I intend to share this useful tool which has low publicity so far. It’s a tool made by Insyde, citing from their pages:
H2OEZE™: Easy BIOS Editor that helps edit binaries in the BIOS, including Option ROMs, driver binaries, logos, and Setup values.
"The H2OEZE program is designed to provide interfacing functions that allow users to replace the content of BIOS or to modify the initial value in the BIOS. To perform these interface options, users must first load an FD file."
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Edits .fd ROM files
This tool allows you to conveniently replace and export;
- OpROM (including VGABIOS’es)
- Any module of choice (by GUID)
- Setup menu settings (CSV, example output: https://pastebin.com/ns9DjwQt
Module operations:
- Replace module
- Insert new module
- Delete existing module
- Export a module
OpRom operations:
- Replace OpROM
- Export OpROM
Other operations:
- Change BIOS version number
- Change product name
- Replace FV
- Setup Menu: update defaults, update strings
- Factory copy merge
- Generate logo FFS (EDK, EDK2)
- Replace logo
Microcode operations:
- Delete, append, add, replace, load, FlashMap (details), view header, details and content
Image of microcode tab:
Full documentation is included within the application’s GUI interface: Help menu at top > H20Eze Help.
Sample documentation (part about command line usage & syntax):
Command Line Interface
The H2OEZE application supports both GUI and Command Line. You can automate it with batch scripts or from other programs. All commands and parameters are specified with -command:parameter. You MUST use double quotes to encapsulate the parameter text with spaces.
Refer to the following table to get all the available commands and the following sections to know what these commands are for.
NOTE: application help table contains more detailed information about each command below. These are just summarised descriptions.
Command
Description
replogo
Specify the input bios image to do logo replacement
repmodule
Replace a module
insmodule
Insert a module
delmodule
Delete a module
repfv
Replace firmware volume
repoprom
Specify the input bios image to do Option ROM replacement
mergefc
Merge the Factory Copy data
genlogoffs
Generate a logo module
inslogo
Insert a logo module
repbiosver
Specify the input bios image to do bios version replacement
logopath
Specify the logo file path
logoindex
Specify the index of to-be-replaced target logo
logoconvert
Specify whether to keep original image’s dimension or to use new image’s dimension
fvpath
Specify the firmware volume file path
modulepath
Specify the module (DXE/ORG/PEI) file path
oprompath
Specify the Option ROM file path
opromindex
Specify the index of to-be-replaced target Option ROM
biosver
Specify the new bios version
guid
Specify the GUID
fcpath
Specify the Factory Copy file path
fvnum
Specify the number of firmware volume (zero-based)
out
Specify the bios image’s output file path
type
Specify the EDK type or version
delay
Specify the delay time after completely running the commands
Example:
-delmodule:Image1.fd -guid:35B898CA-B6A9-49CE-8C72-904735CC49B7 -out:DelImage1.fd
-repoprom:PD3X64.fd -oprompath:TS36461.020 -opromindex:1
-repfv:Image2.fd -fvpath:FVRECOVERY.fv -fvnum:2 -out:RepFvImage2.fd
Error Return Code
After a command is called, the following return code is available.
Return Code
Description
00h
Function completed successfully
01h
Load BIOS image failed
02h
Replace module failed
03h
Insert module failed
04h
Delete module failed
05h
Replace Micro code failed
06h
Append Micro code failed
07h
Delete Micro code failed
08h
Replace logo failed
09h
Replace Fv failed
0Ah
Replace OpROM failed
0Bh
Generate logo ffs file failed
0Ch
Merge factory copy failed
0Dh
Merge variable store and factory copy region failed
0Eh
Save bios image failed
0Fh
Replace bios version failed
*Note: version 100.00.02.13 is absolutely the latest available revision. I’m currently trying to get hold of an update from Insyde; if they provide me with one, I’ll add it.
Changelog:
Insyde H2OEZE Release Note
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Release Version 100.00.02.13 08-20-2015 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Support searching a compressed FFS in a FV which has multi-FFS.
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Release Version 100.00.02.12 05-06-2015 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Searching whole FFS to find the compressed section.
2. Add the missed feature “BIOS product name replacement” that 100.00.02.10 version provide.
3. Fix the padding is changed from 0x00 to 0xfe after modifying BIOS version and product name.
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Release Version 100.00.02.11 02-11-2015 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Added the support of Tiano decompress
2. Remove SetupEditor from File menu
3. Change the copyright from 2014 to 2015
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Release Version 100.00.02.10 06-27-2014 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Added bios product name replacement
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Release Version 100.00.02.09 02-24-2014 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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BugFix:
1. Fixed issue that data may overflow when searching & verifying some kind of information
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Release Version 100.00.02.08 02-10-2014 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Added VBT file format support for module replacement
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Release Version 100.00.02.07 01-21-2014 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Fixed ffs last section alignment issue - last section size must be its actual size instead of aligned size
2. Fixed replacing logo doesn’t work issue
3. Fixed ffs section alignment issue
4. Changed firmware image type search to walk through all firmware volumes till match found
5. Fixed issue 0028006:[EZH2O Win] The function of close can not clear the main screen for "Setup Utility Default"
6. Update firmware volume checksum after data changed
7. Enlarge firmware volume size if size isn’t enough when replacing module with larger one
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Release Version 100.00.02.00 11-06-2013 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Change product name from EzH2O to H2OEZE
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Release Version (SEG) 100.00.01.00 04-22-2013 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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NewFeature:
1. Merged two plugin functions into single one
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Release Version (SEG) 100.00.00.01 04-18-2013 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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NewFeature:
1. Merged changes of EzH2O version 2.1.0.25
2. Added new plugin dll to support security related features
3. Added preview user selected image file for logo replacement function
4. Added replace bios version function
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Release Version (SEG) 100.00.00.00 02-06-2013 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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NewFeature:
1. Merged changes of EzH2O version 2.1.0.23
2. Added support functions of setup variable edit utility
3. Change version to start from 100.00.00.00
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Release Version 2.1.0.23 12-13-2012 (Kernel version required: 03.62.10, 03.72.10, 05.02.10 and later)
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Update:
1. Add sorting feature to StringUpdate dialog
NewFeature:
1. Added support the plugin feature
2. Added support -genlogoffs to generate logo ffs module
3. Added support -inslogo to insert a logo module
4. Added support to load CapsuleImage bin file, FlashPacker exe file (IsEzH2OPlugin.dll is required)
5. Added support to .EFI format for module replace function
BugFix:
1. ITS#19083: SCU “boot” item cannot work after the default value modified by EzH2O
2. Failed to load BayTrail fd image
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Release Version 2.1.0.22 04-17-2012
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Update:
1. Update the string words
2. Display VID and DID in the guid list in OpROM Replace dialog
BugFix:
1. ITS#18386: can’t replace FV00
2. ITS#18387: can’t modify default settings of SCU
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Release Version 2.1.0.21 03-22-2012
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NewFeature:
1. Add SCU String Update function (Support Kernel version Rev3.5B: 03.62.10, Rev3.7: 03.72.10, Rev5.0: 05.02.10)
2. Add Factory Copy Merge function (Support Kernel version 03.72.08 and later)
3. Support EDK2
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Release Version 2.1.0.20 01-04-2012
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1. Fix: Fix incorrect processing about Hii2.1 opcode=numeric.
2. Fix: Copy setup.css to temp folder.
3. Add new feature: Support expoorting Setup Menu Settings to CSV file.
4. Add new feature: export module and export oprom
5. Fix issue #16650: The EzH2O Ver2.1.0.19 always hang during load the FD file
6. Add new feature: logo image - support TGA format
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Release Version 2.1.0.19 07-11-2011
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1. Show a console windonw when running in command-line mode
2. Fix issue #12976: OpROM can’t be updated when there are two main firmware volume existing
3. BugFix: To replace a PEI module of bigger or smaller size will fail
4. Update the display format of “FD Information” dialog
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Release Version 2.1.0.18 11-26-2010
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1. Add new feature: command line support
2. Fix issue #11191: Delete and Add Microcode function are not working
3. Fix issue #11218: replace Fv02 with log enabled will result in tool crash
4. Fix issue #11217: it’s failed to insert USBKB module into Fv02
5. Fix issue #11223: it can’t show the modified logo by replacing a module generated from "generate logo ffs"
6. Fix issue #11216: progress bar not showing correctly when inserting module
7. Fix issue #11219: progress bar not showing correctly when replacing fv
8. Fix issue #11215: progress bar not showing correctly when replacing module
9. Fix issue #11214: progress bar not showing correctly when loading file
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Release Version 2.1.0.17 11-3-2010
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1. Add new feature to update SCU default settings in ROM
2. Update setup menu parsing policy (bios version 03.60.44 later for Hii0.9 and 03.70.44 later for Hii2.1)
3. Fix issue: “insert module” doesn’t work correctly
4. Fix issue: replace the same module, but get a different bios image
5. Update Help file
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Release Version 2.1.0.16 8-27-2010
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1. Fix issue #9976: can’t replace module
2. Fix issue that showing setup menu causes fail
3. Fix issue #9976: add functions to support PEI module replacement
4. Add features #10318: support Hii 2.1
5. Fix issue: can’t insert PEI module
6. Fix issue: can’t delete DXE/PEI module again after deleting and then inserting
7. Add checking mechanism to check if the insertion module is already existing
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Release Version 2.1.0.15 2-23-2010
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1.Fix issue that setup utility configuration of EzH2O is unsuccessfully on Kernel version 3.59.44.(3.59.43 is successfully)
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Release Version 2.1.0.14 10-15-2009
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1.Added that tool can add one of microcode files, and parse each microcode header.
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Release Version 2.1.0.13 07-14-2009
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1.Fix issue that FV(not FVMAIN) can’t replace moudle by bin file.
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Release Version 2.1.0.12 06-29-2009
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1.Updated the user direction of new function in HELP menu.
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Release Version 2.1.0.11 04-10-2009
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1.Added that generate logo .ffs file function.
2.Updated the “Module_GUID_2_Name.ini” user direction in HELP menu.
3.Added the “Attributed” to do the FV replace judgment.
4.Enabled the replace Microcode item and updated for 3.5B.(must update kernel version 03.59.16)
5.Enabled the Setup Menu item and modified for UEFIx64.(must update kernel version 03.59.16)
6.Added that display compiler version at Fd information.(must update kernel version 03.59.16)
7.Added that Log function to record execution.
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Release Version 2.1.0.10 02-24-2009
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1.Fixed issue #2984: EZTool not working after changing NO to FV_IN_SPARE_SUPPORT.
2.Disable the DMIStructure function.
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Release Version 2.1.0.9 12-29-2008
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1.Fix issue that change LOGO and save FD file,then reopen it fail.
2.Fix issue that loading LOGO image is failed , reopen change LOGO function will show wrong LOGO image.
3.Fix issue that file that has OEMDS uses change EC module cause OEMDS be replaced by ‘0xFF’.
4.Fix issue that module cause hang when user use the replace function.
5.Fix issue that the password of FV file become the GUID on Delete function.
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Release Version 2.1.0.8 11-18-2008
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1. Add InsydeBIOS check function.
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Release Version 2.1.0.7 11-10-2008
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1.Fixed Insert module function failed issue.
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Release Version 2.1.0.6
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1.Fix using EZH2O open BIOS 1.5M *.fd file or some 1M *.fd file but it hang on open file.
2.Fix EzH2O help file that in [Modify a logo] page have show some “?” characters.
3.Fix the DmiStructure must entry “enter” key for modify strings.
4.Fix the EzH2O’s main process bar not right when patch DmiStructure.
5.Fix show user want save file after finishing save as file
6.Add checkbox in DMIStructure utility.
7.Add EC¡BPXE and External VGA utilities.
8.NEW Feature:Enhancement of EZH2O to show GUID and module name in [Delete Existing Module] function.
Release Files:EzH2O.exe¡BEzH2O.ini¡BOEMDS.ini¡BModule_GUID_2_Name.ini¡BLzmaDll.dll and EZH2O-HELP.CHM
H20EZE_x86_WIN_100.00.02.13.zip (3.96 MB)
