Libreboot release information

+ "Release" means that a new coreboot git revision with substantially different code has been adapted for libreboot. +

+ "Revision" means a modification to an existing release, where the result is insubstantially different from what preceded it. +

+ The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th releases were really just older revisions of the 5th release. + For historical reasons (and to avoid confusion), these are still called 'releases' instead of correcting the mistake. +

6th release (pre-release, 1st beta)

Warning: BETA release! TESTING needed! BUGS present!

+ (the above warning is quite benign. See TODO's) +

+ If flashing on an X60 then note that you might want to enable wifi and trackpoint after booting libreboot the first time (meaning, **after** you powered off and subsequently booted again). + See docs/index.html#x60_wifi and docs/index.html#x60_trackpoint for how to do that. +

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Machines still supported (compared to previous release):

New machines supported in this release:

* Note, the T60 models below are NOT supported in this release

Lenovo ThinkPad T60 14.1" XGA (1024x768) (Intel GPU)
Lenovo ThinkPad T60 15.1" XGA (1024x768) (Intel GPU)
Lenovo ThinkPad T60/T60p 14.1"/15.1"/15.4" with ATI GPU (all models)

+ Reasons are given in the documentation. If you have one of these machines, + then you can look at the documentation for how to remedy the situation (hardware modifications). +

+ T60 15.1" QXGA (2048x1536) with Intel GPU currently does not show GRUB visually (the serial output works), although everything after GRUB is working. + A proposed (untested) workaround for GRUB is to lower the screen resolution for that machine (only in GRUB), or try to fix it (the current theory is that not enough memory is + allocated for the framebuffer; this is an issue to be dealt with in coreboot (the upstream provider) and not libreboot (the downstream provider)). +

** Warning: MacBook2,1 UNTESTED!

+ At the time of this pre-release, MacBook2,1 support is present but untested. I have ordered a MacBook2,1 + but it has not yet arrived at the time of writing. + I take it merely on faith that these images even work at all. Use at your own risk! +

Machines no longer supported (compared to previous release):

Development notes

+ Other tasks (to be completed as revisions after the initial pre-release) +

TODO: Re-tooled linux-libre deblob scripts for use with coreboot. Deblobbing is already complete; completion of this additional task will simply make future deblobbing work easier.
+ TODO: Modified coreboot to make wifi and trackpoint be enabled by default on the ThinkPad X60 (so no need for nvramtool) +
- TODO: added this to gitdiff file.
- (Remove from or add comment in the documentation the notes about disabling wifi/trackpoint)
- + See: +
  +
+
TODO:Modify the Kconfig options in coreboot so that the (non-existent, deleted) microcode is never loaded when building.
TODO: Ask Mono what license he wants to use for his pages (see notes in docs/index.html#macbook21) and then include a copy in the relevant part of the documentation. (note: the backups are not included for now, for this exact reason)
TODO: Retroactively GPG-sign the final revisions of each previous release. (SHA512 sums aswell).
TODO: For the gitdiff in resources/libreboot/patch, re-implement those changes as actual commits in git, using separate patch files for each change.
TODO: Start GPG signing the release archives.
TODO: Made the lenovobios_firstflash and lenovobios_secondflash scripts safer to use (checking for unintended errors, bad checksums and so on)
TODO: cbfstool/flashrom/bucts: Investigate that idea: https://wiki.debian.org/HowToPackageForDebian (make a package for Trisquel 6 for cbfstool) (distributing a .deb for Trisquel 6)
TODO: Added instructions to builddeps-cbfstool to fail if it detects that it is being executed from anywhere other than libreboot_bin
TODO: Tested all of the remaining untested LCD panels under docs/index.html#supported_t60_list
TODO: Documentation: start translating the documentations into other languages aswell.
TODO: macbook21: from what I can tell, macbook21 has no dock or serial. investigate usbdebug and spkmodem option.
TODO: Documentation: Added macbook2,1 unbricking tutorial.
TODO: Documentation: macbook2,1: Show how to physically remove the built-in webcam (which doesn't work unless you install a non-free driver)
TODO: Documentation: macbook2,1: Check if there is another webcam to replace it that can work without requiring any non-free drivers.
+ TODO: T60 15" QXGA (2048x1536): fixed issue where GRUB wouldn't show any graphics. +
- It might be the same issue I ran into with Paul on the X60 (not enough memory being allocated) since the same code works on T60 SXGA+ and UXGA, where GRUB actually display graphics.
- This should be done in coreboot and backported into libreboot. See 5320 and 5345 on review.coreboot.org
- For now, see if lowering GRUB's resolution works (as a workaround) since everything (GNU/Linux) works after that.
+
TODO: Documentation: added as many links as I could find, to datasheets and schematics for macbook21/x60/t60 (i945 chipset, EC info for x60/t60/macbook21)
+ TODO: Go over the documentation, and find the parts that are not accessible: eg, improve the docs to be friendly for colour-blind people. +
- TODO: the X60 unbricking tutorial could use some work. It currently has lots of red and green, for instance. Consider highlighting specific parts of pictures in bold zig-zagged white lines instead of straight red lines.
+
TODO: Documentation: Added (replicated) the same level of logs (from default firmware) that Mono did for macbook21, for t60/x60/x60t
TODO: macbook21: make it's grub.cfg's use a background1280x800.png instead, because macbook21 uses this 16:10 resolution instead of 4:3
TODO: Documentation: Write documentation showing how to install a GNU/Linux distribution on a macbook2,1 while stock (non-free) firmware is running.
TODO: macbook21: Added script 'macbook21_firstflash' for flashing libreboot while Apple EFI firmware is running.
TODO: Documentation: macbook21: added software-based flashing instructions for flashing libreboot while Apple EFI firmware is running.
TODO: Documentation: updated the X60 unbrick tutorial to use the 5-pin method instead (safer / less dangerous).
TODO: X60/X60s: create new x60sconfig in resources/libreboot/config
TODO: Added script build-x60s which puts it's ROM's in bin/x60s and uses resources/libreboot/config/x60sconfig (still uses resources/grub/config/*)
TODO: Added ./build-x60s instruction to build script
TODO: Documentation: added unbricking tutorial for T60
TODO: Documentation: Advise what parts of the unbricking tutorial to follow (or skip) for replacing motherboard
TODO: Documentation: X60/T60: added information about checking custom ROM's 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 ROM's from libreboot, without using the build scripts, or if they forgot to use dd, etc).
TODO: Updated 'build' script to include coreboot/util/nvramtool source directory as 'nvramtool_standalone' directory in libreboot_bin
TODO: Added 'builddeps-nvramtool' for building nvramtool (for libreboot_bin, not src) standalone, which does 'make' in libreboot_bin/nvramtool_standalone then puts the nvramtool executable in libreboot_bin/ and then does 'make clean' in libreboot_bin/nvramtool_standalone/.
TODO: Updated 'build' script to include 'builddeps-nvramtool' in libreboot_bin
TODO: Updated 'build' script to include X60/T60/macbook21 cmos.layout files (from libreboot_src/coreboot/src/mainboard/oem/board/) in libreboot_bin, for use with nvramtool
TODO: Documentation: updated the relevant parts that use nvramtool to mention the new 'builddeps-nvramtool' and the cmos.layout files in libreboot_bin. Emphasize that this is for libreboot_bin and not libreboot_src
TODO: Documentation: Add a "development guide" for how to maintain libreboot ('get' scripts, deblob scripts, associated files under ./resources and so on)
+ TODO: Investigate high boot speeds on X60/T60/macbook21 +
- http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-July/078215.html
- http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-July/078216.html
- http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-July/078218.html
- http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-July/078225.html
- kernel .config file
+

5th release

Officially supported

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Source code (for hacking)

+ (gluglug.org.uk/X60/release/4/X60_source.tar.gz and gluglug.org.uk/X60/release/4/X60_binary.tar.gz were the old links) +

Development notes

Revision notes (2014 March 9th):

Revision notes (2014 June 5th):

Revision notes (2014 June 11th):

Revision notes (2014 June 22nd)

Revision (2014 June 22nd - extra)

4th release

Officially supported

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Development notes

+ 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 ISO's *much* easier than before. +

3rd release

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2nd release

Supported:

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1st release

Supported:

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Releases

6th release (pre-release, 1st beta)

Warning: BETA release! TESTING needed! BUGS present!

Binaries (for flashing)

Source code (for hacking)

Metadata (for re-creating the source archive)

Machines still supported (compared to previous release):

New machines supported in this release:

* Note, the T60 models below are NOT supported in this release

** Warning: MacBook2,1 UNTESTED!

Machines no longer supported (compared to previous release):

Development notes

+ Other tasks (to be completed as revisions after the initial pre-release) +

5th release

Officially supported

Binaries (for flashing)

Source code (for hacking)

Development notes

Revision notes (2014 March 9th):

Revision notes (2014 June 5th):

Revision notes (2014 June 11th):

Revision notes (2014 June 22nd)

Revision (2014 June 22nd - extra)

Revision (2014 June 22nd - extra)

4th release

Officially supported

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3rd release

Supported:

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2nd release

Supported:

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1st release

Supported:

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