Extracting DVMT variable offset

[the-braveknight]

Hello all,
I've been trying to extract the DVMT-prealloc variable offset from my BIOS dump without success. After extracting the 'DXE Core' and opening the relevant file with Universal IFR Extractor, the program (Universal IFR Extractor) hangs up ends up creating an unending file.

My current BIOS link: https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles/5XCN20WW.exe
The new BIOS Link (I will update if I get the variable offset from it): https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles/5XCN24WW.exe

I am also attaching my current BIOS dump. I would be very thankful if you could help.

 

[the-braveknight]

This is the .ROM file containing the DVMT setting. When I extract it with Universal IFR Extractor, it hangs up creating an endless file like this:

I found an up to date fork of Universal IFR Extractor, but it still creates the same endless file. Here is the repo: https://github.com/LongSoft/Universal-IFR-Extractor

I'll be thankful if someone can look at the source code and maybe provides a fix for this bug?

 

[the-braveknight]

So... I am not really a C/C++ expert but I simply added these lines of code to this else-if statement just to ignore the "Latency" part of the BIOS setup which is causing the problem. I compiled the binary and could get an IFR extract that contains the DVMT prealloc offset settings. I just don't know whether what I did is correct. Can you please check, @RehabMan?

 

[RehabMan]

So... I am not really a C/C++ expert but I simply added these lines of code to this else-if statement just to ignore the "Latency" part of the BIOS setup which is causing the problem. I compiled the binary and could get an IFR extract that contains the DVMT prealloc offset settings. I just don't know whether what I did is correct. Can you please check, @RehabMan?

I guess you'll find out when you interrogate the DVMT offset in the shell...

 

[the-braveknight]

I guess you'll find out when you interrogate the DVMT offset in the shell...

How do I actually get the value (not set) for the offset via setup_var?

 

[RehabMan]

How do I actually get the value (not set) for the offset via setup_var?

Don't provide the parameter for new_value.

 

[the-braveknight]

Don't provide the parameter for new_value.

I typed 'setup_var 0xDF' and got the following output. I don't think it corresponds to the data in IFR.txt attached in post #3. (Default value should be 0x1). Can you please check?

 

[RehabMan]

I typed 'setup_var 0xDF' and got the following output. I don't think it corresponds to the data in IFR.txt attached in post #3. (Default value should be 0x1). Can you please check?

Hard to know whether the OEM actually set to default or what the value 0 might mean.

 

[the-braveknight]

Hard to know whether the OEM actually set to default or what the value 0 might mean.

There are 4 search results that come up if I try to look for "(VarOffset/VarName): 0xDF" in the IFR.txt file. What does that tell us?

 

[the-braveknight]

Update: Looking at 'setup_var2 0xDF' output, it shows that its value is 0x01 which appears to be correct.
Also, 'setup_var2 0xE0' shows a value of 0x02' which also appears to be correct.