Libreboot release information

+ pub 4096R/656F212E 2014-07-04 Libreboot Releases (signing key) <releases@libreboot.org>
+ Fingerprint=C923 4BA3 200C F688 9CC0 764D 6E97 D575 656F 212E +

+ 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. +

Releases

+ "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, 5th beta)

Warning: BETA release! TESTING needed! BUGS present!

+ 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. +

Binaries (for flashing) (right-click save as, or use wget)

Source code (for hacking) (right-click save as, or use wget)

Metadata (for re-creating the source archive) (right-click save as, or use wget)

Machines still supported (compared to previous release):

New machines supported in this release:

Machines no longer supported (compared to previous release):

+ Revisions for 1st beta (2014 July 11th) +

+ Revisions for 2nd beta (2014 July 16th) +

+ Revisions for 3rd beta (2014 July 20th) +

+ Revisions for 4th beta (2014 July 29th) +

+ Revisions for 5th beta (2014 March 11th) +

+ Other tasks (to be completed before declaring the initial stable release) +

+ TODO: Fix remaining incompatible LCD panels in native graphics on T60. + (see ../docs/future/index.html#lcd_i945_incompatibility) and submit patches upstream. +
+ TODO: Implement VBT on X60/T60/X60T (and macbook21?) + (see ../docs/future/index.html#i945_vbt and + ../docs/future/index.html#intelvbttool_results) and submit changes upstream. +
+ TODO: Submit 3D fix (for X60/T60/macbook21/X60T on kernel 3.12+) upstream for 5320 changeset. +
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: Remove mention of blob/3rdparty repository in Kconfig
+ TODO: Modified coreboot to make wifi and trackpoint be enabled by default on the ThinkPad X60 (so no need for nvramtool) +
- TODO: added this as a patch under resources/libreboot/patch/
- (Remove from or add comment in the documentation the notes about disabling wifi/trackpoint)
- + See: +
  +
+
+ TODO: make writing the cmos.layout to the rom default +
+ TODO: T60: find (for rare buggy CPU's that are unstable without microcode updates) + if there is a workaround: see ../docs/future/index.html#t60_cpu_microcode +
TODO: Modify coreboot so that tft_brightness is 0xff by default (for fixing the looping issue automatically)
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: Tested all of the remaining untested LCD panels under docs/index.html#supported_t60_list
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: Documentation: updated the X60 unbrick tutorial to use the 5-pin method instead (safer / less dangerous).
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
- + + Update: ignore the above, look at ../docs/future/index.html#fastboot + (information supplied by Charles Devereaux) + +
+
+ TODO:https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TLP (example article) a user + mentioned that this also removes the high-pitched noise (like powertop does). Must look into this. +

5th release

Officially supported

Binaries (for flashing)

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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Source code (for hacking)

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

Supported:

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2nd release

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1st release

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GnuPG public key (signing key)

Releases

6th release (pre-release, 5th beta)

Warning: BETA release! TESTING needed! BUGS present!

Binaries (for flashing) (right-click save as, or use wget)

Source code (for hacking) (right-click save as, or use wget)

Metadata (for re-creating the source archive) (right-click save as, or use wget)

Machines still supported (compared to previous release):

New machines supported in this release:

Machines no longer supported (compared to previous release):

+ Revisions for 1st beta (2014 July 11th) +

+ Revisions for 2nd beta (2014 July 16th) +

+ Revisions for 3rd beta (2014 July 20th) +

+ Revisions for 4th beta (2014 July 29th) +

+ Revisions for 5th beta (2014 March 11th) +

+ Other tasks (to be completed before declaring the initial stable 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

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2nd release

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1st release

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