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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-02-04 09:14:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-02-04 09:14:49 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index 6fce18d6..709895ec 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -11,279 +11,293 @@ <title>Libreboot release information</title> </head> <body> - <header> + <div class="section"> <h1 id="pagetop">Libreboot release information</h1> - <aside>Documentation for this release can be found at <a href="index.html">index.html</a>.</aside> - </header> + <p>Documentation for this release can be found at <a href="index.html">index.html</a>.</p> + </div> - <h2 id="rebootkey">GnuPG public key (signing key)</h2> + <div class="section"> - <p> - pub 4096R/656F212E 2014-07-04 Libreboot Releases (signing key) <releases@libreboot.org><br/> - Fingerprint=C923 4BA3 200C F688 9CC0 764D 6E97 D575 656F 212E - </p> - <p> - <b>Download the key</b>: <a href="libreboot.asc">libreboot.asc</a>. - </p> - <p> - Import the key as follows:<br/> - $ <b>gpg --import < libreboot.asc</b> - </p> - <p> - You should also be able to find it on a key server. Note: the above key is not for email. It is only for verifying the release archives. - </p> - <p> - You can verify the downloaded archives as follows:<br/> - $ <b>gpg --verify libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</b><br/> - $ <b>gpg --verify libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</b> - </p> - - <h2>Old Releases</h2> - <p> - Releases are now named from the date of release. - </p> - <p> - See <a href="archive_old.html">archive_old.html</a> for older libreboot releases. - </p> + <h2 id="rebootkey">GnuPG public key (signing key)</h2> - <div class="important"> - <h2> - See <a href="#critical_tasks">critical tasks</a> and <a href="#noncritical_tasks">non-critical tasks</a>. - </h2> - </div> + <p> + pub 4096R/656F212E 2014-07-04 Libreboot Releases (signing key) <releases@libreboot.org><br/> + Fingerprint=C923 4BA3 200C F688 9CC0 764D 6E97 D575 656F 212E + </p> + <p> + <b>Download the key</b>: <a href="libreboot.asc">libreboot.asc</a>. + </p> + <p> + Import the key as follows:<br/> + $ <b>gpg --import < libreboot.asc</b> + </p> + <p> + You should also be able to find it on a key server. Note: the above key is not for email. It is only for verifying the release archives. + </p> + <p> + You can verify the downloaded archives as follows:<br/> + $ <b>gpg --verify libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</b><br/> + $ <b>gpg --verify libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</b> + </p> + + </div> -<hr/> + <div class="section"> + + <h2>Old Releases</h2> + <p> + Releases are now named from the date of release. + </p> + <p> + See <a href="archive_old.html">archive_old.html</a> for older libreboot releases. + </p> - <h1 id="release20150126">Release 20150126</h1> - - <p> - Release date: January 26th, 2015. - </p> + <div class="important"> + <h2> + See <a href="#critical_tasks">critical tasks</a> and <a href="#noncritical_tasks">non-critical tasks</a>. + </h2> + </div> + + </div> - <h2>Binaries (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2> - <ul> - <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz</a></li> - <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</a></li> - </ul> - <h2>Source code (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2> - <ul> - <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz</a></li> - <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</a></li> - </ul> + <div class="section"> + <h1 id="release20150126">Release 20150126</h1> + <p> - Installation instructions can be found at <a href="install/index.html#flashrom">install/index.html#flashrom</a>. - Building instructions (for source code) can be found at <a href="git/index.html#build">git/index.html#build</a>. + Release date: January 26th, 2015. </p> - <h2>Machines supported in this release:</h2> - <ul> - <li> - <b>Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s</b> - <ul> - <li> - You can also remove the motherboard from an X61/X61s and replace it with an X60/X60s motherboard. - An X60 Tablet motherboard will also fit inside an X60/X60s. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - <b>Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet</b> (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer support - <ul> - <li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list">hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list</a> for list of supported LCD panels</li> - <li>It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - <b>Lenovo ThinkPad T60</b> (Intel GPU) (there are issuesinstall/x200_external.html; see below): - <ul> - <li>See notes below for exceptions, and <a href="hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list">hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</a> for known working LCD panels.</li> - <li>It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced with a T60 motherboard.</li> - <li>See <a href="future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode">future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode</a>.</li> - <li>T60P (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported: <a href="hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel">hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel</a></li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - <b>Lenovo ThinkPad X200</b> - <ul> - <li>X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see <a href="hcl/x200.html">hcl/x200.html#x200s</a></li> - <li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <a href="hcl/x200_remove_me.html">hcl/x200_remove_me.html</a></li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - <b>Apple MacBook1,1</b> (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A) - <ul> - <li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#macbook11">hcl/index.html#macbook11</a>.</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - <b>Apple MacBook2,1</b> (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A) - <ul> - <li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#macbook21">hcl/index.html#macbook21</a>.</li> - </ul> - </li> - </ul> + <h2>Binaries (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz</a></li> + <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</a></li> + </ul> + <h2>Source code (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2> + <ul> + <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz</a></li> + <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</a></li> + </ul> - <h2> - Updates (relative to r20150124) - </h2> - <p> - This is a bug fix release based on r20150124 from two days ago. It contains a few small changes: - </p> - <ul> - <li>grub.cfg: hardcode the list of partitions to search (speeds up booting considerably. GRUB regexp isn't very well optimized)</li> - <li>Docs (x200.html hcl): Remove incorrect information</li> - <li>Documentation (bbb_setup.html): Fix typos</li> - <li> - build-release: delete ich9fdgbe_{4m,8m}.bin files from ich9gen - <ul> - <li> - These were accidentically included in the r20150124 release. They - are generated from ich9gen so it's ok, but they don't need to be - in the archive. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Documentation (grub_cbfs.html): Looping in libreboot_grub.cfg (Add notes about it if the user copied from grub.cfg in CBFS.)</li> - <li>Documentation: refer to Guix as GNU Guix System Distribution or GNU GSD per advice from the Guix project.</li> - </ul> - <h2> - Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last) - </h2> - <ul> - <li>Documentation: added information about how to boot Guix GNU/Linux.</li> - <li>grub.cfg: Added (usb0) and (usb0,*) to the list of devices in the <i>Search for GRUB</i> menuentry (this is needed for Guix GNU/Linux)</li> - <li>grub.cfg: Added (ahci1) to list of devices for ISOLINUX parser (CD/DVD) (this is needed for the X200 docking station).</li> - <li>grub.cfg: ISOLINUX parsing is now done on all USB partitions.</li> - <li>grub.cfg: Automatically switched to /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg on a partition, if it exists.</li> - <li>libreboot_bin: added static ARM binaries for flashrom, cbfstool, ich9gen and - ich9deblob (tested on beaglebone black).</li> - <li>Flashrom: removed redundant Macronix flashchip definitions (for X200 owners).</li> - <li>Flashrom: added whitelist for ThinkPad X200.</li> - <li>X200: fixed uneven backlight (at low levels)</li> - <li>ich9macchange (new script, uses ich9gen): for changing the default MAC address on X200 ROM images.</li> - <li>ich9gen: added capability to change the default MAC address (and update the checksum)</li> - <li>ich9deblob: added new utility ich9gen: this can generate a descriptor+gbe image without a factory.rom dump present.</li> - <li>Modified ich9deblob to use a struct for Gbe, documenting everything.</li> - <li>Massively updated the ich9deblob utility: re-factored everything completely.</li> - <li>Enabled cstates 1 and 2 on macbook21. This reduces idle heat / power consumption.</li> - <li>buildrom-withgrub: disabled creation of *txtmode*.rom for X200 (only framebuffer graphics work)</li> - <li>Updated SeaBIOS (again)</li> - <li>docs/install/index.html#flashrom_x200: improve instructions</li> - <li>Updated flashrom (again) - patches updated</li> - <li>Updated GRUB (again)</li> - <li>Updated coreboot (again)</li> - <li>build-release: not all files were copied to libreboot_src. fix that.</li> - <li>build-release: include cbmem (statically compiled) in libreboot_bin</li> - <li>Documentation (X200): added software-based flashing instructions</li> - <li>Documentation: remove all references to the bus pirate (replaced with BBB flashing tutorials)</li> - <li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support added to libreboot</li> - <li>build: automatically find board names (configs) to build for</li> - <li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad X200 support added to libreboot</li> - <li>coreboot-libre config (all boards): enable USB dongle log output (for BeagleBone Black)</li> - <li>cleandeps: actually clean grubinvaders</li> - <li>.gitignore: add powertop directory</li> - <li>cleandeps: clean i945-pwm utility</li> - <li>scripts (all): fix typos</li> - <li>Documentation: general cleanup.</li> - <li>builddeps-flashrom: reduce build commands to a single for loop</li> - <li>scripts (all): replace unnecessary rm -rf with rm -f</li> - <li>powertop.trisquel7: remove sudo (script already checks if the user is root)</li> - <li>docs/release.html: add lenovo g505s to the list of candidates</li> - <li>.gitignore: add libreboot_bin.tar.xz and libreboot_src.tar.xz</li> - <li> - libreboot_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries - <ul> - <li>This means that the user does not have to install build dependency - or build from source anymore.</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>deps-trisquel: Add binutils-source</li> - <li>powertop.trisquel7 (new): Setup powertop on trisquel 7</li> - <li>deps-trisquel,flash,lenovobios_firstflash,lenovobios_secondflash,macbook21_firstflash - x60flashfrom5,powertop.trisquel6: check if user is root</li> - <li>deps-trisquel: Make GRUB build on in Trisquel 7 x86_64. (cross compile dependencies. fixes build error in GRUB)</li> - <li>deps-parabola (removed) Remove Parabola dependencies script. Will re-add later (properly tested)</li> - <li>grub.cfg: Add more path checks to isolinux parser (more ISOs should work now)</li> - <li>Update SeaBIOS</li> - <li>x60flashfrom5 (new), for X60 users upgrading from 5th/early release</li> - <li>Update flashrom</li> - <li>Update GRUB</li> - <li> - Updated coreboot-libre - <ul> - <li>i945: permanently set tft_brightness to 0xff (fixes bug on X60 where - turning up brightness at max would make it loop back to low brightness)</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - getcb: Revert X60/T60 to legacy backlight controls - <ul> - <li>The ACPI brightness patches were abandoned and obsolete.</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>grub.cfg: Only load initrd.img if it exists. Add rw to linux line (for ProteanOS)</li> - <li>build: Only generate the GRUB configurations once (re-use on all images)</li> - <li>Only build 2 GRUB payload executables, re-use on all boards.</li> - <li> - resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.txtmode.sh: Use GNU BASH<br/> - resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.vesafb.sh: Use GNU BASH - </li> - <li>scripts (error handling): Replace exit with exit 1 (make debugging easier)</li> - <li> - Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and grubtest.cfg - <ul> - This reduces the space used in CBFS because coreboot compresses - its payloads with LZMA by default. grub.cfg is all that most users - will want to modify, which remains in CBFS. - </ul> - </li> - <li>docs/release.html Add DMP vortex86ex to list of candidates.</li> - <li>docs/release.html Add ThinkPad X201 to list of candidates.</li> - <li>New links added to docs/security/x60_security and docs/security/t60_security</li> - <li>lenovobios_secondflash: Warn if BUCTS is not present. (not a dealbreaker. Can just pull out nvram battery/coin).</li> - <li>lenovobios_firstflash: Fail if BUCTS fails. (anti-bricking precaution)</li> - <li>Removed obnoxious warnings from flashing scripts, improved documentation instead.</li> - <li>scripts (all): add proper error checking (fail fast, fail early. Do not continue if there are errors)</li> - <li>buildrom-withgrub: rename image to boardname_layout_romtype.rom</li> - <li>buildrom-withgrub: don't move cbfstool, execute directly</li> - <li>resources/utilities/grub-assemble: add French Dvorak (BEPO) keyboard layout.</li> - <li>Documentation: add docs/hardware/x60_keyboard.html (show how to replace keyboard on X60/X60T)</li> - <li>Documentation: major cleanup (better structure, easier to find things)</li> - <li> - docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates. - <ul> - <li> - Too many issues. Chromebooks are crippled (soldered RAM/storage/wifi) - and have too many usability issues for the libreboot project. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html Major cleanup. Usability improvements.</li> - <li>hocs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html: Fixed mistakes/typos. General improvements</li> - <li> - flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force - <ul> - <li> - This was put there before for users upgrading from libreboot r5 - to r6, but also allows the user to flash the wrong image. For - example, the user could flash a T60 image on an X60, thus - bricking the machine. It's almost certain that most people - have upgraded by now, so remove this potentially dangerous - option. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li>Documentation: update compatibility list for X60T LCD panels.</li> - <li>docs/release.html: add note about X60 Tablet board in X60/X60s</li> - <li>docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: small corrections</li> - <li>docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: improved readability, fixed html errors</li> - <li>Documentation (macbook21 related): clean up</li> - </ul> + <p> + Installation instructions can be found at <a href="install/index.html#flashrom">install/index.html#flashrom</a>. + Building instructions (for source code) can be found at <a href="git/index.html#build">git/index.html#build</a>. + </p> -<hr/> + <h2>Machines supported in this release:</h2> + <ul> + <li> + <b>Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s</b> + <ul> + <li> + You can also remove the motherboard from an X61/X61s and replace it with an X60/X60s motherboard. + An X60 Tablet motherboard will also fit inside an X60/X60s. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <b>Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet</b> (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer support + <ul> + <li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list">hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list</a> for list of supported LCD panels</li> + <li>It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <b>Lenovo ThinkPad T60</b> (Intel GPU) (there are issuesinstall/x200_external.html; see below): + <ul> + <li>See notes below for exceptions, and <a href="hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list">hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</a> for known working LCD panels.</li> + <li>It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced with a T60 motherboard.</li> + <li>See <a href="future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode">future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode</a>.</li> + <li>T60P (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported: <a href="hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel">hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <b>Lenovo ThinkPad X200</b> + <ul> + <li>X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see <a href="hcl/x200.html">hcl/x200.html#x200s</a></li> + <li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <a href="hcl/x200_remove_me.html">hcl/x200_remove_me.html</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <b>Apple MacBook1,1</b> (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A) + <ul> + <li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#macbook11">hcl/index.html#macbook11</a>.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <b>Apple MacBook2,1</b> (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A) + <ul> + <li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#macbook21">hcl/index.html#macbook21</a>.</li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> - <div class="important"> + <h2> + Updates (relative to r20150124) + </h2> + <p> + This is a bug fix release based on r20150124 from two days ago. It contains a few small changes: + </p> + <ul> + <li>grub.cfg: hardcode the list of partitions to search (speeds up booting considerably. GRUB regexp isn't very well optimized)</li> + <li>Docs (x200.html hcl): Remove incorrect information</li> + <li>Documentation (bbb_setup.html): Fix typos</li> + <li> + build-release: delete ich9fdgbe_{4m,8m}.bin files from ich9gen + <ul> + <li> + These were accidentically included in the r20150124 release. They + are generated from ich9gen so it's ok, but they don't need to be + in the archive. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Documentation (grub_cbfs.html): Looping in libreboot_grub.cfg (Add notes about it if the user copied from grub.cfg in CBFS.)</li> + <li>Documentation: refer to Guix as GNU Guix System Distribution or GNU GSD per advice from the Guix project.</li> + </ul> + <h2> + Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last) + </h2> + <ul> + <li>Documentation: added information about how to boot Guix GNU/Linux.</li> + <li>grub.cfg: Added (usb0) and (usb0,*) to the list of devices in the <i>Search for GRUB</i> menuentry (this is needed for Guix GNU/Linux)</li> + <li>grub.cfg: Added (ahci1) to list of devices for ISOLINUX parser (CD/DVD) (this is needed for the X200 docking station).</li> + <li>grub.cfg: ISOLINUX parsing is now done on all USB partitions.</li> + <li>grub.cfg: Automatically switched to /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg on a partition, if it exists.</li> + <li>libreboot_bin: added static ARM binaries for flashrom, cbfstool, ich9gen and + ich9deblob (tested on beaglebone black).</li> + <li>Flashrom: removed redundant Macronix flashchip definitions (for X200 owners).</li> + <li>Flashrom: added whitelist for ThinkPad X200.</li> + <li>X200: fixed uneven backlight (at low levels)</li> + <li>ich9macchange (new script, uses ich9gen): for changing the default MAC address on X200 ROM images.</li> + <li>ich9gen: added capability to change the default MAC address (and update the checksum)</li> + <li>ich9deblob: added new utility ich9gen: this can generate a descriptor+gbe image without a factory.rom dump present.</li> + <li>Modified ich9deblob to use a struct for Gbe, documenting everything.</li> + <li>Massively updated the ich9deblob utility: re-factored everything completely.</li> + <li>Enabled cstates 1 and 2 on macbook21. This reduces idle heat / power consumption.</li> + <li>buildrom-withgrub: disabled creation of *txtmode*.rom for X200 (only framebuffer graphics work)</li> + <li>Updated SeaBIOS (again)</li> + <li>docs/install/index.html#flashrom_x200: improve instructions</li> + <li>Updated flashrom (again) - patches updated</li> + <li>Updated GRUB (again)</li> + <li>Updated coreboot (again)</li> + <li>build-release: not all files were copied to libreboot_src. fix that.</li> + <li>build-release: include cbmem (statically compiled) in libreboot_bin</li> + <li>Documentation (X200): added software-based flashing instructions</li> + <li>Documentation: remove all references to the bus pirate (replaced with BBB flashing tutorials)</li> + <li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support added to libreboot</li> + <li>build: automatically find board names (configs) to build for</li> + <li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad X200 support added to libreboot</li> + <li>coreboot-libre config (all boards): enable USB dongle log output (for BeagleBone Black)</li> + <li>cleandeps: actually clean grubinvaders</li> + <li>.gitignore: add powertop directory</li> + <li>cleandeps: clean i945-pwm utility</li> + <li>scripts (all): fix typos</li> + <li>Documentation: general cleanup.</li> + <li>builddeps-flashrom: reduce build commands to a single for loop</li> + <li>scripts (all): replace unnecessary rm -rf with rm -f</li> + <li>powertop.trisquel7: remove sudo (script already checks if the user is root)</li> + <li>docs/release.html: add lenovo g505s to the list of candidates</li> + <li>.gitignore: add libreboot_bin.tar.xz and libreboot_src.tar.xz</li> + <li> + libreboot_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries + <ul> + <li>This means that the user does not have to install build dependency + or build from source anymore.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>deps-trisquel: Add binutils-source</li> + <li>powertop.trisquel7 (new): Setup powertop on trisquel 7</li> + <li>deps-trisquel,flash,lenovobios_firstflash,lenovobios_secondflash,macbook21_firstflash + x60flashfrom5,powertop.trisquel6: check if user is root</li> + <li>deps-trisquel: Make GRUB build on in Trisquel 7 x86_64. (cross compile dependencies. fixes build error in GRUB)</li> + <li>deps-parabola (removed) Remove Parabola dependencies script. Will re-add later (properly tested)</li> + <li>grub.cfg: Add more path checks to isolinux parser (more ISOs should work now)</li> + <li>Update SeaBIOS</li> + <li>x60flashfrom5 (new), for X60 users upgrading from 5th/early release</li> + <li>Update flashrom</li> + <li>Update GRUB</li> + <li> + Updated coreboot-libre + <ul> + <li>i945: permanently set tft_brightness to 0xff (fixes bug on X60 where + turning up brightness at max would make it loop back to low brightness)</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + getcb: Revert X60/T60 to legacy backlight controls + <ul> + <li>The ACPI brightness patches were abandoned and obsolete.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>grub.cfg: Only load initrd.img if it exists. Add rw to linux line (for ProteanOS)</li> + <li>build: Only generate the GRUB configurations once (re-use on all images)</li> + <li>Only build 2 GRUB payload executables, re-use on all boards.</li> + <li> + resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.txtmode.sh: Use GNU BASH<br/> + resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.vesafb.sh: Use GNU BASH + </li> + <li>scripts (error handling): Replace exit with exit 1 (make debugging easier)</li> + <li> + Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and grubtest.cfg + <ul> + This reduces the space used in CBFS because coreboot compresses + its payloads with LZMA by default. grub.cfg is all that most users + will want to modify, which remains in CBFS. + </ul> + </li> + <li>docs/release.html Add DMP vortex86ex to list of candidates.</li> + <li>docs/release.html Add ThinkPad X201 to list of candidates.</li> + <li>New links added to docs/security/x60_security and docs/security/t60_security</li> + <li>lenovobios_secondflash: Warn if BUCTS is not present. (not a dealbreaker. Can just pull out nvram battery/coin).</li> + <li>lenovobios_firstflash: Fail if BUCTS fails. (anti-bricking precaution)</li> + <li>Removed obnoxious warnings from flashing scripts, improved documentation instead.</li> + <li>scripts (all): add proper error checking (fail fast, fail early. Do not continue if there are errors)</li> + <li>buildrom-withgrub: rename image to boardname_layout_romtype.rom</li> + <li>buildrom-withgrub: don't move cbfstool, execute directly</li> + <li>resources/utilities/grub-assemble: add French Dvorak (BEPO) keyboard layout.</li> + <li>Documentation: add docs/hardware/x60_keyboard.html (show how to replace keyboard on X60/X60T)</li> + <li>Documentation: major cleanup (better structure, easier to find things)</li> + <li> + docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates. + <ul> + <li> + Too many issues. Chromebooks are crippled (soldered RAM/storage/wifi) + and have too many usability issues for the libreboot project. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html Major cleanup. Usability improvements.</li> + <li>hocs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html: Fixed mistakes/typos. General improvements</li> + <li> + flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force + <ul> + <li> + This was put there before for users upgrading from libreboot r5 + to r6, but also allows the user to flash the wrong image. For + example, the user could flash a T60 image on an X60, thus + bricking the machine. It's almost certain that most people + have upgraded by now, so remove this potentially dangerous + option. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Documentation: update compatibility list for X60T LCD panels.</li> + <li>docs/release.html: add note about X60 Tablet board in X60/X60s</li> + <li>docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: small corrections</li> + <li>docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: improved readability, fixed html errors</li> + <li>Documentation (macbook21 related): clean up</li> + </ul> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <div class="subsection"> <h2 id="critical_tasks"> Critical tasks for future release @@ -333,7 +347,7 @@ </div> - <div class="important"> + <div class="subsection"> <h2 id="noncritical_tasks"> Other tasks (non-critical, but still important) </h2> @@ -350,20 +364,24 @@ </div> <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p> + + </div> -<hr/> + <div class="section"> - <p> - Copyright © 2014 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> - This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. - A copy of the license can be found at <a href="license.txt">license.txt</a>. - </p> + <p> + Copyright © 2014, 2015 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> + This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. + A copy of the license can be found at <a href="license.txt">license.txt</a>. + </p> - <p> - This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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