If you're using libreboot from git, note that only CrOS devices build at the moment. We merged a newly rewritten build system recently, and we've yet to complete re-integration of older boards into Libreboot. Use Libreboot 20160907 for the time being, unless you're involved in libreboot development
Release 20150124, 20150126 and 20150208
Release date: 24th January 2015.
Machines supported in this release:
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Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Lenovo ThinkPad R400 (r20150208 and later, only)
- ME/AMT: libreboot removes this, permanently. hcl/gm45_remove_me.html
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Apple MacBook1,1 (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
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Apple MacBook2,1 (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
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
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build-release: delete ich9fdgbe_{4m,8m}.bin files from ich9gen
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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)
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Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and grubtest.cfg
This reduces the space used in CBFS because coreboot compresses
its payloads with LZMA by default. grub.cfg is all that most users
will want to modify, which remains in CBFS.
- 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)
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docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates.
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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.
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flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force
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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
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