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author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2014-09-16 13:12:04 (EDT) |
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committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2014-09-16 13:22:54 (EDT) |
commit | 40fe5eae21fca449809d1223cf4048a26f028227 (patch) | |
tree | ccb09791b06c34f8f7ef664f0c2df3f5a802de05 /docs | |
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ROM images no longer include SeaBIOS
Instead, the user adds it afterwards. Documentation and scripts updated.
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diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index d6d68e5..e703df9 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ </ul> </li> <li><a href="#build">How to build your ROM's</a></li> + <li><a href="#build_addseabios">Add SeaBIOS to your ROM's</a></li> </ul> <h2>Supported hardware</h2> @@ -602,6 +603,44 @@ <hr/> + <h1 id="build_addseabios">How to add SeaBIOS to your ROM's</h1> + + <p> + SeaBIOS isn't really needed since libreboot uses the GRUB payload which + is much better (for several reasons), so it is no longer included in the ROM + images by default. Instead, you can add it afterwards. + </p> + + <p> + In the supplied binary archives, or in your own (if you did 'build-release') you can add SeaBIOS + to the ROM images, along with SeaVGABIOS which is a free/libre Video BIOS implementation that wraps + around the 'native graphics initializitation' code in coreboot, for boards that have support for it. + </p> + + <p> + First, <a href="#build_dependencies">install the build dependencies</a>. + </p> + + <p> + Build cbfstool:<br/> + $ <b>./builddeps-cbfstool</b> + </p> + + <p> + Now:<br/> + $ <b>./addseabios</b> + </p> + + <p> + SeaBIOS and SeaVGABIOS (which the build scripts created, and the build-release script put - compiled - + inside the binary archive) have now been added to all of the ROM images under ./bin/. A GRUB menuentry will show + up when you boot your machine, allowing you to use SeaBIOS. + </p> + + <p><a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a></p> + +<hr/> + <h1 id="supported_list">List of supported hardware</h1> <p> |