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<div class="section">
<h1 id="pagetop">Libreboot release information</h1>
<p>
Documentation for this release can be found at <a href="index.html">index.html</a>.
Updated versions of libreboot can be found at <a href="http://libreboot.org/">libreboot.org</a>.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2 id="rebootkey">GnuPG public key (signing key)</h2>
<p>
pub 4096R/656F212E 2014-07-04 Libreboot Releases (signing key) <releases@libreboot.org><br/>
Fingerprint=C923 4BA3 200C F688 9CC0 764D 6E97 D575 656F 212E
</p>
<p>
<b>Download the key</b>: <a href="libreboot.asc">libreboot.asc</a>.
</p>
<p>
Import the key as follows:<br/>
$ <b>gpg --import < libreboot.asc</b>
</p>
<p>
You should also be able to find it on a key server. Note: the above key is not for email. It is only for verifying the release archives.
</p>
<p>
You can verify the downloaded archives as follows:<br/>
$ <b>for signature in $(ls libreboot*.tar.xz.sig); do gpg --verify $signature; done</b>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2>Old Releases</h2>
<p>
Releases are now named from the date of release.
</p>
<p>
See <a href="archive_old.html">archive_old.html</a> for older libreboot releases.
</p>
<div class="important">
<h2>
See <a href="#critical_tasks">critical tasks</a> and <a href="#other_tasks">other tasks</a>.
</h2>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1 id="release20150126">Release 20150208</h1>
<p>
Release date: February 8th, 2015.
</p>
<p>
Installation instructions can be found at <a href="install/index.html">install/index.html</a>.
Building instructions (for source code) can be found at <a href="git/index.html#build">git/index.html#build</a>.
</p>
<h2>Machines supported in this release:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<b>Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s</b>
<ul>
<li>
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.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet</b> (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer support
<ul>
<li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list">hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list</a> for list of supported LCD panels</li>
<li>It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>Lenovo ThinkPad T60</b> (Intel GPU) (there are issuesinstall/x200_external.html; see below):
<ul>
<li>See notes below for exceptions, and <a href="hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list">hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</a> for known working LCD panels.</li>
<li>It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced with a T60 motherboard.</li>
<li>See <a href="future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode">future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode</a>.</li>
<li>T60P (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported: <a href="hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel">hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>Lenovo ThinkPad X200</b>
<ul>
<li>X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see <a href="hcl/x200.html">hcl/x200.html#x200s</a></li>
<li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <a href="hcl/gm45_remove_me.html">hcl/gm45_remove_me.html</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>Lenovo ThinkPad R400</b>
<ul>
<li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <a href="hcl/gm45_remove_me.html">hcl/gm45_remove_me.html</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>Apple MacBook1,1</b> (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
<ul>
<li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#macbook11">hcl/index.html#macbook11</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>Apple MacBook2,1</b> (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
<ul>
<li>See <a href="hcl/index.html#macbook21">hcl/index.html#macbook21</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Revisions for r20150208 (relative to r20150126)
</h2>
<p>
This is a maintenance release (polishing) based on r20150126. Users who installed r20150126
don't really need to update to this release.
</p>
<ul>
<li>buildrom-withgrub: use gnulove.jpg background on 16:10 laptops (MacBook2,1 and X200)</li>
<li>build-release: include grub-background script in libreboot_bin</li>
<li>grub-background (new): lets user change GRUB background image</li>
<li>grub-assemble: Add link to original utility.</li>
<li>buildrom-withgrub: Put background.jpg in CBFS, not GRUB memdisk</li>
<li>grub-assemble: merge scripts into a single script gen.sh</li>
<li>Documentation: implement theme, drastically improve readability</li>
<li>docs/hcl/index.html: update list of compatible T60 LCD panels</li>
<li>docs/index.html: more clarification of libreboot's stated purpose.</li>
<li>build-release: include the commitid file in the release archives</li>
<li>docs/index.html: Further emphasize the GNU/Linux requirement.</li>
<li>lenovobios_firstflash: fix BASH errors</li>
<li>lenovobios_secondflash: fix BASH errors</li>
<li>docs/install/x200_external.html: Tell user to switch MAC address.</li>
<li>docs/git/index.html: Add to the list of x86_64 compatible hosts.</li>
<li>docs/install/index.html: Remove old (obsolete) information.</li>
<li>docs/git/index.html: Say that the build dependencies are for src (and not nedeed for libreboot_bin)</li>
<li>build: re-factor the descriptor/gbe generating loop for GM45/ICH9M</li>
<li>X60, X60S and X60 Tablet now the same ROM images.</li>
<li>Add QEMU (q35/ich9) support to libreboot.</li>
<li>Add QEMU (i440fx/piix4) support to libreboot</li>
<li>docs/index.html: Re-write the description of what libreboot is.</li>
<li>docs/release.html: Add notes about how to use GPG.</li>
<li>build-release: delete the commitid file from release archives</li>
<li>build-release: create file named commitid after build-release</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Revisions for r20150126 (relative to r20150124)
</h2>
<p>
This is a bug fix release based on r20150124. It contains a few small changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>grub.cfg: hardcode the list of partitions to search (speeds up booting considerably. GRUB regexp isn't very well optimized)</li>
<li>Docs (x200.html hcl): Remove incorrect information</li>
<li>Documentation (bbb_setup.html): Fix typos</li>
<li>
build-release: delete ich9fdgbe_{4m,8m}.bin files from ich9gen
<ul>
<li>
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.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Documentation (grub_cbfs.html): Looping in libreboot_grub.cfg (Add notes about it if the user copied from grub.cfg in CBFS.)</li>
<li>Documentation: refer to Guix as GNU Guix System Distribution or GNU GSD per advice from the Guix project.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last)
</h2>
<ul>
<li>Documentation: added information about how to boot Guix GNU/Linux.</li>
<li>grub.cfg: Added (usb0) and (usb0,*) to the list of devices in the <i>Search for GRUB</i> menuentry (this is needed for Guix GNU/Linux)</li>
<li>grub.cfg: Added (ahci1) to list of devices for ISOLINUX parser (CD/DVD) (this is needed for the X200 docking station).</li>
<li>grub.cfg: ISOLINUX parsing is now done on all USB partitions.</li>
<li>grub.cfg: Automatically switched to /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg on a partition, if it exists.</li>
<li>libreboot_bin: added static ARM binaries for flashrom, cbfstool, ich9gen and
ich9deblob (tested on beaglebone black).</li>
<li>Flashrom: removed redundant Macronix flashchip definitions (for X200 owners).</li>
<li>Flashrom: added whitelist for ThinkPad X200.</li>
<li>X200: fixed uneven backlight (at low levels)</li>
<li>ich9macchange (new script, uses ich9gen): for changing the default MAC address on X200 ROM images.</li>
<li>ich9gen: added capability to change the default MAC address (and update the checksum)</li>
<li>ich9deblob: added new utility ich9gen: this can generate a descriptor+gbe image without a factory.rom dump present.</li>
<li>Modified ich9deblob to use a struct for Gbe, documenting everything.</li>
<li>Massively updated the ich9deblob utility: re-factored everything completely.</li>
<li>Enabled cstates 1 and 2 on macbook21. This reduces idle heat / power consumption.</li>
<li>buildrom-withgrub: disabled creation of *txtmode*.rom for X200 (only framebuffer graphics work)</li>
<li>Updated SeaBIOS (again)</li>
<li>docs/install/index.html#flashrom_x200: improve instructions</li>
<li>Updated flashrom (again) - patches updated</li>
<li>Updated GRUB (again)</li>
<li>Updated coreboot (again)</li>
<li>build-release: not all files were copied to libreboot_src. fix that.</li>
<li>build-release: include cbmem (statically compiled) in libreboot_bin</li>
<li>Documentation (X200): added software-based flashing instructions</li>
<li>Documentation: remove all references to the bus pirate (replaced with BBB flashing tutorials)</li>
<li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support added to libreboot</li>
<li>build: automatically find board names (configs) to build for</li>
<li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad X200 support added to libreboot</li>
<li>coreboot-libre config (all boards): enable USB dongle log output (for BeagleBone Black)</li>
<li>cleandeps: actually clean grubinvaders</li>
<li>.gitignore: add powertop directory</li>
<li>cleandeps: clean i945-pwm utility</li>
<li>scripts (all): fix typos</li>
<li>Documentation: general cleanup.</li>
<li>builddeps-flashrom: reduce build commands to a single for loop</li>
<li>scripts (all): replace unnecessary rm -rf with rm -f</li>
<li>powertop.trisquel7: remove sudo (script already checks if the user is root)</li>
<li>docs/release.html: add lenovo g505s to the list of candidates</li>
<li>.gitignore: add libreboot_bin.tar.xz and libreboot_src.tar.xz</li>
<li>
libreboot_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries
<ul>
<li>This means that the user does not have to install build dependency
or build from source anymore.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>deps-trisquel: Add binutils-source</li>
<li>powertop.trisquel7 (new): Setup powertop on trisquel 7</li>
<li>deps-trisquel,flash,lenovobios_firstflash,lenovobios_secondflash,macbook21_firstflash
x60flashfrom5,powertop.trisquel6: check if user is root</li>
<li>deps-trisquel: Make GRUB build on in Trisquel 7 x86_64. (cross compile dependencies. fixes build error in GRUB)</li>
<li>deps-parabola (removed) Remove Parabola dependencies script. Will re-add later (properly tested)</li>
<li>grub.cfg: Add more path checks to isolinux parser (more ISOs should work now)</li>
<li>Update SeaBIOS</li>
<li>x60flashfrom5 (new), for X60 users upgrading from 5th/early release</li>
<li>Update flashrom</li>
<li>Update GRUB</li>
<li>
Updated coreboot-libre
<ul>
<li>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)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
getcb: Revert X60/T60 to legacy backlight controls
<ul>
<li>The ACPI brightness patches were abandoned and obsolete.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>grub.cfg: Only load initrd.img if it exists. Add rw to linux line (for ProteanOS)</li>
<li>build: Only generate the GRUB configurations once (re-use on all images)</li>
<li>Only build 2 GRUB payload executables, re-use on all boards.</li>
<li>
resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.txtmode.sh: Use GNU BASH<br/>
resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.vesafb.sh: Use GNU BASH
</li>
<li>scripts (error handling): Replace exit with exit 1 (make debugging easier)</li>
<li>
Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and grubtest.cfg
<ul>
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.
</ul>
</li>
<li>docs/release.html Add DMP vortex86ex to list of candidates.</li>
<li>docs/release.html Add ThinkPad X201 to list of candidates.</li>
<li>New links added to docs/security/x60_security and docs/security/t60_security</li>
<li>lenovobios_secondflash: Warn if BUCTS is not present. (not a dealbreaker. Can just pull out nvram battery/coin).</li>
<li>lenovobios_firstflash: Fail if BUCTS fails. (anti-bricking precaution)</li>
<li>Removed obnoxious warnings from flashing scripts, improved documentation instead.</li>
<li>scripts (all): add proper error checking (fail fast, fail early. Do not continue if there are errors)</li>
<li>buildrom-withgrub: rename image to boardname_layout_romtype.rom</li>
<li>buildrom-withgrub: don't move cbfstool, execute directly</li>
<li>resources/utilities/grub-assemble: add French Dvorak (BEPO) keyboard layout.</li>
<li>Documentation: add docs/hardware/x60_keyboard.html (show how to replace keyboard on X60/X60T)</li>
<li>Documentation: major cleanup (better structure, easier to find things)</li>
<li>
docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates.
<ul>
<li>
Too many issues. Chromebooks are crippled (soldered RAM/storage/wifi)
and have too many usability issues for the libreboot project.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html Major cleanup. Usability improvements.</li>
<li>hocs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html: Fixed mistakes/typos. General improvements</li>
<li>
flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force
<ul>
<li>
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 machine. It's almost certain that most people
have upgraded by now, so remove this potentially dangerous
option.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Documentation: update compatibility list for X60T LCD panels.</li>
<li>docs/release.html: add note about X60 Tablet board in X60/X60s</li>
<li>docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: small corrections</li>
<li>docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: improved readability, fixed html errors</li>
<li>Documentation (macbook21 related): clean up</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="subsection">
<h2 id="critical_tasks">
Critical tasks for future release
</h2>
<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.
</li>
<li>
X60: <b>ACPI PCC Probe Failed</b> message on linux-libre 3.19 and higher. Fix it.
<a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171">Preliminary bug report (kernel, linux)</a>
</li>
<li>
X200: only framebuffer graphics work. This is fine, since it's what most people use,
but text-mode graphics initialization is currently broken, which means that
memtest86+ will require serial output or ehci debugging.
</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 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>
Add proper GS45 raminit for enabling all X200S and X200 Tablets to work properly. See <a href="hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit">hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit</a>
</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>
ThinkPad R400/R500/T400/T400S/T500: see <a href="hcl/x200.html#new_targets">hcl/x200.html#new_targets</a>.
<ul>
<li>T400S might be GS45, and it might be using a wson-8 form factor for the flash chip.</li>
</ul>
</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>
</div>
<div class="subsection">
<h2 id="other_tasks">
other tasks
</h2>
<ul>
<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>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.</li>
<li>linux 3.18 broke acpi brightness on i945. Libreboot reverted to legacy brightness for now. Look into why it
broke on 3.18 (do a git bisect).</li>
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Look at vortex86ex boards. See <a href="http://libreboot.org/vortex86ex">http://libreboot.org/vortex86ex</a>.
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<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>
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