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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index 851e3993..480e41d2 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -126,221 +126,245 @@ <h2 id="tasks"> Tasks for future release </h2> - <ul> - <li> - Documentation improvements: - <ul> - <li> - Convert documentation to Sphinx/ReST - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/5">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/5</a> - and <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/12">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/12</a> - </li> - <li> - <b> - Maintainence manual. How to contribute to libreboot. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/11">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/11</a> - </b> - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - Make libreboot (all of it!) build reproducibly. This is very important. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16</a>. - </li> - <li> - Add information from hw registers on all boards. See - <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/15">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/15</a> - </li> - <li> - Reduce the size of libreboot releases. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19</a> - <ul> - <li> - Proposal: unify ROM images (don't duplicate). - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/20">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/20</a>. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/13">Port to as many GM45 laptops as possible</a> - <ul> - <li> - add roda rk9 support (contact nico to ask for more details about hw). - This is GM45 but these machines do not have a descriptor (no ME), should be easy - </li> - <li> - ThinkPad T400: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/41">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/41</a> - </li> - <li> - ThinkPad T500: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/42">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/42</a> - </li> - <li> - ThinkPad R500: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/43">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/43</a> - </li> - <li> - port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet). - ME isn't an issue, because its GM45 so it could be removed (it looks like this machine might also be shipped in - non-descriptor mode by default, like the roda rk9). - Search <b>jv50 block diagram filetype:pdf</b> for schematics. - (jv50 is written on the board); noone seems to have found any documentation for the EC chip, but - maybe it could be sufficiently reverse engineered via serialice and ectool. - </li> - <li> - T400S and X301. These both seem to be GS45. X301 uses only the low-performance mode CPUs, so raminit - is the main blocker there. They both probably use WSON-8 flash chips. - </li> - <li> - Add proper GS45 raminit for enabling all X200S and X200 Tablets to work properly. (maybe other machines) - See <a href="hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit">hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit</a> - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - Fix these issues on GM45/GS45 targets: - <ul> - <li> - X200: text-mode is broken. only framebuffer graphics work. - </li> - </ul> - </li> + <h3 id="board_ports">Board ports</h3> <ul> - Related to MemTest86+: - <ul> - <li>Memtest86+ is currently broken in text-mode. investigate</li> - <li> - Todo: modify memtest86+ to work with libpayload (coreboot framebuffer) and delete all the text-mode ROM images. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/17">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/17</a> - </li> - <li>Make memtest86+ build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain.</li> - </ul> + <li> + <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/13">Port to as many GM45 laptops as possible</a> + <ul> + <li> + add roda rk9 support (contact nico to ask for more details about hw). + This is GM45 but these machines do not have a descriptor (no ME), should be easy + </li> + <li> + ThinkPad T400: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/41">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/41</a> + </li> + <li> + ThinkPad T500: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/42">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/42</a> + </li> + <li> + ThinkPad R500: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/43">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/43</a> + </li> + <li> + port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet). + ME isn't an issue, because its GM45 so it could be removed (it looks like this machine might also be shipped in + non-descriptor mode by default, like the roda rk9). + Search <b>jv50 block diagram filetype:pdf</b> for schematics. + (jv50 is written on the board); noone seems to have found any documentation for the EC chip, but + maybe it could be sufficiently reverse engineered via serialice and ectool. + </li> + <li> + T400S and X301. These both seem to be GS45. X301 uses only the low-performance mode CPUs, so raminit + is the main blocker there. They both probably use WSON-8 flash chips. + </li> + <li> + Add proper GS45 raminit for enabling all X200S and X200 Tablets to work properly. (maybe other machines) + See <a href="hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit">hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit</a> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Look into those machines: + <ul> + <li> + ThinkPad X201 - ME ignition is an issue. Watchdog for ME is an issue. Might be possible to disable watchdog in the flash descriptor + (soft straps). + </li> + <li> + T410S is supported but not yet merged. This uses the same chipset as the X201. + <a href="http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/7975/">http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/7975/</a> + has the patch. This should be tested by someone and should ideally be merged in coreboot. pecg has one. help him. + </li> + <li> + This page contains a list of basically every thinkpad that would ever be a candidate for libreboot: + <a href="http://psref.lenovo.com/WithdrawnBook">http://psref.lenovo.com/WithdrawnBook</a> - + take a look at <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/ltwbook_2013.pdf">this PDF</a>. + </li> + <li> + Lenovo G505S - might need video bios and microcode updates. These would have to be removed and/or replaced to be in libreboot + <a href="https://github.com/alterapraxisptyltd/lenovo-g505s">https://github.com/alterapraxisptyltd/lenovo-g505s</a>. + It's AMD (not Intel) based on the same design as the HP Pavillion 1035DX. No ME/AMT to worry about! + <a href"http://www.coreboot.org/User_talk:MrNuke/LTS_Candidates">http://www.coreboot.org/User_talk:MrNuke/LTS_Candidates</a> + and <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:hp/pavilion_m6_1035dx#Native_graphics_init">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:hp/pavilion_m6_1035dx#Native_graphics_init</a> + </li> + <li> + F2A85-M and E350M1 (libreboot_*_headless.rom). Test openatom. SMU firmware is a problem. XHCI firmware is a problem. + </li> + </ul> + </li> </ul> + + <h3>Platform-specific bugs</h3> <ul> - Related to GRUB: - <ul> - <li>Make GRUB build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain</li> - </ul> + <li> + Fix these issues on GM45/GS45 targets: + <ul> + <li> + X200: text-mode is broken. only framebuffer graphics work. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Fix these issues on i945 targets (X60/T60/macbook21) + <ul> + <li> + linux 3.18 broke acpi brightness on i945 (X60/T60). Libreboot reverted to legacy brightness for now. Look into why it + broke on 3.18 (do a git bisect). + </li> + <li> + i945: fix VRAM size (currently 8MB. should be 64MB). + See <a href="future/index.html#i945_vram_size">future/index.html#i945_vram_size</a>. + </li> + <li> + i945: Linux 3.19 doesn't boot. (probably affects T60/macbook21). + <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171">Preliminary bug report (kernel, linux)</a> + -- bogus. Based on earlier immature reports. + -- the error message is probably not the issue, but something else. do a bisect of linux. + Also, does the issue still occur on lenovobios? (no, they don't, according to Paul Menzel) + pstuge said <a href="http://biosbits.org/">http://biosbits.org/</a> + patricg says https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareEnablementTeam/Documentation/FirmwareTestSuiteLive + </li> + <li> + Fix remaining incompatible LCD panels in native graphics on T60. + See <a href="future/index.html#lcd_i945_incompatibility">future/index.html#lcd_i945_incompatibility</a>. + </li> + <li> + i945: fix linux (if possible). VBT. http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-June/078104.html + http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-June/078105.html + This is talking about without native init / oprom. Paul reported it, look into it. + i945 currently lacks fake_vbt tables. + </li> + <li> + Commit 26ca08caf81ad2dcc9c8246a743d82ffb464c767 in coreboot, see the while (1) loop that + waits for the panel to power up on i945. This is an infinite loop if the panel doesn't power up. + Fix it. Also, are there panels that don't power up? Test this, and fix it. + </li> + </ul> + </li> </ul> - <li> - Look into the possibility of expanding libreboot to support non-coreboot systems. (u-boot, for instance). - Currently, libreboot presents itself as a deblobbed coreboot distribution. There are other systems out there - that use other firmware, such as u-boot, which libreboot could theoretically support. This would mean that - the build scripts know how to build things other than just coreboot/grub. - <ul> - <li>Allwinner A10 (ARM) SoCs</li> - <li>PMON?</li> - <li>barebox (u-boot derivative)</li> - <li>etc</li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - Set up a routine (project-wise) for testing each machine with the latest kernel version. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/22">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/22</a> - and <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/21">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/21</a> - </li> - <li> - Improve the deblobbing scripts (see <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/40">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/40</a>) - <ul> - <li> - .spd.hex files. These aren't blobs? Don't remove them? (in coreboot). See deblob script. - Categorize blobs and non-blobs more clearly, explaining what they are for - and why they are (or are not) blobs. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - i945: fix linux (if possible). VBT. http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-June/078104.html - http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-June/078105.html - This is talking about without native init / oprom. Paul reported it, look into it. - i945 currently lacks fake_vbt tables. - </li> - <li> - Make ich9gen/ich9deblob portable. They both rely extensively on bitfields, and they assume - little-endian; for instance, mapping a little endian file directly to a struct, instead - of serializing/deserializing. Re-factor both utilities and make them fully portable. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/18">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/18</a> - </li> - <li> - Fix these issues on i945 targets (X60/T60/macbook21) - <ul> - <li> - linux 3.18 broke acpi brightness on i945 (X60/T60). Libreboot reverted to legacy brightness for now. Look into why it - broke on 3.18 (do a git bisect). - </li> - <li> - i945: fix VRAM size (currently 8MB. should be 64MB). - See <a href="future/index.html#i945_vram_size">future/index.html#i945_vram_size</a>. - </li> - <li> - i945: Linux 3.19 doesn't boot. (probably affects T60/macbook21). - <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171">Preliminary bug report (kernel, linux)</a> - -- bogus. Based on earlier immature reports. - -- the error message is probably not the issue, but something else. do a bisect of linux. - Also, does the issue still occur on lenovobios? (no, they don't, according to Paul Menzel) - pstuge said <a href="http://biosbits.org/">http://biosbits.org/</a> - patricg says https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareEnablementTeam/Documentation/FirmwareTestSuiteLive - </li> - <li> - Fix remaining incompatible LCD panels in native graphics on T60. - See <a href="future/index.html#lcd_i945_incompatibility">future/index.html#lcd_i945_incompatibility</a>. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - Look into those machines: - <ul> - <li> - ThinkPad X201 - ME ignition is an issue. Watchdog for ME is an issue. Might be possible to disable watchdog in the flash descriptor - (soft straps). - </li> - <li> - T410S is supported but not yet merged. This uses the same chipset as the X201. - <a href="http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/7975/">http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/7975/</a> - has the patch. This should be tested by someone and should ideally be merged in coreboot. pecg has one. help him. - </li> - <li> - This page contains a list of basically every thinkpad that would ever be a candidate for libreboot: - <a href="http://psref.lenovo.com/WithdrawnBook">http://psref.lenovo.com/WithdrawnBook</a> - - take a look at <a href="http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/ltwbook_2013.pdf">this PDF</a>. - </li> - <li> - Lenovo G505S - might need video bios and microcode updates. These would have to be removed and/or replaced to be in libreboot - <a href="https://github.com/alterapraxisptyltd/lenovo-g505s">https://github.com/alterapraxisptyltd/lenovo-g505s</a>. - It's AMD (not Intel) based on the same design as the HP Pavillion 1035DX. No ME/AMT to worry about! - <a href"http://www.coreboot.org/User_talk:MrNuke/LTS_Candidates">http://www.coreboot.org/User_talk:MrNuke/LTS_Candidates</a> - and <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Board:hp/pavilion_m6_1035dx#Native_graphics_init">http://www.coreboot.org/Board:hp/pavilion_m6_1035dx#Native_graphics_init</a> - </li> - <li> - F2A85-M and E350M1 (libreboot_*_headless.rom). Test openatom. SMU firmware is a problem. XHCI firmware is a problem. - </li> - </ul> - </li> - <li> - Commit 26ca08caf81ad2dcc9c8246a743d82ffb464c767 in coreboot, see the while (1) loop that - waits for the panel to power up on i945. This is an infinite loop if the panel doesn't power up. - Fix it. Also, are there panels that don't power up? Test this, and fix it. - </li> - <li> - <a href="http://blogs.coreboot.org/files/2013/07/vultureprog_shuttle_sbs.jpg">image</a>, - <a href="http://blogs.coreboot.org/files/2013/08/vultureprog_probing.jpg">image</a>, - <a href="http://blogs.coreboot.org/files/2013/06/superboosted2.jpg">image</a> - - work with mrnuke on getting info about vultureprog PLCC flashing into libreboot. Libreboot needs - server boards. <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog">https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog</a>, - <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/qiprog">https://github.com/mrnuke/qiprog</a>, - <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog-hardware">https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog-hardware</a>. - He also uses the sigrok logic analyzer (free/libre): - <a href="http://www.dx.com/p/logic-analyzer-w-dupont-lines-and-usb-cable-for-scm-black-148945">http://www.dx.com/p/logic-analyzer-w-dupont-lines-and-usb-cable-for-scm-black-148945</a> - </li> - <li>Add cubieboard SPI flashing instructions to libreboot. - <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/coreboot/commits/cubie_mmc?author=mrnuke">mrnuke's github page with patches</a>. mrnuke in IRC knows - about the cubieboard</li> - <li> - LUKS key in initramfs: Add Trisquel documentation for docs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html. - See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/39">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/39</a> - </li> - <li>Adapt linux-libre deblob scripts for use with coreboot. Libreboot is already deblobbed - using its own script, but updating it is still a bit too manual. linux-libre's deblob - scripts do an excellent job and (adapted) will make it much easier to maintain coreboot-libre.</li> - </ul> + + <h3>Payload bugs</h3> + <ul> + <li> + Related to MemTest86+: + <ul> + <li> + Todo: modify memtest86+ to work with libpayload (coreboot framebuffer) and delete all the text-mode ROM images. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/17">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/17</a> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + GRUB currently says unknown lvm type when trying to unlock a LUKS volume using cryptomount + (last tested on the latest GRUB from git at around the beginning of March / end of February 2015) + Bisect and fix it. + </li> + </ul> + + <h3>Build system</h3> + <ul> + <li> + Make libreboot (all of it!) build reproducibly. This is very important. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16</a>. + </li> + <li> + Reduce the size of libreboot releases. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19</a> + <ul> + <li> + Proposal: unify ROM images (don't duplicate). + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/20">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/20</a>. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Make memtest86+ build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain.</li> + <li>Make GRUB build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain</li> + </ul> + + <h3>Improvements to the utilities</h3> + <ul> + <li> + Make ich9gen/ich9deblob portable. They both rely extensively on bitfields, and they assume + little-endian; for instance, mapping a little endian file directly to a struct, instead + of serializing/deserializing. Re-factor both utilities and make them fully portable. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/18">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/18</a> + </li> + <li> + Adapt linux-libre deblob scripts for use with coreboot. Libreboot is already deblobbed + using its own script, but updating it is still a bit too manual. linux-libre's deblob + scripts do an excellent job and (adapted) will make it much easier to maintain coreboot-libre. + </li> + <li> + Improve the deblobbing scripts (see <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/40">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/40</a>) + <ul> + <li> + .spd.hex files. These aren't blobs? Don't remove them? (in coreboot). See deblob script. + Categorize blobs and non-blobs more clearly, explaining what they are for + and why they are (or are not) blobs. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + + <h3>Documentation improvements</h3> + <ul> + <li> + Convert documentation to Sphinx/ReST + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/5">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/5</a> + and <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/12">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/12</a> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Maintainence manual. How to contribute to libreboot. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/11">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/11</a> + </b> + </li> + <li> + Add information from hw registers on all boards. See + <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/15">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/15</a> + </li> + <li> + Add cubieboard SPI flashing instructions to libreboot. + <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/coreboot/commits/cubie_mmc?author=mrnuke">mrnuke's github page with patches</a>. mrnuke in IRC knows + about the cubieboard + </li> + <li> + LUKS key in initramfs: Add Trisquel documentation for docs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/39">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/39</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="http://blogs.coreboot.org/files/2013/07/vultureprog_shuttle_sbs.jpg">image</a>, + <a href="http://blogs.coreboot.org/files/2013/08/vultureprog_probing.jpg">image</a>, + <a href="http://blogs.coreboot.org/files/2013/06/superboosted2.jpg">image</a> - + work with mrnuke on getting info about vultureprog PLCC flashing into libreboot. Libreboot needs + server boards. <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog">https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog</a>, + <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/qiprog">https://github.com/mrnuke/qiprog</a>, + <a href="https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog-hardware">https://github.com/mrnuke/vultureprog-hardware</a>. + He also uses the sigrok logic analyzer (free/libre): + <a href="http://www.dx.com/p/logic-analyzer-w-dupont-lines-and-usb-cable-for-scm-black-148945">http://www.dx.com/p/logic-analyzer-w-dupont-lines-and-usb-cable-for-scm-black-148945</a> + </li> + </ul> + + <h3>Project (institutional) improvements</h3> + <ul> + <li> + Look into the possibility of expanding libreboot to support non-coreboot systems. (u-boot, for instance). + Currently, libreboot presents itself as a deblobbed coreboot distribution. There are other systems out there + that use other firmware, such as u-boot, which libreboot could theoretically support. This would mean that + the build scripts know how to build things other than just coreboot/grub. + <ul> + <li>Allwinner A10 (ARM) SoCs</li> + <li>PMON?</li> + <li>barebox (u-boot derivative)</li> + <li>etc</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Set up a routine (project-wise) for testing each machine with the latest kernel version. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/22">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/22</a> + and <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/21">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/21</a> + </li> + </ul> + </div> <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page.</a></p> |