A new firmware has been pushed for the machine (new version is 4.17) with fixes.
I think the fix about the C-States is probably the one that should reduce, or eliminate, that flickering problem from the i915.
Upgrading and will report in a few days about improvements, if any.
StarLite MkIV:
New version: 4.17
Remote ID: lvfs
Release ID: 14012
Branch: coreboot
Summary: coreboot firmware for StarLite MkIV
License: Proprietary
Size: 8.4 MB
Created: 2022-06-17
Urgency: Medium
Vendor: Star Labs
Release Flags: • Is upgrade Description:
This stable release includes the following features:
• Rebased on coreboot 4.17
• Built using edk2 202205
• Enabled Enhanced C-States
• Fixed bug with USB ports
• Disabled SATA Port 1
• Initialise all Heci interfaces
• Simplified GPIO configuration
• Enabled SATA Power Optimisations
• Adjust TCC Offset depending on Power Profile
• Disabled UFS Device
• Configure LPC IO Registers
• Configure BIOS Control register on device 31
• Open MMIO window for the Nuvoton EC to allow updates
A new firmware has been pushed for the machine (new version is 4.17) with fixes.
I think the fix about the C-States is probably the one that should reduce, or eliminate, that flickering problem from the i915.
Upgrading and will report in a few days about improvements, if any.
StarLite MkIV:
Description:
New version: 4.17
Remote ID: lvfs
Release ID: 14012
Branch: coreboot
Summary: coreboot firmware for StarLite MkIV
License: Proprietary
Size: 8.4 MB
Created: 2022-06-17
Urgency: Medium
Vendor: Star Labs
Release Flags: • Is upgrade
This stable release includes the following features:
• Rebased on coreboot 4.17
• Built using edk2 202205
• Enabled Enhanced C-States
• Fixed bug with USB ports
• Disabled SATA Port 1
• Initialise all Heci interfaces
• Simplified GPIO configuration
• Enabled SATA Power Optimisations
• Adjust TCC Offset depending on Power Profile
• Disabled UFS Device
• Configure LPC IO Registers
• Configure BIOS Control register on device 31
• Open MMIO window for the Nuvoton EC to allow updates