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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index b06575ee..94c933bc 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <div class="important"> <h2> - See <a href="#critical_tasks">critical tasks</a> and <a href="#other_tasks">other tasks</a>. + See <a href="#critical_tasks">tasks</a> for the current TODO list. </h2> </div> @@ -123,11 +123,32 @@ <div class="subsection"> - <h2 id="critical_tasks"> - Critical tasks for future release + <h2 id="tasks"> + Tasks for future release </h2> <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> + GRUB: analyse how coreboot builds GRUB. Does it use it's own toolchain? Look into simplifying the building + of GRUB (and memtest86+) using coreboot's own toolchain (crossgcc) instead of distro toolchain. + </li> + <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> + <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. @@ -193,15 +214,6 @@ </li> </ul> </li> - </ul> - - </div> - - <div class="subsection"> - <h2 id="other_tasks"> - other tasks - </h2> - <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> port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet). diff --git a/resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob b/resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob index 67a9cca7..657c9fef 100755 --- a/resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob +++ b/resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob @@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ rm -f \ # -------------------------------------- # Misunderstood (weird: purpose unknown) +# According to mrnuke and Stepan in #coreboot, these aren't blobs. Todo: investigate +# <ruik> fchmmr: lol, check JEDEC standard for SPD format +# <mtjm> from my log of #libreboot: "11:56 < mtjm> re the deblobbing, you might like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_presence_detect" (Tue Aug 12 2014) # -------------------------------------- rm -f \ "src/mainboard/google/slippy/Micron_4KTF25664HZ.spd.hex" \ |