hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec
Infrastructure for examining and patching Thinkpad embedded controller firmware observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
42/100
- Activity 21
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3784
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 479
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1192 stars · 128 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Linux command-line toolkit for extracting, examining, and patching ThinkPad xx30-series embedded controller (EC) firmware. Its main purpose is enabling classic 7-row keyboards on xx30 ThinkPads, with optional patches such as disabling battery validation.
Use cases
- install a classic 7-row keyboard on a ThinkPad x230 or t430
- patch ThinkPad embedded controller firmware
- disable the authentic battery validation check on a ThinkPad
- downgrade EC firmware to a pre-CVE-2019-6171 version
- reverse engineer ThinkPad EC firmware
- make Fn keys work with a retro keyboard mod
When to choose
- You own a supported xx30-series ThinkPad (t430, x230, t530, w530, etc.) and want the classic keyboard
- You need to modify EC firmware on a pre-lockdown BIOS version
- You want to study or hack on ThinkPad embedded controller internals
When to avoid
- Your BIOS/EC is on a signed, locked-down firmware version and you cannot downgrade
- You are not comfortable opening your laptop and performing hardware modifications
- You need a supported, warranty-safe firmware update process
- You are not running real Linux
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
reverse-engineering cli developer-tools hardware embedded-systems developer-tools security cli python thinkpad embedded-controller firmware keyboard-modding xx30-series bios firmware-patching linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec · fetched 2026-08-28 · a8f1183a04ce
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec | main | 42 |
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