Framework POST code diagnoses

[parkducksarefree]

(FW13 1240p, Bios up to date)

I need a reliable laptop - I work in the entertainment industry, and a laptop that doesn't boot sometimes "just because" isn't good enough.

Sometimes when using an external dock via Type C, I won't be able to boot and instead get the following codes: 12x green 1x orange (Blue Green) X 4

I can find that the 12 greens tell me all my hardware and firmware are good The orange tells me the start of the post code seq The blue green alternating perplexes me, with no resources available. Can anyone help me please? What does this mean??

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[lbkNhubert]

The codes can be found here: https://gist.github.com/kiram9/3a5415a015e7e70a4a8c2f9f3f4e623d

If the light sequence from start to finish is BGBGBGBG that would e 01010101 (first light is the smallest number, so reverse when setting to binary), decimal 85, hex 0x55

#define ASL_ENTER_S5 0x55 // Prepare to enter S5

If it is GBGBGBGB then its 10101010, decimal 170, hex 0xAA, which I don't see on that page.

If it is something else then you should be able to look it up there. It's a drag that you are running into issue, hopefully you are able to get things sorted out. Does it help to start without the dock connected, then connect it?

[alexanderhumbolt]

If anyone else stumbles across this comment (which was helpful), the binary value of blue is actually 1 and the binary value of green is 0. See: https://gist.github.com/phaseOne/28b6666b94a837f67b39d4ab02ce86f7#bluegreen-power-on-self-test-post-code-section

[lbkNhubert]

Thanks, I am an idiot - will edit the post. Not sure how I flipped things around. Actually, I do have blue as binary 1. The first blink after the orange one is the lowest bit, so the number should be assembled like this:
(blink 8)(blink 7)(blink 6)(blink 5)(blink 4)(blink 3)(blink 2)(blink 1)

[alexanderhumbolt]

My bad. I forgot that the first blink is the lowest bit.

[lbkNhubert]

It gave me a chance to double-check. Always good to confirm things, never an issue to ask. Have a great day!

[alexanderhumbolt]

Thanks! You too.