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<h2>Releases</h2>
<ul>
+ <li><a href="#release20150518">r20150518 (18th May 2015)</a></li>
<li><a href="#release20150124">r20150124 (24th January 2015), r20150126 (26th January 2015), r20150208 (8th February 2015)</a></li>
<li><a href="#release20141015">r20141015 (15th October 2015)</a></li>
<li><a href="#release20140911">r20140911 (6th release)</a> (11th September 2014 <b>pre-release, 7th beta</b>)</li>
@@ -43,6 +44,282 @@
</ul>
</div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="release20150518">Release 20150518</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ Release date: 18th May 2015.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Installation instructions can be found at <b><i>docs/install/index.html</i></b>.
+ Building instructions (for source code) can be found at <b><i>docs/git/index.html#build</i></b>.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Machines supported in this release:</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <b>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>ThinkPad X60 Tablet</b> (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer support
+ <ul>
+ <li>See <b><i>docs/hcl/index.html#supported_x60t_list</i></b> 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>ThinkPad T60</b> (Intel GPU) (there are issues; see below):
+ <ul>
+ <li>See notes below for exceptions, and <b><i>docs/hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list</i></b> 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 <b><i>docs/future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode</i></b>.</li>
+ <li>T60P (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported: <b><i>docs/hcl/index.html#t60_ati_intel</i></b></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <b>ThinkPad X200</b>
+ <ul>
+ <li>X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see <b><i>docs/hcl/x200.html#x200s</i></b></li>
+ <li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <b><i>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html</i></b></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <b>ThinkPad R400</b>
+ <ul>
+ <li>See <b><i>docs/hcl/r400.html</i></b></li>
+ <li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <b><i>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html</i></b></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <b>ThinkPad T400</b>
+ <ul>
+ <li>See <b><i>docs/hcl/t400.html</i></b></li>
+ <li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <b><i>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html</i></b></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <b>ThinkPad T500</b>
+ <ul>
+ <li>See <b><i>docs/hcl/t500.html</i></b></li>
+ <li><b>ME/AMT</b>: libreboot removes this, permanently. <b><i>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html</i></b></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <b>Apple MacBook1,1</b> (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
+ <ul>
+ <li>See <b><i>docs/hcl/index.html#macbook11</i></b>.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <b>Apple MacBook2,1</b> (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
+ <ul>
+ <li>See <b><i>docs/hcl/index.html#macbook21</i></b>.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h2>
+ Changes for this release, relative to r20150208 (earliest changes last, recent changes first)
+ </h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Add a whitelist entry to board_enable.c in flashrom, for the ThinkPad R400, T400 and T500</li>
+ <li>
+ Updated flashrom (to SVN revision 1889)
+ <ul>
+ <li>X200 whitelist patch removed (merged upstream)</li>
+ <li>X200 whitelist modified to include X200S and X200 Tablet</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>libreboot_util: don't include cmos layout files (not needed anymore)</li>
+ <li><b>coreboot-libre: backport patches for X200 Tablet digitizer support</b></li>
+ <li>build/release/archives: create SHA512 sum manifest file of the release archives</li>
+ <li>build/release/archives: separate crossgcc into a new archive</li>
+ <li>disabled generation of txtmode ROM images for now (they will be back again in the next release)</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: delete unused code (reduce size of src archive)</li>
+ <li>Flashing guides: make them more friendly to colourblind people</li>
+ <li>
+ docs/gnulinux/encrypted_*.html: Remove mention of password length
+ - it was arbitrary and pointless.
+ </li>
+ <li>docs/maintain/index.html: Finish the guide</li>
+ <li>
+ scripts/download/coreboot: use diffs included in libreboot, not external gerrit cherry-picks
+ - review.coreboot.org (gerrit) being down no longer kills
+ libreboot (backup mirrors of the master repository exist)
+ </li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Add info about wp/hold and pinouts</li>
+ <li>docs/index.html: improve the description of libreboot</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: notes about the demefactory utility</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: EHCI debug: recommend linux-libre</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: EHCI Debug logging setup guide</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/t500.html: Add screen compatibility report (TODO: fix incompatible screens)</li>
+ <li>
+ Update coreboot(again) + merge GM45 hybrid GPU patches
+ - means that T400/T500 with the ATI+Intel hybrid GPU setup
+ will work (ATI disabled, Intel permanently enabled).
+ power_on_after_fail nvram option added to all GM45 boards,
+ defaulting to No, so that plugging it AC doesn't boot up
+ the system against the users will. Net20DC is now the default
+ debug dongle on all boards (compatible with BBB).
+ </li>
+ <li>demefactory (new utility): create GM45 factory.rom without the ME</li>
+ <li>ich9deblob: re-factor descriptor.c functions</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/t500.html: add hardware logs</li>
+ <li>docs/gnulinux/encrypted_*.html: No password for default entry</li>
+ <li>docs/git/index.html: Add more details about BUC.TS</li>
+ <li>grub.cfg: Also scan for grub2/grub.cfg, not just grub/grub.cfg</li>
+ <li>docs/maintain/ (new section. WIP!): Maintaining libreboot</li>
+ <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html: Fix hazardous instruction</li>
+ <li>docs/tasks.html: Better categorization between intel/amd/arm</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: notes about SPI flashing stability</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: more names for the 0.1&quot; cables</li>
+ <li>docs/install/*_external.html: add disclaimer about thermal paste</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Fix broken links</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: preliminary notes about EHCI debug</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: Link to websites talking about the ME</li>
+ <li>docs/install/{t400,t500,r400}_external.html: Notes about CPU compatibility</li>
+ <li>Delete the ich9macchange script. It's useless, and confuses people</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: prioritize ich9gen executable path</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: prioritize changing mac address</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: less confusing notes about ich9gen</li>
+ <li>build/dependencies/parabola: Add dependencies for x86_64</li>
+ <li>Move parabola/trisquel dependency scripts to scripts/helpers/build</li>
+ <li>scripts/dependencies/paraboladependencies: build dependencies (32-bit Parabola)</li>
+ <li><b>New board</b>: ThinkPad T500</li>
+ <li>Add diffs for descriptor/gbe differences between T500 and X200</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: provide better blob categorization</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: add notes about flash write protect</li>
+ <li><b>New board</b>: ThinkPad T400</li>
+ <li>GRUB: add partial vesamenu.c32 support (fixes tails ISOLINUX menu)</li>
+ <li>Update GRUB (to revision fa07d919d1ff868b18d8a42276d094b63a58e299)</li>
+ <li>
+ Update coreboot (to revision 83b05eb0a85d7b7ac0837cece67afabbdb46ea65)
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ Intel CPU microcode (most of it) no longer deleted,
+ because it was deleted upstream (moved to a 3rd
+ party repository).
+ </li>
+ <li>MacBook2,1 cstate patch is no longer cherry picked (merged upstream)</li>
+ <li>Patch to disable use of timestamps in coreboot no longer included (merged upstream)</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: don't list vortex86ex kbd firmware as microcode (list it separately)</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: don't rm */early_setup_ss.h (these are not blobs)</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: add GPLv3 license to the findblobs script</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libreboot: don't rm raminit_tables (nahelem/sandybridge) (they are not blobs)</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: don't delete the .spd.hex files (they are not blobs)</li>
+ <li>build/release/archives: don't put rmodtool in libreboot_util</li>
+ <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: recommend installing GNU/Linux at the end</li>
+ <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: add more photos, improve instructions</li>
+ <li>build/clean/grub: use distclean instead of clean</li>
+ <li>grub-assemble: Add the <i>bsd</i> and <i>part_bsd</i> modules</li>
+ <li>build/roms/withgrub: Only run ich9gen if gm45/gs45 images exist</li>
+ <li>docs/git/index.html: Add notes about building for specific boards</li>
+ <li>build/roms/withgrub: Allow building for a custom range of boards</li>
+ <li>grub-assemble: Disable verbose output</li>
+ <li>Add documentation on how to unlock root encrypted fs with key in initramfs in Parabola Linux</li>
+ <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html: Improve structure (easier to use)</li>
+ <li>grub.cfg: Disable the beep on startup</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Make the guide easier to use</li>
+ <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html: Remove redundant instructions</li>
+ <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: Mark pins in the images</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Replace 3.3V PSU photo with ATX PSU</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/x200.html: Add dumps from 4-MiB X200 with Lenovo BIOS 3.22</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/x200.html: Add dumps from 4-MiB X200 with Lenovo BIOS 3.18</li>
+ <li>grub.cfg: add syslinux_configfile menuentry for ahci0</li>
+ <li>grub.cfg: Add more paths for syslinux_configfile</li>
+ <li>docs/future.html: T60: Add EDID dump from LG-Philips LP150E05-A2K1</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Further clarify which clip is needed</li>
+ <li>bash scripts: Make script output more user-friendly in general</li>
+ <li>bash scripts: Only enable verbose output if DEBUG= is used</li>
+ <li>
+ build: Support multiple extra options
+ - now possible to build multiple images for arbitrary
+ boards (configs), but without building the entire
+ collection.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Deleted the signing archive key
+ - the finger print and ID is given instead, so that
+ the user can download it from a key server
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ scripts/helpers/build/release: Move docs to separate archive
+ - reduces the size of the other archives considerably
+ </li>
+ <li>Move DEBLOB to resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob</li>
+ <li>
+ scripts/helpers/build/release: Delete DEBLOB from libreboot_src/
+ - not needed in libreboot_src (release archive) because it
+ contains a coreboot revision that has already been deblobbed.
+ </li>
+ <li>flash (script): Use <i>build</i> instead of <i>DEBLOB</i> to know if in src</li>
+ <li>docs/install/r400_external.html: Show images, don't link.</li>
+ <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: Show images, don't link.</li>
+ <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Show images, instead of linking</li>
+ <li>Documentation: optimize all images (reduce file sizes)</li>
+ <li>
+ Remove download links from the release page (and the archive page)
+ - release archives are hosted differently following this release,
+ which means that the old methods are no longer viable.
+ </li>
+ <li>Moved ich9macchange to resources/scripts/misc/ich9macchange</li>
+ <li>
+ ich9macchange: assume that the script is being run from _util
+ (act only on one ROM image, defined by a user-provided path)
+ </li>
+ <li>Move grub-background to resources/scripts/misc/grub-background</li>
+ <li>grub-background: assume that it is being run from libreboot_util</li>
+ <li>grub-background: change only one ROM image, specified by path</li>
+ <li>build (release archives): Add the commitid file to release/</li>
+ <li>build-release: Move the release archives to release/</li>
+ <li>
+ Merge all build scripts into a single generic script,
+ with helpers in resources/scripts/helpers/build/
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Replace <i>getall</i> with <i>download</i>, which takes as input an argument
+ specifying which programme the user wants to download.
+ </li>
+ <li>Moved the get scripts to resources/scripts/helpers/download/</li>
+ <li>build-release: Remove the powertop entries</li>
+ <li>Moved powertop.trisquel7 to resources/scripts/misc/</li>
+ <li>Deleted the powertop.trisquel6 script (Trisquel 6 is obsolete)</li>
+ <li>Documentation: general improvements to the flashing instructions</li>
+ <li>Merged all flashing scripts into a single script</li>
+ <li>Updated GRUB</li>
+ <li>bucts: Make it build without git</li>
+ <li>Moved dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.34/AUTHORS to resources/grub/font/</li>
+ <li>Deleted GRUB Invaders from libreboot</li>
+ <li>Deleted SeaBIOS from libreboot</li>
+ <li>build-release: optimize use of tar (reduced file sizes)</li>
+ <li>grub.cfg: add another SYSLINUX config location (/syslinux/syslinux.cfg)</li>
+ <li>build-release: remove the bin/ directory from libreboot_util</li>
+ <li>cleandeps: delete the bin/ directory</li>
+ <li>buildrom-withgrub: create the bin directory if it does not exist</li>
+ <li>coreboot-libre: don't use git for version timestamp</li>
+ <li>i945-pwm: add clean command to Makefile</li>
+ <li>i945-pwm: add -lz to Makefile</li>
+ <li>docs/install/x200_external: Mention GPIO33 non-descriptor mode</li>
+ <li>docs/hcl/index.html: Remove redundant links</li>
+ <li>ich9macchange: Add R400</li>
+ <li>build-release: Separate ROM images into individual archives</li>
+ <li>build-release: rename libreboot_bin to libreboot_util</li>
+ <li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad R400 support added to libreboot.</li>
+ <li>bbb_setup.html: tell user to use libreboot's own flashrom</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ </div>
<div class="section">
diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html
index 9b5753c..18d7f2e 100644
--- a/docs/release.html
+++ b/docs/release.html
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
<div class="section">
- <h1 id="release20150518">Release 20150518</h1>
+ <h1 id="releaseYYYYMMDD">Release YYYYMMDD</h1>
<p>
- Release date: 18th May 2015.
+ Release date: Day Month Year.
</p>
<p>
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@
<h2>Machines supported in this release:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
+ <b>ASUS KFSN4-DRE server board</b>
+ <ul>
+ <li>PCB revision 1.05G is the best version (can use 6-core CPUs)</li>
+ <li>Check notes in <b><i>docs/hcl/kfsn4-dre.html</i></b></li>
+ <li><b>NOTE: not in libreboot 20150518. Only in git, for now.</b></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
<b>ThinkPad X60/X60s</b>
<ul>
<li>
@@ -110,195 +118,10 @@
</ul>
<h2>
- Changes for this release, relative to r20150208 (earliest changes last, recent changes first)
+ Changes for this release, relative to r20150518 (earliest changes last, recent changes first)
</h2>
<ul>
- <li>Add a whitelist entry to board_enable.c in flashrom, for the ThinkPad R400, T400 and T500</li>
- <li>
- Updated flashrom (to SVN revision 1889)
- <ul>
- <li>X200 whitelist patch removed (merged upstream)</li>
- <li>X200 whitelist modified to include X200S and X200 Tablet</li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>libreboot_util: don't include cmos layout files (not needed anymore)</li>
- <li><b>coreboot-libre: backport patches for X200 Tablet digitizer support</b></li>
- <li>build/release/archives: create SHA512 sum manifest file of the release archives</li>
- <li>build/release/archives: separate crossgcc into a new archive</li>
- <li>disabled generation of txtmode ROM images for now (they will be back again in the next release)</li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: delete unused code (reduce size of src archive)</li>
- <li>Flashing guides: make them more friendly to colourblind people</li>
- <li>
- docs/gnulinux/encrypted_*.html: Remove mention of password length
- - it was arbitrary and pointless.
- </li>
- <li>docs/maintain/index.html: Finish the guide</li>
- <li>
- scripts/download/coreboot: use diffs included in libreboot, not external gerrit cherry-picks
- - review.coreboot.org (gerrit) being down no longer kills
- libreboot (backup mirrors of the master repository exist)
- </li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Add info about wp/hold and pinouts</li>
- <li>docs/index.html: improve the description of libreboot</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: notes about the demefactory utility</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: EHCI debug: recommend linux-libre</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: EHCI Debug logging setup guide</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/t500.html: Add screen compatibility report (TODO: fix incompatible screens)</li>
- <li>
- Update coreboot(again) + merge GM45 hybrid GPU patches
- - means that T400/T500 with the ATI+Intel hybrid GPU setup
- will work (ATI disabled, Intel permanently enabled).
- power_on_after_fail nvram option added to all GM45 boards,
- defaulting to No, so that plugging it AC doesn't boot up
- the system against the users will. Net20DC is now the default
- debug dongle on all boards (compatible with BBB).
- </li>
- <li>demefactory (new utility): create GM45 factory.rom without the ME</li>
- <li>ich9deblob: re-factor descriptor.c functions</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/t500.html: add hardware logs</li>
- <li>docs/gnulinux/encrypted_*.html: No password for default entry</li>
- <li>docs/git/index.html: Add more details about BUC.TS</li>
- <li>grub.cfg: Also scan for grub2/grub.cfg, not just grub/grub.cfg</li>
- <li>docs/maintain/ (new section. WIP!): Maintaining libreboot</li>
- <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html: Fix hazardous instruction</li>
- <li>docs/tasks.html: Better categorization between intel/amd/arm</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: notes about SPI flashing stability</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: more names for the 0.1&quot; cables</li>
- <li>docs/install/*_external.html: add disclaimer about thermal paste</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Fix broken links</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: preliminary notes about EHCI debug</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: Link to websites talking about the ME</li>
- <li>docs/install/{t400,t500,r400}_external.html: Notes about CPU compatibility</li>
- <li>Delete the ich9macchange script. It's useless, and confuses people</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: prioritize ich9gen executable path</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: prioritize changing mac address</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: less confusing notes about ich9gen</li>
- <li>build/dependencies/parabola: Add dependencies for x86_64</li>
- <li>Move parabola/trisquel dependency scripts to scripts/helpers/build</li>
- <li>scripts/dependencies/paraboladependencies: build dependencies (32-bit Parabola)</li>
- <li><b>New board</b>: ThinkPad T500</li>
- <li>Add diffs for descriptor/gbe differences between T500 and X200</li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: provide better blob categorization</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/gm45_remove_me.html: add notes about flash write protect</li>
- <li><b>New board</b>: ThinkPad T400</li>
- <li>GRUB: add partial vesamenu.c32 support (fixes tails ISOLINUX menu)</li>
- <li>Update GRUB (to revision fa07d919d1ff868b18d8a42276d094b63a58e299)</li>
- <li>
- Update coreboot (to revision 83b05eb0a85d7b7ac0837cece67afabbdb46ea65)
- <ul>
- <li>
- Intel CPU microcode (most of it) no longer deleted,
- because it was deleted upstream (moved to a 3rd
- party repository).
- </li>
- <li>MacBook2,1 cstate patch is no longer cherry picked (merged upstream)</li>
- <li>Patch to disable use of timestamps in coreboot no longer included (merged upstream)</li>
- </ul>
- </li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: don't list vortex86ex kbd firmware as microcode (list it separately)</li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: don't rm */early_setup_ss.h (these are not blobs)</li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: add GPLv3 license to the findblobs script</li>
- <li>coreboot-libreboot: don't rm raminit_tables (nahelem/sandybridge) (they are not blobs)</li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: don't delete the .spd.hex files (they are not blobs)</li>
- <li>build/release/archives: don't put rmodtool in libreboot_util</li>
- <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: recommend installing GNU/Linux at the end</li>
- <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: add more photos, improve instructions</li>
- <li>build/clean/grub: use distclean instead of clean</li>
- <li>grub-assemble: Add the <i>bsd</i> and <i>part_bsd</i> modules</li>
- <li>build/roms/withgrub: Only run ich9gen if gm45/gs45 images exist</li>
- <li>docs/git/index.html: Add notes about building for specific boards</li>
- <li>build/roms/withgrub: Allow building for a custom range of boards</li>
- <li>grub-assemble: Disable verbose output</li>
- <li>Add documentation on how to unlock root encrypted fs with key in initramfs in Parabola Linux</li>
- <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html: Improve structure (easier to use)</li>
- <li>grub.cfg: Disable the beep on startup</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Make the guide easier to use</li>
- <li>docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html: Remove redundant instructions</li>
- <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: Mark pins in the images</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Replace 3.3V PSU photo with ATX PSU</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/x200.html: Add dumps from 4-MiB X200 with Lenovo BIOS 3.22</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/x200.html: Add dumps from 4-MiB X200 with Lenovo BIOS 3.18</li>
- <li>grub.cfg: add syslinux_configfile menuentry for ahci0</li>
- <li>grub.cfg: Add more paths for syslinux_configfile</li>
- <li>docs/future.html: T60: Add EDID dump from LG-Philips LP150E05-A2K1</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Further clarify which clip is needed</li>
- <li>bash scripts: Make script output more user-friendly in general</li>
- <li>bash scripts: Only enable verbose output if DEBUG= is used</li>
- <li>
- build: Support multiple extra options
- - now possible to build multiple images for arbitrary
- boards (configs), but without building the entire
- collection.
- </li>
- <li>
- Deleted the signing archive key
- - the finger print and ID is given instead, so that
- the user can download it from a key server
- </li>
- <li>
- scripts/helpers/build/release: Move docs to separate archive
- - reduces the size of the other archives considerably
- </li>
- <li>Move DEBLOB to resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob</li>
- <li>
- scripts/helpers/build/release: Delete DEBLOB from libreboot_src/
- - not needed in libreboot_src (release archive) because it
- contains a coreboot revision that has already been deblobbed.
- </li>
- <li>flash (script): Use <i>build</i> instead of <i>DEBLOB</i> to know if in src</li>
- <li>docs/install/r400_external.html: Show images, don't link.</li>
- <li>docs/install/x200_external.html: Show images, don't link.</li>
- <li>docs/install/bbb_setup.html: Show images, instead of linking</li>
- <li>Documentation: optimize all images (reduce file sizes)</li>
- <li>
- Remove download links from the release page (and the archive page)
- - release archives are hosted differently following this release,
- which means that the old methods are no longer viable.
- </li>
- <li>Moved ich9macchange to resources/scripts/misc/ich9macchange</li>
- <li>
- ich9macchange: assume that the script is being run from _util
- (act only on one ROM image, defined by a user-provided path)
- </li>
- <li>Move grub-background to resources/scripts/misc/grub-background</li>
- <li>grub-background: assume that it is being run from libreboot_util</li>
- <li>grub-background: change only one ROM image, specified by path</li>
- <li>build (release archives): Add the commitid file to release/</li>
- <li>build-release: Move the release archives to release/</li>
- <li>
- Merge all build scripts into a single generic script,
- with helpers in resources/scripts/helpers/build/
- </li>
- <li>
- Replace <i>getall</i> with <i>download</i>, which takes as input an argument
- specifying which programme the user wants to download.
- </li>
- <li>Moved the get scripts to resources/scripts/helpers/download/</li>
- <li>build-release: Remove the powertop entries</li>
- <li>Moved powertop.trisquel7 to resources/scripts/misc/</li>
- <li>Deleted the powertop.trisquel6 script (Trisquel 6 is obsolete)</li>
- <li>Documentation: general improvements to the flashing instructions</li>
- <li>Merged all flashing scripts into a single script</li>
- <li>Updated GRUB</li>
- <li>bucts: Make it build without git</li>
- <li>Moved dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.34/AUTHORS to resources/grub/font/</li>
- <li>Deleted GRUB Invaders from libreboot</li>
- <li>Deleted SeaBIOS from libreboot</li>
- <li>build-release: optimize use of tar (reduced file sizes)</li>
- <li>grub.cfg: add another SYSLINUX config location (/syslinux/syslinux.cfg)</li>
- <li>build-release: remove the bin/ directory from libreboot_util</li>
- <li>cleandeps: delete the bin/ directory</li>
- <li>buildrom-withgrub: create the bin directory if it does not exist</li>
- <li>coreboot-libre: don't use git for version timestamp</li>
- <li>i945-pwm: add clean command to Makefile</li>
- <li>i945-pwm: add -lz to Makefile</li>
- <li>docs/install/x200_external: Mention GPIO33 non-descriptor mode</li>
- <li>docs/hcl/index.html: Remove redundant links</li>
- <li>ich9macchange: Add R400</li>
- <li>build-release: Separate ROM images into individual archives</li>
- <li>build-release: rename libreboot_bin to libreboot_util</li>
- <li><b>New board:</b> ThinkPad R400 support added to libreboot.</li>
- <li>bbb_setup.html: tell user to use libreboot's own flashrom</li>
+ <li>Changelog not yet generated. Clone the git repository and check the git logs</li>
</ul>
</div>
diff --git a/docs/tasks.html b/docs/tasks.html
index 2214a36..3649f3b 100644
--- a/docs/tasks.html
+++ b/docs/tasks.html
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@
SMU needs replacing (ruik/funfuctor/patrickg/mrnuke might be able to help).
</li>
<li>
- ASUS KFSN4-DRE - fam10h, already in coreboot, seems to have native graphics initialization already,
- fam10h, already in coreboot. Works without CPU microcode updates, has native graphics initialization
- (text-mode and framebuffer mode). PLCC flash chip, but can be read/flashed from factory firmware
- so just boot up, dump, hot-swap and flash the dump to make a backup, then check that the system
- boots with the backup. Then flash the original chip with libreboot. <b>External PLCC flash programmer
- not needed!</b>
- - keep note of this ACPI issue (ask tpearson about it later):
- <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2015-June/079966.html">http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2015-June/079966.html</a>
- </li>
- <li>
ASUS KGPE-D16 - code not yet public,
ported by <a href="http://raptorengineeringinc.com/content/base/main.htm">Raptor Engineering Inc.</a> (USA).
They are asking for 90K* USD to pay for the work to upstream the code (do code review, add more patches,
@@ -140,9 +130,10 @@
<li>
Sound (internal speaker) broken on T500 (works in lenovobios). external speaker/headphones work.
- probably a different hda_verb
+ - <b>different HDA verbs are now used, test this again</b>
</li>
<li>
- Fix remaining incompatible LCD panels in native graphics on T500.
+ Fix remaining incompatible LCD panels in native graphics on T500 and T400.
See <a href="hcl/t500.html">hcl/t500.html</a>.
- EDID related, or difference in how VGA ROM does init. Investigate.
</li>
@@ -327,6 +318,12 @@
<h1>Documentation improvements</h1>
<ul>
<li>
+ Next release after 20150518, relating to the ASUS KFSN4-DRE:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Remove the note in docs/release.html that says <i>NOTE: not in libreboot 20150518. Only in git, for now.</i></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
Next release after 20150518: note, mention that ACPI brightness methods for X60/T60 work again.
</li>
<li>
@@ -366,7 +363,7 @@
LUKS key in initramfs: Add Trisquel documentation for docs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html.
</li>
<li>
- PLCC flashing guide is needed:
+ LPC PLCC flashing guide is needed:
<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> -