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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-01-26 07:01:39 (EST)
committer Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-01-26 07:01:39 (EST)
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Release 20150126 (January 26th, 2015)r20150126
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<h2>Releases</h2>
<ul>
+ <li><a href="#release20150124">r20150124 (2015 January 24th)</a></li>
<li><a href="#release20141015">r20141015 (2014 October 15th)</a></li>
<li><a href="#release6">6th release</a> (2014 September 11th <b>pre-release, 7th beta</b>)</li>
<li><a href="#release5">5th release</a> (2014 March 7th, revised 2014 June 22nd)</li>
@@ -58,6 +59,212 @@
<hr/>
+ <h1 id="release20150124">Release 20150124</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ Release date: January 24th, 2015.
+ </p>
+
+ <h2>Binaries (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ <h2>Source code (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</a></li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>
+ Installation instructions can be found at <a href="install/index.html#flashrom">install/index.html#flashrom</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/x200_remove_me.html">hcl/x200_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>
+ 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>
+
+<hr/>
+
<h1 id="release20141015">Release 20141015</h1>
<h2>Binaries (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2>
diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html
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--- a/docs/release.html
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@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@
<hr/>
- <h1 id="release20150124">Release 20150124</h1>
+ <h1 id="release20150126">Release 20150126</h1>
<p>
- Release date: January 24th, 2015.
+ Release date: January 26th, 2015.
</p>
<h2>Binaries (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2>
<ul>
- <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz</a></li>
- <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_bin.tar.xz.sig</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Source code (right-click save as, or use wget)</h2>
<ul>
- <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz</a></li>
- <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150124/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz</a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig">http://libreboot.org/release/20150126/libreboot_src.tar.xz.sig</a></li>
</ul>
<p>
@@ -116,6 +116,29 @@
</ul>
<h2>
+ Updates (relative to r20150124)
+ </h2>
+ <p>
+ This is a bug fix release based on r20150124 from two days ago. 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>