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-% Libreboot release information (old)
-
-Information for this release can be found at
-[release.html](release.html). Updated versions of libreboot can be found
-at [libreboot.org](http://libreboot.org/).
-
-**This page is \*obsolete\*, provided for historical purposes.**
-
-Releases
---------
-
-- [r20150518 (18th May 2015)](#release20150518)
-- [r20150124 (24th January 2015), r20150126 (26th January 2015),
- r20150208 (8th February 2015)](#release20150124)
-
-- [r20141015 (15th October 2014)](#release20141015)
-- [r20140911 (6th release)](#release20140911) (11th September 2014
- **pre-release, 7th beta**)
-- [r20140622 (5th release)](#release20140622) (7th March 2014, revised
- 22nd June 2014)
-- [r20140221 (4th release)](#release20140221) (21st February 2014)
-- [r20131214 (3rd release)](#release20131214) (14th December 2013)
-- [r20131213 (2nd release)](#release20131213) (13th December 2013)
-- [r20131212 (1st release)](#release20131212) (12th December 2013)
-
-Release 20150518 {#release20150518}
-================
-
-Release date: 18th May 2015.
-
-Installation instructions can be found at ***docs/install/***. Building
-instructions (for source code) can be found at ***docs/git/\#build***.
-
-Machines supported in this release:
------------------------------------
-
-- **ThinkPad X60/X60s**
- - 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.
-- **ThinkPad X60 Tablet** (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer
- support
- - See ***docs/hcl/\#supported\_x60t\_list*** for list of supported
- LCD panels
- - It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard
- replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.
-- **ThinkPad T60** (Intel GPU) (there are issues; see below):
- - See notes below for exceptions, and
- ***docs/hcl/\#supported\_t60\_list*** for known working LCD
- panels.
- - It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced
- with a T60 motherboard.
- - See ***docs/future/\#t60\_cpu\_microcode***.
- - T60P (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be
- supported: ***docs/hcl/\#t60\_ati\_intel***
-- **ThinkPad X200**
- - X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see
- ***docs/hcl/x200.html\#x200s***
- - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently.
- ***docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html***
-- **ThinkPad R400**
- - See ***docs/hcl/r400.html***
- - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently.
- ***docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html***
-- **ThinkPad T400**
- - See ***docs/hcl/t400.html***
- - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently.
- ***docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html***
-- **ThinkPad T500**
- - See ***docs/hcl/t500.html***
- - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently.
- ***docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html***
-- **Apple MacBook1,1** (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
- - See ***docs/hcl/\#macbook11***.
-- **Apple MacBook2,1** (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A,
- MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
- - See ***docs/hcl/\#macbook21***.
-
-Changes for this release, relative to r20150208 (earliest changes last, recent changes first)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Add a whitelist entry to board\_enable.c in flashrom, for the
- ThinkPad R400, T400 and T500
-- Updated flashrom (to SVN revision 1889)
- - X200 whitelist patch removed (merged upstream)
- - X200 whitelist modified to include X200S and X200 Tablet
-- libreboot\_util: don't include cmos layout files (not needed
- anymore)
-- **coreboot-libre: backport patches for X200 Tablet digitizer
- support**
-- build/release/archives: create SHA512 sum manifest file of the
- release archives
-- build/release/archives: separate crossgcc into a new archive
-- disabled generation of txtmode ROM images for now (they will be back
- again in the next release)
-- coreboot-libre: delete unused code (reduce size of src archive)
-- Flashing guides: make them more friendly to colourblind people
-- docs/gnulinux/encrypted\_\*.html: Remove mention of password
- length - it was arbitrary and pointless.
-- docs/maintain/: Finish the guide
-- scripts/download/coreboot: use diffs included in libreboot, not
- external gerrit cherry-picks - review.coreboot.org (gerrit) being
- down no longer kills libreboot (backup mirrors of the master
- repository exist)
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: Add info about wp/hold and pinouts
-- docs/: improve the description of libreboot
-- docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html: notes about the demefactory utility
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: EHCI debug: recommend linux-libre
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: EHCI Debug logging setup guide
-- docs/hcl/t500.html: Add screen compatibility report (TODO: fix
- incompatible screens)
-- Update coreboot(again) + merge GM45 hybrid GPU patches - means that
- T400/T500 with the ATI+Intel hybrid GPU setup will work (ATI
- disabled, Intel permanently enabled). power\_on\_after\_fail nvram
- option added to all GM45 boards, defaulting to No, so that plugging
- it AC doesn't boot up the system against the users will. Net20DC is
- now the default debug dongle on all boards (compatible with BBB).
-- demefactory (new utility): create GM45 factory.rom without the ME
-- ich9deblob: re-factor descriptor.c functions
-- docs/hcl/t500.html: add hardware logs
-- docs/gnulinux/encrypted\_\*.html: No password for default entry
-- docs/git/: Add more details about BUC.TS
-- grub.cfg: Also scan for grub2/grub.cfg, not just grub/grub.cfg
-- docs/maintain/ (new section. WIP!): Maintaining libreboot
-- docs/gnulinux/grub\_boot\_installer.html: Fix hazardous instruction
-- docs/tasks.html: Better categorization between intel/amd/arm
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: notes about SPI flashing stability
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: more names for the 0.1" cables
-- docs/install/\*\_external.html: add disclaimer about thermal paste
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: Fix broken links
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: preliminary notes about EHCI debug
-- docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html: Link to websites talking about the
- ME
-- docs/install/{t400,t500,r400}\_external.html: Notes about CPU
- compatibility
-- Delete the ich9macchange script. It's useless, and confuses people
-- docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html: prioritize ich9gen executable path
-- docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html: prioritize changing mac address
-- docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html: less confusing notes about ich9gen
-- build/dependencies/parabola: Add dependencies for x86\_64
-- scripts/dependencies/paraboladependencies: build dependencies
- (32-bit Parabola)
-- **New board**: ThinkPad T500
-- Add diffs for descriptor/gbe differences between T500 and X200
-- coreboot-libre: provide better blob categorization
-- docs/hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html: add notes about flash write protect
-- **New board**: ThinkPad T400
-- GRUB: add partial vesamenu.c32 support (fixes tails ISOLINUX menu)
-- Update GRUB (to revision fa07d919d1ff868b18d8a42276d094b63a58e299)
-- Update coreboot (to revision
- 83b05eb0a85d7b7ac0837cece67afabbdb46ea65)
- - Intel CPU microcode (most of it) no longer deleted, because it
- was deleted upstream (moved to a 3rd party repository).
- - MacBook2,1 cstate patch is no longer cherry picked (merged
- upstream)
- - Patch to disable use of timestamps in coreboot no longer
- included (merged upstream)
-- coreboot-libre: don't list vortex86ex kbd firmware as microcode
- (list it separately)
-- coreboot-libre: don't rm \*/early\_setup\_ss.h (these are not
- blobs)
-- coreboot-libre: add GPLv3 license to the findblobs script
-- coreboot-libreboot: don't rm raminit\_tables (nahelem/sandybridge)
- (they are not blobs)
-- coreboot-libre: don't delete the .spd.hex files (they are not
- blobs)
-- build/release/archives: don't put rmodtool in libreboot\_util
-- docs/install/x200\_external.html: recommend installing GNU+Linux at
- the end
-- docs/install/x200\_external.html: add more photos, improve
- instructions
-- build/clean/grub: use distclean instead of clean
-- grub-assemble: Add the *bsd* and *part\_bsd* modules
-- build/roms/withgrub: Only run ich9gen if gm45/gs45 images exist
-- docs/git/: Add notes about building for specific boards
-- build/roms/withgrub: Allow building for a custom range of boards
-- grub-assemble: Disable verbose output
-- Add documentation on how to unlock root encrypted fs with key in
- initramfs in Parabola Linux
-- docs/gnulinux/grub\_cbfs.html: Improve structure (easier to use)
-- grub.cfg: Disable the beep on startup
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: Make the guide easier to use
-- docs/gnulinux/grub\_cbfs.html: Remove redundant instructions
-- docs/install/x200\_external.html: Mark pins in the images
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: Replace 3.3V PSU photo with ATX PSU
-- docs/hcl/x200.html: Add dumps from 4-MiB X200 with Lenovo BIOS 3.22
-- docs/hcl/x200.html: Add dumps from 4-MiB X200 with Lenovo BIOS 3.18
-- grub.cfg: add syslinux\_configfile menuentry for ahci0
-- grub.cfg: Add more paths for syslinux\_configfile
-- docs/future.html: T60: Add EDID dump from LG-Philips LP150E05-A2K1
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: Further clarify which clip is needed
-- bash scripts: Make script output more user-friendly in general
-- bash scripts: Only enable verbose output if DEBUG= is used
-- build: Support multiple extra options - now possible to build
- multiple images for arbitrary boards (configs), but without building
- the entire collection.
-- Deleted the signing archive key - the finger print and ID is given
- instead, so that the user can download it from a key server
-- scripts/helpers/build/release: Move docs to separate archive -
- reduces the size of the other archives considerably
-- Move DEBLOB to resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob
-- scripts/helpers/build/release: Delete DEBLOB from libreboot\_src/ -
- not needed in libreboot\_src (release archive) because it contains a
- coreboot revision that has already been deblobbed.
-- flash (script): Use *build* instead of *DEBLOB* to know if in src
-- docs/install/r400\_external.html: Show images, don't link.
-- docs/install/x200\_external.html: Show images, don't link.
-- docs/install/bbb\_setup.html: Show images, instead of linking
-- Documentation: optimize all images (reduce file sizes)
-- Remove download links from the release page (and the archive page) -
- release archives are hosted differently following this release,
- which means that the old methods are no longer viable.
-- Moved ich9macchange to resources/scripts/misc/ich9macchange
-- ich9macchange: assume that the script is being run from \_util (act
- only on one ROM image, defined by a user-provided path)
-- Move grub-background to resources/scripts/misc/grub-background
-- grub-background: assume that it is being run from libreboot\_util
-- grub-background: change only one ROM image, specified by path
-- build (release archives): Add the commitid file to release/
-- build-release: Move the release archives to release/
-- Merge all build scripts into a single generic script, with helpers
- in resources/scripts/helpers/build/
-- Replace *getall* with *download*, which takes as input an argument
- specifying which program the user wants to download.
-- Moved the get scripts to resources/scripts/helpers/download/
-- build-release: Remove the powertop entries
-- Documentation: general improvements to the flashing instructions
-- Merged all flashing scripts into a single script
-- Updated GRUB
-- bucts: Make it build without git
-- Moved dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.34/AUTHORS to resources/grub/font/
-- Deleted GRUB Invaders from libreboot
-- Deleted SeaBIOS from libreboot
-- build-release: optimize use of tar (reduced file sizes)
-- grub.cfg: add another SYSLINUX config location
- (/syslinux/syslinux.cfg)
-- build-release: remove the bin/ directory from libreboot\_util
-- cleandeps: delete the bin/ directory
-- buildrom-withgrub: create the bin directory if it does not exist
-- coreboot-libre: don't use git for version timestamp
-- i945-pwm: add clean command to Makefile
-- i945-pwm: add -lz to Makefile
-- docs/install/x200\_external: Mention GPIO33 non-descriptor mode
-- docs/hcl/: Remove redundant links
-- ich9macchange: Add R400
-- build-release: Separate ROM images into individual archives
-- build-release: rename libreboot\_bin to libreboot\_util
-- **New board:** ThinkPad R400 support added to libreboot.
-- bbb\_setup.html: tell user to use libreboot's own flashrom
-
-Release 20150124, 20150126 and 20150208 {#release20150124}
-=======================================
-
-Release date: 24th January 2015.
-
-Machines supported in this release:
------------------------------------
-
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s**
- - 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.
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet** (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with
- digitizer support
- - See **hcl/\#supported\_x60t\_list** for list of supported LCD
- panels
- - It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard
- replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad T60** (Intel GPU) (there are
- issuesinstall/x200\_external.html; see below):
- - See notes below for exceptions, and
- **hcl/\#supported\_t60\_list** for known working LCD panels.
- - It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced
- with a T60 motherboard.
- - See **future/\#t60\_cpu\_microcode**.
- - T60P (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be
- supported: **hcl/\#t60\_ati\_intel**
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X200**
- - X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see
- **hcl/x200.html\#x200s**
- - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently.
- **hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html**
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad R400** (r20150208 and later, only)
- - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently.
- **hcl/gm45\_remove\_me.html**
-- **Apple MacBook1,1** (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
- - See **hcl/\#macbook11**.
-- **Apple MacBook2,1** (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A,
- MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
- - See **hcl/\#macbook21**.
-
-Revisions for r20150208 (relative to r20150126)
------------------------------------------------
-
-This is a maintenance release (polishing) based on r20150126. Users who
-installed r20150126 don't really need to update to this release.
-
-- buildrom-withgrub: use gnulove.jpg background on 16:10 laptops
- (MacBook2,1 and X200)
-- build-release: include grub-background script in libreboot\_bin
-- grub-background (new): lets user change GRUB background image
-- grub-assemble: Add link to original utility.
-- buildrom-withgrub: Put background.jpg in CBFS, not GRUB memdisk
-- grub-assemble: merge scripts into a single script gen.sh
-- Documentation: implement theme, drastically improve readability
-- docs/hcl/: update list of compatible T60 LCD panels
-- docs/: more clarification of libreboot's stated purpose.
-- build-release: include the commitid file in the release archives
-- docs/: Further emphasize the GNU+Linux requirement.
-- lenovobios\_firstflash: fix BASH errors
-- lenovobios\_secondflash: fix BASH errors
-- docs/install/x200\_external.html: Tell user to switch MAC address.
-- docs/git/: Add to the list of x86\_64 compatible hosts.
-- docs/install/: Remove old (obsolete) information.
-- docs/git/: Say that the build dependencies are for src (and not
- nedeed for libreboot\_bin)
-- build: re-factor the descriptor/gbe generating loop for GM45/ICH9M
-- X60, X60S and X60 Tablet now the same ROM images.
-- Add QEMU (q35/ich9) support to libreboot.
-- Add QEMU (i440fx/piix4) support to libreboot
-- docs/: Re-write the description of what libreboot is.
-- docs/release.html: Add notes about how to use GPG.
-- build-release: delete the commitid file from release archives
-- build-release: create file named commitid after build-release
-
-Revisions for r20150126 (relative to r20150124)
------------------------------------------------
-
-This is a bug fix release based on r20150124. It contains a few small
-changes:
-
-- grub.cfg: hardcode the list of partitions to search (speeds up
- booting considerably. GRUB regexp isn't very well optimized)
-- Docs (x200.html hcl): Remove incorrect information
-- Documentation (bbb\_setup.html): Fix typos
-- build-release: delete ich9fdgbe\_{4m,8m}.bin files from ich9gen
- - 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.
-- Documentation (grub\_cbfs.html): Looping in libreboot\_grub.cfg (Add
- notes about it if the user copied from grub.cfg in CBFS.)
-
-Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- grub.cfg: Added (ahci1) to list of devices for ISOLINUX parser
- (CD/DVD) (this is needed for the X200 docking station).
-- grub.cfg: ISOLINUX parsing is now done on all USB partitions.
-- grub.cfg: Automatically switched to /boot/grub/libreboot\_grub.cfg
- on a partition, if it exists.
-- libreboot\_bin: added static ARM binaries for flashrom, cbfstool,
- ich9gen and ich9deblob (tested on beaglebone black).
-- Flashrom: removed redundant Macronix flashchip definitions (for X200
- owners).
-- Flashrom: added whitelist for ThinkPad X200.
-- X200: fixed uneven backlight (at low levels)
-- ich9macchange (new script, uses ich9gen): for changing the default
- MAC address on X200 ROM images.
-- ich9gen: added capability to change the default MAC address (and
- update the checksum)
-- ich9deblob: added new utility ich9gen: this can generate a
- descriptor+gbe image without a factory.rom dump present.
-- Modified ich9deblob to use a struct for Gbe, documenting everything.
-- Massively updated the ich9deblob utility: re-factored everything
- completely.
-- Enabled cstates 1 and 2 on macbook21. This reduces idle heat / power
- consumption.
-- buildrom-withgrub: disabled creation of \*txtmode\*.rom for X200
- (only framebuffer graphics work)
-- Updated SeaBIOS (again)
-- docs/install/\#flashrom\_x200: improve instructions
-- Updated flashrom (again) - patches updated
-- Updated GRUB (again)
-- Updated coreboot (again)
-- build-release: not all files were copied to libreboot\_src. fix
- that.
-- build-release: include cbmem (statically compiled) in libreboot\_bin
-- Documentation (X200): added software-based flashing instructions
-- Documentation: remove all references to the bus pirate (replaced
- with BBB flashing tutorials)
-- **New board:** ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support added to
- libreboot
-- build: automatically find board names (configs) to build for
-- **New board:** ThinkPad X200 support added to libreboot
-- coreboot-libre config (all boards): enable USB dongle log output
- (for BeagleBone Black)
-- cleandeps: actually clean grubinvaders
-- .gitignore: add powertop directory
-- cleandeps: clean i945-pwm utility
-- scripts (all): fix typos
-- Documentation: general cleanup.
-- builddeps-flashrom: reduce build commands to a single for loop
-- scripts (all): replace unnecessary rm -Rf with rm -f
-- docs/release.html: add lenovo g505s to the list of candidates
-- .gitignore: add libreboot\_bin.tar.xz and libreboot\_src.tar.xz
-- libreboot\_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries
- - This means that the user does not have to install build
- dependency or build from source anymore.
-- deps-parabola (removed) Remove Parabola dependencies script. Will
- re-add later (properly tested)
-- grub.cfg: Add more path checks to isolinux parser (more ISOs should
- work now)
-- Update SeaBIOS
-- x60flashfrom5 (new), for X60 users upgrading from 5th/early release
-- Update flashrom
-- Update GRUB
-- Updated coreboot-libre
- - 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)
-- getcb: Revert X60/T60 to legacy backlight controls
- - The ACPI brightness patches were abandoned and obsolete.
-- grub.cfg: Only load initrd.img if it exists. Add rw to linux line
- (for ProteanOS)
-- build: Only generate the GRUB configurations once (re-use on all
- images)
-- Only build 2 GRUB payload executables, re-use on all boards.
-- resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.txtmode.sh: Use GNU BASH
-
- resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.vesafb.sh: Use GNU BASH
-- scripts (error handling): Replace exit with exit 1 (make debugging
- easier)
-- Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and
- grubtest.cfg
-- docs/release.html Add DMP vortex86ex to list of candidates.
-- docs/release.html Add ThinkPad X201 to list of candidates.
-- New links added to docs/security/x60\_security and
- docs/security/t60\_security
-- lenovobios\_secondflash: Warn if BUCTS is not present. (not a
- dealbreaker. Can just pull out nvram battery/coin).
-- lenovobios\_firstflash: Fail if BUCTS fails. (anti-bricking
- precaution)
-- Removed obnoxious warnings from flashing scripts, improved
- documentation instead.
-- scripts (all): add proper error checking (fail fast, fail early. Do
- not continue if there are errors)
-- buildrom-withgrub: rename image to boardname\_layout\_romtype.rom
-- buildrom-withgrub: don't move cbfstool, execute directly
-- resources/utilities/grub-assemble: add French Dvorak (BEPO) keyboard
- layout.
-- Documentation: add docs/hardware/x60\_keyboard.html (show how to
- replace keyboard on X60/X60T)
-- Documentation: major cleanup (better structure, easier to find
- things)
-- docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates.
- - Too many issues. Chromebooks are crippled (soldered
- RAM/storage/wifi) and have too many usability issues for the
- libreboot project.
-- docs/gnulinux/grub\_cbfs.html Major cleanup. Usability improvements.
-- flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force
- - 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 system. It's almost certain that most people have
- upgraded by now, so remove this potentially dangerous option.
-- Documentation: update compatibility list for X60T LCD panels.
-- docs/release.html: add note about X60 Tablet board in X60/X60s
-- docs/howtos/grub\_boot\_installer.html: small corrections
-- docs/howtos/grub\_boot\_installer.html: improved readability, fixed
- html errors
-- Documentation (macbook21 related): clean up
-
-Release 20141015 {#release20141015}
-================
-
-Machines supported in this release:
------------------------------------
-
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s**
- - 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.
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet** (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with
- digitizer support
- - See **hcl/\#supported\_x60t\_list** for list of supported LCD
- panels
- - It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have its mainboard
- replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad T60** (Intel GPU) (there are issues; see below):
- - See notes below for exceptions, and
- **hcl/\#supported\_t60\_list** for known working LCD panels.
- - It is unknown whether a T61 can have its mainboard replaced with
- a T60 motherboard.
- - See **future/\#t60\_cpu\_microcode**.
- - T60P (and T60s with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported:
- **hcl/\#t60\_ati\_intel**
-- **Apple MacBook1,1** (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
- - See **hcl/\#macbook11**.
-- **Apple MacBook2,1** (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A,
- MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
- - See **hcl/\#macbook21**.
-
-Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Updated coreboot (git commit
- 8ffc085e1affaabbe3dca8ac6a89346b71dfc02e), the latest at the time of
- writing.
-- Updated SeaBIOS (git commit
- 67d1fbef0f630e1e823f137d1bae7fa5790bcf4e), the latest at the time of
- writing.
-- Updated Flashrom (svn revision 1850), the latest at the time of
- writing.
-- Updated GRUB (git commit 9a67e1ac8e92cd0b7521c75a734fcaf2e58523ad),
- the latest at the time of writing.
-- Cleaned up the documentation, removed unneeded files.
-- ec/lenovo/h8 (x60/x60s/x60t/t60): Enable
- wifi/bluetooth/wwan/touchpad/trackpoint by default.
-- Documentation: Updated list of T60 LCDs (Samsung LTN150XG 15" XGA
- listed as non-working).
-- builddeps-coreboot: Don't build libpayload (not needed. This was
- leftover by mistake, when trying out the TINT payload).
-- Replaced most diff files (patches) for coreboot with gerrit
- checkouts (cherry-pick).
-- Documentation: x60\_security.html and t60\_security.html: added
- links to info about the ethernet controller (Intel 82573).
-- Documentation: x60\_security.html and t60\_security.html: added
- notes about DMA and the docking station.
-- Documentation: configuring\_parabola.html: basic post-install steps
- for Parabola GNU+Linux (helpful, since libreboot development is
- being moved to Parabola at the time of writing).
-- builddeps-coreboot: use 'make crossgcc-i386' instead of 'make
- crossgcc'. Libreboot only targets x86 at the time of writing.
-- ROM images no longer include SeaBIOS. Instead, the user adds it
- afterwards. Documentation and scripts updated.
-- docs/images/encrypted\_parabola.html: Notes about linux-libre-grsec
-- Documentation: encrypted\_parabola.html: add tutorial for encrypted
- Parabola GNU+Linux installation.
-- Documentation: added more info about wifi chipsets
-
-6th release (pre-release, 7th beta) {#release20140911}
-===================================
-
-- Released 11th July 2014 (pre-release) 1st beta
-- Revised (pre-release, 2nd beta) 16th July 2014
-- Revised (pre-release, 3rd beta) 20th July 2014
-- Revised (pre-release, 4th beta) 29th July 2014
-- Revised (pre-release, 5th beta) 11th August 2014 (corrected 11th
- August 2014)
-- Revised (pre-release, 6th beta) 3rd September 2014
-- Revised (pre-release, 7th beta) 11th September 2014
-
-Machines still supported (compared to previous release):
---------------------------------------------------------
-
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s**
- - You can also remove the motherboard from an X61/X61s and replace
- it with an X60/X60s motherboard.
-
-New systems supported in this release:
---------------------------------------
-
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet** (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with
- digitizer support
- - See **hcl/\#supported\_x60t\_list** for list of supported LCD
- panels
- - It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have its mainboard
- replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.
-- **Lenovo ThinkPad T60** (Intel GPU) (there are issues; see below)
- - See notes below for exceptions, and
- **hcl/\#supported\_t60\_list** for known working LCD panels.
- - It is unknown whether a T61 can have its mainboard replaced with
- a T60 motherboard.
- - T60P (and T60s with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported:
- **hcl/\#t60\_ati\_intel**
-- **Apple MacBook1,1** (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
- - See **hcl/\#macbook11**.
-- **Apple MacBook2,1** (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A,
- MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
- - See **hcl/\#macbook21**.
-
-Machines no longer supported (compared to previous release):
-------------------------------------------------------------
-
-- **All previous systems still supported!**
-
-Revisions for r20140911 (7th beta) (11th September 2014)
---------------------------------------------------------
-
-- The changes below were made in a git repository, unlike in previous
- releases. Descriptions below are copied from 'git log'.
-- Update .gitignore for new dependencies.
-- Use a submodule for i945-pwm.
-- Don't clean packages that fail or don't need cleaning.
-- Don't clean i945-pwm, it's not needed.
-- Regression fix: Parabola live ISO boot issues
-- Re-enable background images in ISOLINUX/SYSLINUX GRUB parser menus
-- Regression fix: Re-add CD-ROM (ata0) in GRUB
-- Documentation: add notes about performance penalty when using
- ecryptfs.
-- Documentation: Fixed spelling and grammatical errors.
-- Documentation: macbook21: add new system as tested
-- Documentation: macbook21: add info about improving touchpad
- sensitivity
-- Documentation: X60 Tablet: add more information about finger input
-- Documentation: release.html: Add information about recently merged
- commit in coreboot
-
-Revisions for r20140903 (6th beta) (3rd September 2014)
--------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Added modified builddeb\* scripts for Parabola GNU+Linux-libre:
- buildpac, buildpac-flashrom, buildpac-bucts (courtesy of Noah
- Vesely)
-- Documentation: updated all relevant areas to mention use of
- buildpac\* scripts for Parabola users.
-- Documentation: added information showing how to enable or disable
- bluetooth on the X60
-- MacBook1,1 tested! See **hcl/\#macbook11**
-- Documentation: fixed typo in \#get\_edid\_panelname (get-edit
- changed to get-edid)
-- Documentation: added images/x60\_lcd\_change/ (pics only for now)
-- Added gcry\_serpent and gcry\_whirlpool to the GRUB module list in
- the 'build' script (for luks users)
-- **Libreboot is now based on a new coreboot version from August 23rd,
- 2014:
-
- Merged commits (relates to boards that were already supported in
- libreboot):**
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6697/>
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6698/> (merged already)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6699/> (merged already)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6696/> (merged already)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6695/> (merged already)
- - **<http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5927/> (merged already)**
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6717/> (merged already)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6718/> (merged already)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6723/> (merged already)
- (text-mode patch, might enable memtest. macbook21)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6732/> (MERGED) (remove useless
- ps/2 keyboard delay from macbook21. already merged)
-- These were also merged in coreboot (relates to boards that libreboot
- already supported):
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5320/> (merged)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5321/> (merged)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5323/> (merged)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6693/> (merged)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6694/> (merged)
- - <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5324/> (merged)
-- Documentation: removed the section about tft\_brightness on X60 (new
- code makes it obsolete)
-- Removed all patches from resources/libreboot/patch/ and added new
- patch: 0000\_t60\_textmode.git.diff
-- Updated getcb script and DEBLOB script.
-- Updated configuration files under resources/libreboot/config/ to
- accomodate new coreboot version.
-- Removed grub\_serial\*.cfg and libreboot\_serial\*.rom, all
- configs/rom files are now unified (containing same configuration as
- serial rom files from before).
- - Documentation: updated \#rom to reflect the above.
-- Updated GRUB to new version from August 14th, 2014.
-- Unified all grub configurations for all systems to a single grub.cfg
- under resources/grub/config/
-- Updated flashrom to new version from August 20th, 2014
-- Added getseabios and builddeps-seabios (builddeps and getall were
- also updated)
- - Added instructions to 'buildrom-withgrub' to include
- bios.bin.elf and vgaroms/vgabios.bin from SeaBIOS inside the
- ROM.
-- Added seabios (and sgavgabios) to grub as payload option in menu
-- Disabled serial output in Memtest86+ (no longer needed) to speed up
- tests.
- - MemTest86+ now works properly, it can output on the laptop
- screen (no serial port needed anymore).
-- Added getgrubinvaders, builddeps-grubinvaders scripts. Added these
- to getall and builddeps.
- - Added [GRUB Invaders](http://www.coreboot.org/GRUB_invaders)
- menu entry in resources/grub/config/grub.cfg
-- Added rules to builddeps-coreboot to build libpayload with
- TinyCurses. (added appropriate instructions to cleandeps script).
-- Commented out lines in resources/grub/config/grub.cfg for loading
- font/background (not useful anymore, now that GRUB is in text-mode).
-- Commented out lines in buildrom-withgrub that included
- backgrounds/fonts (not useful anymore, now that GRUB is in
- text-mode).
-- Added resources/utilities/i945-pwm/ (from
- git://git.mtjm.eu/i945-pwm), for debugging acpi brightness on i945
- systems.
- - Added instructions for it in builddeps, builddeps-i945pwm,
- builddeb and cleandeps
-- 'build' script: removed the parts that generated sha512sum
- manifests (not needed, since release tarballs are GPG-signed)
-- 'build' script: removed the parts that generated libreboot\_meta
- directory (not needed anymore, since \_meta will be hosted in git)
- - Updated \#build\_meta (and other parts of documentation) to
- accomodate this change.
-- Documentation: simplified (refactored) the notes in \#rom
-- 'build' script: removed the parts that generated libreboot\_bin
- and added them to a new script: 'build-release'
- - Documentation: \#build updated to reflect the above.
-- ~~Added all gcry\_\* modules to grub (luks/cryptomount):
- gcry\_arcfour gcry\_camellia gcry\_crc gcry\_dsa gcry\_md4
- gcry\_rfc2268 gcry\_rmd160 gcry\_seed gcry\_sha1 gcry\_sha512
- gcry\_twofish gcry\_blowfish gcry\_cast5 gcry\_des gcry\_idea
- gcry\_md5 gcry\_rijndael gcry\_rsa gcry\_serpent gcry\_sha256
- gcry\_tiger gcry\_whirlpool~~
-- Added GNUtoo's list of GRUB modules (includes all of the gcry\_\*
- modules above), cryptomount should be working now.
-- Removed builddeb-bucts and builddeb-flashrom, merged them with
- builddeb ( updated accordingly)
-- Removed buildpac-bucts and buildpac-flashrom, merged them with
- buildpac ( updated accordingly)
-- Renamed buildpac to deps-parabola ( updated accordingly)
-- Documentation: removed all parts talking about build dependencies,
- replaced them with links to \#build\_dependencies
-- Documentation: emphasized more strongly on the documentation, the
- need to re-build bucts and/or flashrom before flashing a ROM image.
-- build-release: flashrom, nvramtool, cbfstool and bucts are no longer
- provided pre-compiled in binary archives, and are now in source form
- only. (to maximize distro compatibility).
-- 'build' script: replaced grub.elf assembly instructons, it is now
- handled by a utility added under resources/utilities/grub-assemble
-- Moved resources/grub/keymap to
- resources/utilities/grub-assemble/keymap, and updated that utility
- to use it
-- Documentation: removed useless links to pictures of keyboard layouts
- and unmodified layouts.
-- Removed all unused fonts from dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.34/ directory
-- 'buildrom-withgrub' script: updated it to create 2 sets of ROMs
- for each system: one with text-mode, one with coreboot framebuffer.
-- Documentation: updated \#rom to reflect the above
-- Deleted unused README and COPYING file from main directory
-- Removed some rm -Rf .git\* instructions from the get\* scripts and
- moved them to build-release script
-- Split up default grub.cfg into 6 parts:
- extra/{common.cfg,txtmode.cfg,vesafb.cfg} and
- menuentries/{common.cfg,txtmode.cfg,vesafb.cfg}
- - buildrom-withgrub script uses these to generate the correct
- grub.cfg for each type of configuration.
-- grub\_memdisk.cfg (used inside grub.elf) now only loads grub.cfg
- from cbfs. It no longer enables serial output or sets prefix.
- (menuentries/common.cfg does instead)
-- resources/grub/config/extra/common.cfg, added:
- - insmod instructions to load those modules: nativedisk, ehci,
- ohci, uhci, usb, usbserial\_pl2303, usbserial\_ftdi,
- usbserial\_usbdebug
- - set prefix=(memdisk)/boot/grub
- - For native graphics (recommended by coreboot wiki):
-
- gfxpayload=keep
-
- terminal\_output --append gfxterm
- - Play a beep on startup:
-
- play 480 440 1
-- Documentation: updated gnulinux/grub\_cbfs.html to make it safer
- (and easier) to follow.
-
-Corrections to r20140811 (5th beta) (11th August 2014)
-------------------------------------------------------
-
-- Fixed typo where revision list for 5th beta was listed as March 11th
- 2014, when in fact it was August 11th 2014
-- Fixed incorrect grub.cfg that was actually placed in
- resources/grub/config/x60/grub\_usqwerty.cfg which broke the default
- GRUB menu entry on X60
-
-Revisions for r20140811 (5th beta) (11th August 2014)
------------------------------------------------------
-
-- build: added 'luks', 'lvm', 'cmosdump' and 'cmostest' to the
- list of modules for grub.elf
-- Documentation: added pics showing T60 unbricking (still need to
- write a tutorial)
-- build: include cmos.layout
- (coreboot/src/mainboard/manufacturer/model/cmos.layout) files in
- libreboot\_bin
-- Documentation: added **install/x60tablet\_unbrick.html**
-- Documentation: added **install/t60\_unbrick.html**
-- Documentation: added **install/t60\_lcd\_15.html**
-- Documentation: added **install/t60\_security.html**
-- Documentation: added **install/t60\_heatsink.html**
-- Documentation: Renamed RELEASE.html to release.html
-- Documentation: removed pcmcia reference in x60\_security.html (it's
- cardbus)
-- Documentation: added preliminary information about randomized seal
- (for physical intrusion detection) in x60\_security.html and
- t60\_security.html
-- Documentation: added preliminary information about
- preventing/mitigating cold-boot attack in x60\_security.html and
- t60\_security.html
-- Documentation: added info to \#macbook21 warning about issues with
- macbook21
-- Documentation: X60/T60: added information about checking custom ROMs
- using dd to see whether or not the top 64K region is duplicated
- below top or not. Advise caution about this in the tutorial that
- deals with flashing on top of Lenovo BIOS, citing the correct dd
- commands necessary if it is confirmed that the ROM has not been
- applied with dd yet. (in the case that the user compiled their own
- ROMs from libreboot, without using the build scripts, or if they
- forgot to use dd, etc).
-- Split resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff into separate patch files
- (getcb script updated to accomodate this change).
-- Re-added .git files to bucts
-- Fixed the oversight where macbook21\_firstflash wasn't included in
- binary archives
-- Release archives are now compressed using .tar.xz for better
- compression
-
-Revisions for r20140729 (4th beta) (29th July 2014)
----------------------------------------------------
-
-- Documentation: improved (more explanations, background info) in
- docs/security/x60\_security.html (courtesy of Denis Carikli)
-- MacBook2,1 tested (confirmed)
-- macbook21: Added script 'macbook21\_firstflash' for flashing
- libreboot while Apple EFI firmware is running.
-- Documentation: macbook21: added software-based flashing instructions
- for flashing libreboot while Apple EFI firmware is running.
-- Reduced size of libreboot\_src.tar.gz:
- - Removed .git and .gitignore from grub directory
- (libreboot\_src); not needed. Removing them reduces the size of
- the archive (by a lot). GRUB development should be upstream.
- - Removed .git and .gitignore from bucts directory
- (libreboot\_src); not needed. Removing them reduces the size of
- the archive. bucts development should be upstream.
- - Removed .svn from flashrom directory (libreboot\_src); not
- needed. Removing it reduces the size of the archive. flashrom
- development should be upstream.
-- Added ROMs with Qwerty (Italian) layout in GRUB
- (libreboot\*itqwerty.rom)
-- Added resources/utilities/i945gpu/intel-regs.py for debugging issues
- related to LCD panel compatibility on X60 Tablet and T60. (courtesy
- of [Michał Masłowski](http://mtjm.eu))
-
-Revisions for r20140720 (3rd beta) (20th July 2014)
----------------------------------------------------
-
-- Fixed typo that existed in 2nd beta where the release date of the
- 2nd beta was listed as being in year 2016, when in actual fact it
- was 2014.
-- Documentation: added (preliminary) details about (rare) buggy CPUs
- on the ThinkPad T60 that were found to fail (instability, kernel
- panics, etc) without the microcode updates.
-- Documentation: added docs/hardware/x60\_heatsink.html for showing
- how to change the heatsink on the Thinkpad X60
-- Added ROM images for Azerty (French) keyboard layout in GRUB
- (courtesy of Olivier Mondoloni)
-- Tidied up some scripts:
- - ~~Re-factored those scripts (made easier to read/maintain):
- build-x60, build-x60t, build-t60, build-macbook21~~
- - ~~Reduced the number of grub configs to 2 (or 1, for macbook21),
- the build scripts now generate the other configs at build
- time.~~
- - Deleted build-x60, build-x60t, build-t60, build-macbook21 and
- replaced with intelligent (generic) buildrom-withgrub script
- - Updated build to use buildrom-withgrub script for building the
- ROM images.
- - coreboot.rom and coreboot\_serial.rom renamed to
- coreboot\_usqwerty.rom and coreboot\_serial\_usqwerty.rom
- - coreboot\_dvorak and coreboot\_serial\_dvorak.rom renamed to
- coreboot\_usdvorak.rom and coreboot\_serial\_usdvorak.rom
- - Renamed coreboot\*rom to libreboot\*rom
- - Made flash, lenovobios\_firstflash and lenovobios\_secondflash
- scripts fail if the specified file does not exist.
- - Updated all relevant parts of the documentation to reflect the
- above.
-- Replaced background.png with background.jpg. added gnulove.jpg.
- (resources/grub/background/)
-- Updated buildrom-withgrub to use background.jpg instead of
- background.png
-- Updated buildrom-withgrub to use gnulove.jpg aswell
-- Updated resources/grub/config/macbook21/grub\*cfg to use gnulove.jpg
- background.
-- Updated resources/grub/config/{x60,t60,x60t}/grub\*cfg to use
- background.jpg background.
-- Documentation: updated docs/\#grub\_custom\_keyboard to be more
- generally useful.
-- nvramtool:
- - Updated builddeps-coreboot script to build it
- - Updated build script to include it in libreboot\_bin
-- Documentation: added docs/security/x60\_security.html (security
- hardening for X60)
-
-Revisions for r20140716 (2nd beta) (16th July 2014)
----------------------------------------------------
-
-- Deleted all git-related files from the coreboot directory. This was
- necessary because with those it is possible to run 'git diff'
- which shows the changes made in the form of a patch (diff format);
- this includes the blobs that were deleted during deblobbing.
-
-Revisions for r20140711 (1st beta) (11th July 2014)
----------------------------------------------------
-
-- Initial release (new coreboot base, dated 1st June 2014. See
- 'getcb' script for reference)
-- DEBLOBBED coreboot
-- Removed the part from memtest86+ 'make' where it tried to connect
- to some scp server while compiling. (commented out line 24 in the
- Makefile)
-- X60 now uses a single .config (for coreboot)
-- X60 now uses a single grub.cfg (for grub memdisk)
-- X60 now uses a single grub.elf (payload)
-- Added new native graphics code for X60 (replaces the old 'replay'
- code) from Vladimir Serbinenko: 5320/9 from review.coreboot.org
-- T60 is now supported, with native graphics. (5345/4 from
- review.coreboot.org, cherry-picked on top of 5320/9 checkout)
-- Added macbook2,1 support (from Mono Moosbart and Vladimir
- Serbinenko) from review.coreboot.org (see 'getcb' script to know
- how that was done)
- - Documentation: added information linking to correct page and
- talking about which models are supported.
- - Added resources/libreboot/config/macbook21config
- - macbook21: Added 'build-macbook21' script and linked to it in
- 'build' (ROMs included under bin/macbook21/)
- - macbook21: Removed dd instructions from build-macbook21 script
- (macbook21 does not need bucts when flashing libreboot while
- Apple EFI firmware is running)
- - Documentation: Added macbook21 ROMs to the list of ROMs in
- docs/\#rom
- - Documentation: Write documentation linking to Mono Moosbart's
- macbook21 and parabola page (and include a copy)
-- Documentation: added a copy of Mono's Parabola install guide (for
- macbook21 with Apple EFI firmware) and linked in in main index.
-- Documentation: added a copy of Mono's Coreboot page (for macbook21)
- and linked it in main index.
-- T60: Copy CD option from the grub.cfg files for T60 \*serial\*.rom
- images into the grub configs for non-serial images. (T60s have
- CD/DVD drive on main laptop)
-- macbook21: remove options in build-macbook21 for \*serial\*.rom
- (there is no dock or serial port available for macbook21)
-- Added patches for backlight controls on X60 and T60 with help from
- Denis Carikli (see ./resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff and ./getcb
- and docs/i945\_backlight.html)
- - Documentation: added docs/i945\_backlight.html showing how
- backlight controls were made to work on X60/T60
-- Documentation: Added info about getting LCD panel name based on EDID
- data.
- - Documentation: Added a link to this from the list of supported
- T60s and LCD panels for T60 (so that the user can check what LCD
- panel they have).
-- X60/T60: Merged patches for 3D fix (from Paul Menzel) when using
- kernel 3.12 or higher (see ./resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff and
- ./getcb)
- - based on 5927/11 and 5932/5 from review.coreboot.org
-- Improved thinkpad\_acpi support (from coreboot ): xsensors shows
- more information.
- - From 4650/29 in review.coreboot.org (merged in coreboot
- 'master' on June 1st 2014)
-- Merged changes for digitizer (X60 Tablet) and IR (X60 and T60) based
- on 5243/17, 5242/17 and 5239/19 from review.coreboot.org
- - (see ./resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff and ./getcb)
-- Documentation: added information about building flashrom using
- 'builddeps-flashrom' script.
-- Re-created resources/libreboot/config/x60config
-- Re-created resources/libreboot/config/t60config
-- Added 'x60tconfig' in resources/libreboot/config (because X60
- Tablet has different information about serial/model/version in
- 'dmidecode')
- - Added 'build-x60t' script
- - Updated 'build' script to use 'build-x60t'
- - Documentation: added to \#config section the section
- \#config\_x60t (libreboot configuration and dmidecode info)
- - Documentation: added x60t ROMs to the list of ROMs
-- Tidied up the 'builddeps' script (easier to read)
-- Tidied up the 'cleandeps' script (easier to read)
-- Annotated the 'buildall' script
-- Added 'getcb' script for getting coreboot revision used from git,
- and patching it.
-- Added 'getgrub' script for getting the GRUB revision used from
- git, and patching it.
-- Added 'getmt86' script for getting the memtest86+ version used,
- and patching it.
-- Added 'getbucts' script for getting the bucts version used.
-- Added 'getflashrom' script for getting the flashrom version used,
- and patching it
-- Added 'getall' script which runs all of the other 'get' scripts.
-- Add instructions to the 'build' script to prepare
- libreboot\_meta.tar.gz
- - New archive: libreboot\_meta.tar.gz - minimal archive, using the
- 'get' scripts to download all the dependencies (coreboot,
- memtest, grub and so on).
-- Documentation: added information about where 'build' script
- prepares the libreboot\_meta.tar.gz archive.
-- Documentation: added information about how to use the 'get'
- scripts in libreboot\_meta.tar.gz (to generate
- libreboot\_src.tar.gz)
- - Documentation: mention that meta doesn't create libreboot\_src/
- directory, but that libreboot\_meta itself becomes the same.
- - Documentation: advise to rename libreboot\_meta to
- libreboot\_src after running 'getall'.
-- Annotated the 'builddeb' script, to say what each set of
- dependencies are for.
-- Separated bucts/flashrom builddeb sections into separate scripts:
- builddeb-flashrom, builddeb-bucts.
-- Documentation: Updated relevant parts based on the above.
-- Added instructions to 'build' script for including builddeb-bucts
- and builddeb-flashrom in libreboot\_bin
-- Updated flashrom checkout (r1822 2014-06-16) from SVN
- (http://flashrom.org/Downloads).
- - Updated flashing instructions in docs/ for new commands needed
- (Macronix chip on X60/T60)
- - For X60/T60 (flashrom): Patched
- flashchips.c\_lenovobios\_macronix and
- flashchips.c\_lenovobios\_sst executables for SST/macronix
- (included in resources/flashrom/patch)
- - Updated builddeps to build flashrom\_lenovobios\_sst and
- flashrom\_lenovobios\_macronix, for X60/T60 users with Lenovo
- BIOS
- - moved the flashrom build instructions from 'builddeps' and put
- them in 'builddeps-flashrom', excecuting that from
- 'builddeps'.
- - Added builddeps-flashrom to libreboot\_bin.tar.gz
-- flashrom: added patched flashchips.c to resources/flashrom/patch
- (automatically use correct macronix chip on libreboot, without using
- '-c' switch)
- - removed 'MX25L1605' and 'MX25L1605A/MX25L1606E' entries in
- flashchips.c for the patched version of flashchips.c
- - added instructions to 'builddeps-flashrom' to automatically
- use this modified flashchips.c in the default build
-- Added builddeb to libreboot\_bin.tar.gz
-- Moved 'bucts' build instructions from builddeps to builddeps-bucts
- - builddeps now runs 'builddeps-bucts' instead
- - Added 'builddeps-bucts' to libreboot\_bin.tar.gz
- - Documentation: Added information about using 'builddep-bucts'
- to build the BUC.TS utility.
-- Added 'lenovobios\_firstflash' and 'lenovobios\_secondflash'
- scripts
- - Added instructions to 'build' script for including those files
- in libreboot\_bin
- - Documentation: Add tutorial for flashing while Lenovo BIOS is
- running (on X60/T60)
-- Added 'flash' script (make sure to run builddeps-flashrom first)
- which (while libreboot is already running) can use flashrom to flash
- a ROM
- - eg: "sudo ./flash bin/x60/coreboot\_serial\_ukdvorak.rom"
- equivalent to "sudo ./flashrom/flashrom -p internal -w
- bin/x60/coreboot\_uk\_dvorak.rom"
- - updated 'build' script to include the 'flash' script in
- libreboot\_bin.tar.gz
-- Documentation: replaced default flashrom tutorial to recommend the
- 'flash' script instead.
-- Re-add cbfstool source code back into libreboot\_bin.tar.gz, as
- cbfstool\_standalone
- - Patched that version to work (able to be built and used) without
- requiring the entire coreboot source code.
- - Created patched version of the relevant source files and added
- it into resources/cbfstool/patch
- - see coreboot/util/cbfstool/rmodule.c and then the patched
- version in resources/cbfstool/patch/rmodule.c
- - see coreboot/src/include/rmodule-defs.h and the rule in
- 'build' for including this in
- ../libreboot\_bin/cbfstool\_standalone
- - Added instructions to 'build' script for applying this patch
- to the cbfstool\_standalone source in libreboot\_bin
- - Added instructions to 'build' script for then re-compiling
- cbfstool\_standalone in libreboot\_bin after applying the patch
- - Added a 'builddeps-cbfstool' script (in src, but only used in
- bin and put in bin by 'build') that compiles
- cbfstool\_standalone in libreboot\_bin (make), moves the
- cbfstool and rmodtool binaries into libreboot\_bin/ and then
- does 'make clean' in libreboot\_bin/cbfstool\_standalone
- - Updated the 'build' script to put 'builddeps-cbfstool' in
- libreboot\_bin
- - Updated the 'build' script in the cbfstool (standalone) part
- to accomodate the above.
- - Documentation: added notes about cbfstool (standalone) in
- libreboot\_bin
-- Documentation: made docs/gnulinux/grub\_cbfs.html slightly easier to
- follow.
-- Annotate the 'build\*' scripts with 'echo' commands, to help the
- user understand what it actually happening during the build process.
-- Documentation: added information about how 'dmidecode' data was
- put in the coreboot configs
- - Documentation: In fact, document how the 'config' files in
- resources/libreboot/config/ were created
-- Documentation: Added information about which ThinkPad T60s are
- supported, and which are not.
-- Documentation: added information about LCD inverters (for upgrading
- the LCD panel on a T60 14.1' XGA or 15.1' XGA)
- - it's FRU P/N 41W1478 (on T60 14.1") so this was added to the
- docs.
- - it's P/N 42T0078 FRU 42T0079 or P/N 41W1338 (on T60 15.1") so
- this was added to the docs.
-- Documentation: added information about names of LCD panels for T60
- to the relevant parts of the documentation.
-- Documentation: added information (with pictures) about the
- differences between T60 with Intel GPU and T60 with ATI GPU.
-- Documentation: added pictures of keyboard layouts (US/UK
- Qwerty/Dvorak) to the ROM list, to let the user compare with their
- own keyboard.
-- Move the coreboot build instructions in 'builddeps' into
- 'builddeps-coreboot' and link it in 'builddeps'
- - Link to 'builddeps-coreboot' in final stage of 'getcb'
-- Move GRUB build instructions from 'builddeps' into
- 'builddeps-grub', link from 'builddeps'
- - Link to 'builddeps-grub' in final stage of 'getgrub'
-- Move MemTest86+ build instructions from 'builddeps' into
- 'builddeps-memtest86', link from 'builddeps'
- - Link to 'builddeps-memtest86' in final stage of 'getmt86'
-- made 'build' script put resources/ directory in libreboot\_bin, to
- make builddeps-flashrom work in libreboot\_bin
-- Removed instructions for building source code in the 'get' script
- (they don't really belong there)
-- Added libfuse-dev and liblzma-dev to the list of GRUB dependencies
- in 'builddeb' script.
-- Converted the 'RELEASE' file to 'docs/RELEASE.html'
-- Added those dependencies to builddeb script (for GRUB part): gawk
- libdevmapper-dev libtool libfreetype6-dev
-- Added to build script the instruction at the end to create a
- sha512sum.txt with a file manifest plus checksums.
-- Deleted the RELEASE and BACKPORT files (no longer needed)
-- Documentation: added information about X60/T60 dock (ultrabase x6
- and advanced mini dock) to relevant sections.
- - Added to docs/\#serial
-
-Release 20140622 (5th release) {#release20140622}
-==============================
-
-- 7th March 2014
-- revised 22nd June 2014
-
-Officially supported
---------------------
-
-- ThinkPad X60
-- ThinkPad X60s
-
-Revision (22nd June 2014 - extra)
----------------------------------
-
-- Documentation: added X60 Unbricking tutorial
-- Documentation: added info about enabling or disabling wifi
-- Documentation: added info about enabling or disabling trackpoint
-
-Revision (22nd June 2014 - extra)
----------------------------------
-
-- Documentation: Improved the instructions for using flashrom
-- Documentation: Improved the instructions for using cbfstool (to
- change the default GRUB menu)
-- Documentation: Numerous small fixes.
-
-Revision notes (22nd June 2014)
--------------------------------
-
-- updated GRUB (git 4b8b9135f1676924a8458da528d264bbc7bbb301, 20th
- April 2014)
-- Made "DeJavu Sans Mono" the default font in GRUB (fixes border
- corruption).
-- re-added background image in GRUB (meditating GNU)
-- added 6 more images:
- - coreboot\_ukqwerty.rom (UK Qwerty keyboard layout in GRUB)
- - coreboot\_serial\_ukqwerty.rom (UK Qwerty keyboard layout in
- GRUB)
- - coreboot\_dvorak.rom (US Dvorak keyboard layout in GRUB)
- - coreboot\_serial\_dvorak.rom (US Dvorak keyboard layout in GRUB)
- - coreboot\_ukdvorak.rom (UK Dvorak keyboard layout in GRUB)
- - coreboot\_serial\_ukdvorak.rom (UK Dvorak keyboard layout in
- GRUB)
- - (coreboot.rom and coreboot\_serial.rom have US Qwerty keyboard
- layout in GRUB, as usual)
-- improved the documentation:
- - removed FLASH\_INSTRUCTION and README.powertop and merged them
- with README
- - removed obsolete info from README and tidied it up
- - deleted README (replaced with docs/)
-- tidied up the menu entries in GRUB
-- tidied up the root directory of X60\_source/, sorted more files into
- subdirectories
-- improved the commenting inside the 'build' script (should make
- modifying it easier)
-- Renamed X60\_binary.tar.gz and X60\_source.tar.gz to
- libreboot\_bin.tar.gz and libreboot\_src.tar.gz, respectively.
-- Replaced "GNU GRUB version" with "FREE AS IN FREEDOM" on GNU
- GRUB start screen.
-- Added sha512.txt files in libreboot\_src and libreboot\_bin. (inside
- the archives)
-- Added libreboot\_bin.tar.gz.sha512.txt and
- libreboot\_src.tar.gz.sha512.txt files (outside of the archives)
-
-Revision notes (11th June 2014):
---------------------------------
-
-- removed 'CD' boot option from coreboot.rom (not needed)
-- removed 'processor.max\_cstate=2' and 'idle=halt' options (see
- README.powertop file)
-
-Revision notes (5th June 2014):
--------------------------------
-
-- added backlight support (Fn+Home and Fn+End) on X60
-- fixed broken/unstable 3D when using kernel 3.12 or higher
-- (see 'BACKPORT' file)
-
-Revision notes (9th March 2015):
---------------------------------
-
-- recreated coreboot config from scratch
-- GRUB loads even faster now (less than 2 seconds).
-- Total boot time reduced by further \~5 seconds.
-- Added crypto and cryptodisk modules to GRUB
-- cbfstool now included in the binary archives
-
-Development notes
------------------
-
-- Binary archive now have 2 images:
- - With serial output enabled and memtest86+ included (debug level
- 8 in coreboot)
- - With serial output disabled and memtest86+ excluded (faster boot
- speeds) (debugging disabled)
-- Reduced impact on battery life:
- - 'processor.max\_cstate=2' instead of 'idle=halt' for booting
- default kernel
-- coreboot.rom (faster boot speeds, debugging disabled):
- - Disabled coreboot serial output (Console-> in "make
- menuconfig")
- - Set coreboot debug level to 0 instead of 8 (Console-> in
- "make menuconfig")
- - Changed GRUB timeout to 1 second instead of 2 (in grub.cfg
- - Removed background image in GRUB.
- - Removed memtest86+ payload (since it relies on serial output)
-- coreboot\_serial.rom (slower boot speeds, debugging enabled):
- - Boot time still reduced, but only by \~2 seconds
- - has the memtest86+ payload included in the ROM
- - has serial port enabled. How this is achieved (from
- X60\_source): Turn on debugging level to 8, and enable serial
- output
-- (in Console-> in coreboot "make menuconfig")
-- (and build with grub\_serial.cfg and grub\_memdisk\_serial.cfg)
-
-Release 20140221 (4th release) {#release20140221}
-==============================
-
-- 21st February 2014
-
-Officially supported
---------------------
-
-- ThinkPad X60
-- ThinkPad X60s
-
-Development notes
------------------
-
-- Removed SeaBIOS (redundant)
-- New GRUB version (2.02\~beta2)
- - Fixes some USB issues
- - Includes ISOLINUX/SYSLINUX parser
-- New grub.cfg
-- Removed useless options:
- - options for booting sda 2/3/4
- - seabios boot option
-- Added new menu entries:
- - Parse ISOLINUX config (USB)
- - Parse ISOLINUX config (CD)
- - Added 'cat' module for use on GRUB command line.
-- "set pager=1" is set in grub.cfg, for less-like functionality
-
-The "Parse" options read ./isolinux/isolinux.cfg on a CD or USB, and
-automatically converts it to a grub config and switches to the boot menu
-of that distro. This makes booting ISOs \*much\* easier than before.
-
-r20131214 (3rd release) {#release20131214}
-=======================
-
-- 14th December 2013
-
-Supported:
-----------
-
-- ThinkPad X60
-- ThinkPad X60s
-
-Development notes
------------------
-
-- Added SeaBIOS payload to GRUB2 (for booting USB drives)
-- new grub.cfg
-
-r20131213 (2nd release) {#release20131213}
-=======================
-
-- 13th December 2013
-
-Supported:
-----------
-
-- ThinkPad X60
-- ThinkPad X60s
-
-Development notes
------------------
-
-- added background image to GRUB2
-- added memtest86+ payload to grub2
-- improvements to the documentation
-- new grub.cfg
-
-r20131212 (1st release) {#release20131212}
-=======================
-
-- 12th December 2013
-
-Supported:
-----------
-
-- ThinkPad X60
-- ThinkPad X60s
-
-Development notes
------------------
-
-- initial release
-- source code deblobbed
-
-Copyright © 2014, 2015 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>\
-This page is available under the [CC BY SA 4.0](cc-by-sa-4.0.txt)
diff --git a/docs/future/old.md b/docs/future/old.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b5c40a0..00000000
--- a/docs/future/old.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-% Development notes (old/obsolete notes)
-
-For current notes, see [](./).
-
-These are old (obsolete) notes that mare kept because they might become
-useful again in the future.
-
-Table of contents
-=================
-
-- [X60 native graphics initialization (backlight
- controls)](#x60_native_notes)
-
-- [T60 native graphics initialization (backlight
- controls)](#t60_native_notes)
-- [i945: 3D fix (based on 5927) for kernel 3.12+ on
- 5320](#5320_kernel312fix)
-- [i945/x60: coreboot 5927 testing (3D fix for kernel 3.12+ on replay
- code)](#x60_cb5927_testing)
-
-X60 native graphics initialization (with backlight controls) {#x60_native_notes}
-============================================================
-
-**This is now obsolete. A better way was found (included in libreboot):
-<http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6731/>**
-
-***Also check [\#5320\_kernel312fix](#5320_kernel312fix) (to fix 3D on
-kernel 3.12/higher)***
-
-**The fix below was done on 5320/6 (from review.coreboot.org) but should
-work just fine on later versions of 5320.**
-
-Native gpu init + backlight controls! (Fn keys). Also confirmed on X60
-Tablet (1024x768) and X60 Tablet (1400x1050)
-
-**Add backlight controls:** in *src/mainboard/lenovo/x60/devicetree.cb*,
-change **gpu\_backlight** to **0x879F879E**
-
-That's all! **This has also been backported into libreboot 5th release
-(line 1233 in src/mainboard/lenovo/x60/i915io.c)**. GNUtoo (Denis
-Carikli) told me about the register **BLC\_PWM\_CTL** and that you could
-set it to control backlight. I read that address using devmem2 while
-running the VBIOS:
-
- # devmem2 0xe4361254 w
-
-The change is also included in libreboot 6.
-
-When doing this, it gave back that value. The same trick was used to get
-backlight controls for T60 (see
-[\#t60\_native\_notes](#t60_native_notes)).
-
-Further notes
--------------
-
-Reading **0xe4361254** (address) in Lenovo BIOS always yields FFFFFFFF,
-even when writing to it (and writing to it doesn't affect brightness
-controls). 'mtjm' on IRC found that the buttons (Fn keys) control
-/sys/class/backlight/acpi\_video0 which has no affect on 61254
-(BLC\_PWM\_CTL). This person says intel\_backlight has different values
-and uses the register. devmem2 works, needs checking **lspci -vv** for
-where the memory is mapped, which is different than on coreboot; mtjm
-found that it was 0xec061254 on his system (X60 Tablet), and the
-register value is different too. **This is relevant, because we still
-don't know how backlight controls are actually handled. We got it
-working by accident. We need to know more.**.
-
-Intel-gpu-tools may prove useful for further debugging:
-<http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/intel-gpu-tools/>
-
-mtjm says 0xe4300000 is an MMIO region of the gpu (lspci -vv shows it),
-0x61254 (BLC\_PWM\_CTL) is a documented register. Searching the kernel
-driver for backlight shows that in intel\_panel.c this register is used
-(there is an XXX comment about finding the right value, where recent
-kernels get it from.
-
-What we want to do is calculate a good value, instead of setting it in
-devicetree.cb. mtjm says about backlight physics: it has a light source
-, uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to turn it on/off, dimming is done
-by spending less time on. **Note: this may not be correct; this person
-says that their understanding is based on how the Lenote yeeloong
-works**.
-
-mtjm goes on to say, that the register specifies the frequency used for
-PWM in its depending on the GPU core frequency, so it might be possible
-to calculate it without hardcoded laptop-specific values. Therefore, I
-am supposed to find out the 'display core frequency' (mtjm says there
-might be a register for it; also, it might be in 5320 or the replay
-code) and the PWM modulation frequency.
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backlight\#Flicker\_due\_to\_backlight\_dimming
-
-phcoder (Vladimir Serbinenko) who is author of 5320
-(review.coreboot.org) talks about 'duty cycle limit' and 'flickering
-frequency'.
-
-[Back to top of page](#pagetop)
-
-T60 native graphics initialization (with backlight controls) {#t60_native_notes}
-============================================================
-
-**This is now obsolete. A better way was found (included in libreboot):
-<http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/6731/>**
-
-***Also check [\#5320\_kernel312fix](#5320_kernel312fix) (to fix 3D on
-kernel 3.12/higher)***
-
-**The fix below was done on an earlier version of 5345 changeset
-(review.coreboot.org), but should work on the current version. it is
-included in libreboot 6**
-
-**Add backlight controls:** in *src/mainboard/lenovo/t60/devicetree.cb*,
-change **gpu\_backlight** to **0x58BF58BE**
-
-Hold on! Check
-[../misc/\#get\_edid\_panelname](../misc/#get_edid_panelname) to know
-what LCD panel you have. This is important for the next step!
-
-Supported panels
-----------------
-
-[../hcl/\#supported\_t60\_list](../hcl/#supported_t60_list).
-
-See [\#lcd\_i945\_incompatibility](./#lcd_i945_incompatibility).
-
-[Back to top of page](#pagetop)
-
-i945: 3D fix (based on 5927) for kernel 3.12+ on 5320 {#5320_kernel312fix}
-=====================================================
-
-**This is now obsolete. Merged in coreboot:
-<http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5927/>**
-
-**This needs to be rewritten (or better organized, or deleted?)**. This
-is also now included in libreboot 6 (using the proper way, not the
-7c0000 method which was a hack)
-
-**This was done on 5320/6 so far. The fix below is for 5320/6 which is
-now obsolete. This needs to be re-done for the latest version of 5320.
-The fix below is (in practise) only for reference, therefore.**
-
-See [\#x60\_cb5927\_testing](#x60_cb5927_testing) for the original (and
-current) fix, for the replay code. Now we want to implement that on top
-of <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5320> which is the current code for
-native graphics initialization on i945.
-
-src/northbridge/intel/i945/gma.c (using the 7c0000 hack) on 5320:
-[5320\_7c0000\_gma.c](dumps/5320_7c0000_gma.c) (rename it to gma.c,
-replacing the current one).
-
-The above is a hack (as is the original). A better (more correct) method
-is implemented in later versions of 5927, so that should also be adapted
-for 5320. For now, you can use the above fix.
-
-The correct way to do it is to set gtt address to (end of stolen memory
-- gtt size), which is what later versions of 5927 do (successfully).
-
-Here is some debugging output using intel\_gpu\_tools v1.2-1 (from
-apt-get repositories) using tool "intel\_gtt":
-
-- kernel 3.14.4:
- - with libreboot 5th release (using the 7c0000 gtt hack from
- 5927/3): <http://paste.debian.net/104306>
- - with coreboot+vgarom: <http://paste.debian.net/104309>
-- kernel 3.2.0-60 (from apt-get repositories):
- - with coreboot (no vbios or native init):
- <http://paste.debian.net/104341>
-
-[Back to top of page](#pagetop)
-
-i945/X60: Coreboot 5927 testing (3D fix for kernel 3.12+ on replay code) {#x60_cb5927_testing}
-========================================================================
-
-**This is now obsolete. Merged in coreboot:
-<http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5927/>**
-
-**The latest version as-is (5927/11) has not been tested by me yet.
-Always boot with 'drm.debug=0x06' kernel parameter when testing
-this.**
-
-This is the fix for 3D on kernel 3.12 and higher on i945 (ThinkPad X60
-in this case). This is for the replay code. Libreboot 5th release has a
-version of this backported already (based on 5927/3 using the '7c0000'
-hack).
-
-**The replay code is obsolete (see 5320 changeset on review.coreboot.org
-for better version which supports more systems/screens, and then 5345
-for T60). Information here for reference since that is where the fix was
-first applied.**
-
-Read the information on <http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/5927/>.
-
-For historical purposes, here is a collection of IRC logs that once
-existed on this page, related to the issue:
-[kernel312\_irc](dumps/kernel312_irc).
-
-PGETBL\_CTL differs between VBIOS (-) and native graphics init (+).\
-- PGETBL\_CTL: 0x3ffc0001\
-+ PGETBL\_CTL: 0x3f800001
-
-GTT (graphics translation table) size is PGETBL\_save, max 256 KiB. BSM
-(Base of Stolen Memory) is given by the bios.
-
-- 5927/7: [5927\_7.tar.gz](dumps/5927_7.tar.gz) (GRUB graphics are
- correct now, and 3D still works)
-- 5927/6: [5927\_6.tar.gz](dumps/5927_6.tar.gz) (GRUB graphics still
- corrupt, 3D/everything still works after GRUB)
-- 5927/5: [5927\_5.tar.gz](dumps/5927_5.tar.gz) (GRUB graphics
- corrupt, 3D/everything still works after GRUB)
-- 5927/3: [5927\_3.tar.gz](dumps/5927_3.tar.gz) (3D still works!
- kernel 3.14.4) - the '7c0000' hack
-- 5927/2: [5927\_2.tar.gz](dumps/5927_2.tar.gz) (3D works! kernel
- 3.14.4) - the '7c0000' hack
-- 5927/1 (didn't fix the 3D issue):
- - [cbmem -c](dumps/5927_cbmemc)
- - [/sys/class/drm/card0/error](dumps/5927_crashdump)
- - [.config](dumps/5927_config)
-
-[Back to top of page](#pagetop)
-
-Copyright © 2014, 2015 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>\
-This page is available under the [CC BY SA 4.0](../cc-by-sa-4.0.txt)