key>ForgeUefiSupport</key>
 			<false/>
 			<key>IgnoreInvalidFlexRatio</key>

generate-specific-bootdisk.sh

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ Optional options:
     --master-plist <filename>       Same as above.
     --output-bootdisk <filename>    Optionally change the bootdisk filename
     --output-plist <filename>       Optionally change the output plist filename
+    --thinkpad                      Sets ForceOcWriteFlash to true
     --help, -h, help                Display this help and exit
 
 Placeholders:   {{DEVICE_MODEL}}, {{SERIAL}}, {{BOARD_SERIAL}}, {{UUID}},
-                {{ROM}}, {{WIDTH}}, {{HEIGHT}}
+                {{ROM}}, {{WIDTH}}, {{HEIGHT}}, {{THINKPAD}}
 
 Example:
     ./generate-specific-bootdisk.sh \\
@@ -183,6 +184,12 @@ while (( "$#" )); do
                 shift
             ;;
 
+    
+    --thinkpad )
+                export THINKPAD=true
+                shift
+            ;;
+
     *)
                 echo "Invalid option ${1}. Running with default values..."
                 shift
@@ -233,6 +240,13 @@ generate_bootdisk () {
         wget -O "${MASTER_PLIST:=./config-nopicker-custom.plist}" "${MASTER_PLIST_URL}"
     fi
 
+    if [[ "${THINKPAD}" == true ]]; then
+        echo "Thinkpads: setting ForceOcWriteFlash to true"
+        export THINKPAD=true
+    else
+        export THINKPAD=false
+    fi
+
     [ -e ./opencore-image-ng.sh ] \
         || { wget "${OPENCORE_IMAGE_MAKER_URL}" \
             && chmod +x opencore-image-ng.sh ; }
@@ -252,6 +266,7 @@ generate_bootdisk () {
             -e s/\{\{ROM\}\}/"${ROM}"/g \
             -e s/\{\{WIDTH\}\}/"${WIDTH:-1920}"/g \
             -e s/\{\{HEIGHT\}\}/"${HEIGHT:-1080}"/g \
+            -e s/\{\{THINKPAD\}\}/"${THINKPAD:-false}"/g \
             "${MASTER_PLIST}" > ./tmp.config.plist || exit 1
     else
         cat <<EOF && exit 1

generate-unique-machine-values.sh

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ General options:
     --create-envs, --envs           Create all corresponding sourcable envs
     --create-plists, --plists       Create all corresponding config.plists
     --create-bootdisks, --bootdisks Create all corresponding bootdisks [SLOW]
+    --thinkpad                      Toggles ForceOcWriteFlash to true
     --help, -h, help                Display this help and exit
 
 Additional options only if you are creating ONE serial set:
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ Additional options only if you are creating ONE serial set:
 
 Custom plist placeholders:
     {{DEVICE_MODEL}}, {{SERIAL}}, {{BOARD_SERIAL}},
-    {{UUID}}, {{ROM}}, {{WIDTH}}, {{HEIGHT}}
+    {{UUID}}, {{ROM}}, {{WIDTH}}, {{HEIGHT}}, {{THINKPAD}}
 
 Example:
     ./generate-unique-machine-values.sh --count 1 --plists --bootdisks --envs
@@ -202,9 +203,14 @@ while (( "$#" )); do
                 export CREATE_ENVS=1
                 shift
             ;;
+    
+    --thinkpad )
+                export THINKPAD=true
+                shift
+            ;;
 
     *)
-                echo "Invalid option. Running with default values..."
+                echo "Invalid option ${1}. Running with default values..."
                 shift
             ;;
     esac
@@ -313,6 +319,7 @@ export UUID="${UUID}"
 export MAC_ADDRESS="${MAC_ADDRESS}"
 export WIDTH="${WIDTH}"
 export HEIGHT="${HEIGHT}"
+export THINKPAD="${THINKPAD}"
 EOF
 
             fi
@@ -333,6 +340,13 @@ EOF
                     wget -O "${MASTER_PLIST:=./config-nopicker-custom.plist}" "${MASTER_PLIST_URL}"
                 fi
 
+                if [[ "${THINKPAD}" == true ]]; then
+                    echo "Thinkpads: setting ForceOcWriteFlash to true"
+                    export THINKPAD=true
+                else
+                    export THINKPAD=false
+                fi
+
                 mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/plists"
                 source "${OUTPUT_ENV_FILE}"
                 ROM="${MAC_ADDRESS//\:/}"
@@ -344,6 +358,7 @@ EOF
                     -e s/\{\{ROM\}\}/"${ROM}"/g \
                     -e s/\{\{WIDTH\}\}/"${WIDTH}"/g \
                     -e s/\{\{HEIGHT\}\}/"${HEIGHT}"/g \
+                    -e s/\{\{THINKPAD\}\}/"${THINKPAD}"/g \
                     "${MASTER_PLIST}" > "${OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/plists/${SERIAL}.config.plist" || exit 1
             fi