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diff --git a/docs/release.html b/docs/release.html index 7dc8b51..851e399 100644 --- a/docs/release.html +++ b/docs/release.html @@ -128,6 +128,99 @@ </h2> <ul> <li> + Documentation improvements: + <ul> + <li> + Convert documentation to Sphinx/ReST + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/5">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/5</a> + and <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/12">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/12</a> + </li> + <li> + <b> + Maintainence manual. How to contribute to libreboot. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/11">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/11</a> + </b> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Make libreboot (all of it!) build reproducibly. This is very important. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/16</a>. + </li> + <li> + Add information from hw registers on all boards. See + <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/15">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/15</a> + </li> + <li> + Reduce the size of libreboot releases. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/19</a> + <ul> + <li> + Proposal: unify ROM images (don't duplicate). + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/20">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/20</a>. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/13">Port to as many GM45 laptops as possible</a> + <ul> + <li> + add roda rk9 support (contact nico to ask for more details about hw). + This is GM45 but these machines do not have a descriptor (no ME), should be easy + </li> + <li> + ThinkPad T400: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/41">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/41</a> + </li> + <li> + ThinkPad T500: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/42">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/42</a> + </li> + <li> + ThinkPad R500: <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/43">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/43</a> + </li> + <li> + port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet). + ME isn't an issue, because its GM45 so it could be removed (it looks like this machine might also be shipped in + non-descriptor mode by default, like the roda rk9). + Search <b>jv50 block diagram filetype:pdf</b> for schematics. + (jv50 is written on the board); noone seems to have found any documentation for the EC chip, but + maybe it could be sufficiently reverse engineered via serialice and ectool. + </li> + <li> + T400S and X301. These both seem to be GS45. X301 uses only the low-performance mode CPUs, so raminit + is the main blocker there. They both probably use WSON-8 flash chips. + </li> + <li> + Add proper GS45 raminit for enabling all X200S and X200 Tablets to work properly. (maybe other machines) + See <a href="hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit">hcl/x200.html#x200s_raminit</a> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Fix these issues on GM45/GS45 targets: + <ul> + <li> + X200: text-mode is broken. only framebuffer graphics work. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <ul> + Related to MemTest86+: + <ul> + <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. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/17">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/17</a> + </li> + <li>Make memtest86+ build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain.</li> + </ul> + </ul> + <ul> + Related to GRUB: + <ul> + <li>Make GRUB build using coreboot's own crossgcc toolchain</li> + </ul> + </ul> + <li> Look into the possibility of expanding libreboot to support non-coreboot systems. (u-boot, for instance). Currently, libreboot presents itself as a deblobbed coreboot distribution. There are other systems out there that use other firmware, such as u-boot, which libreboot could theoretically support. This would mean that @@ -140,43 +233,57 @@ </ul> </li> <li> - GRUB: analyse how coreboot builds GRUB. Does it use it's own toolchain? Look into simplifying the building - of GRUB (and memtest86+) using coreboot's own toolchain (crossgcc) instead of distro toolchain. + Set up a routine (project-wise) for testing each machine with the latest kernel version. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/22">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/22</a> + and <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/21">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/21</a> </li> <li> - .spd.hex files. These aren't blobs? Don't remove them? (in coreboot). See deblob script. - Categorize blobs and non-blobs more clearly, explaining what they are for - and why they are (or are not) blobs. + Improve the deblobbing scripts (see <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/40">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/40</a>) + <ul> + <li> + .spd.hex files. These aren't blobs? Don't remove them? (in coreboot). See deblob script. + Categorize blobs and non-blobs more clearly, explaining what they are for + and why they are (or are not) blobs. + </li> + </ul> </li> <li> i945: fix linux (if possible). VBT. http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-June/078104.html http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-June/078105.html This is talking about without native init / oprom. Paul reported it, look into it. + i945 currently lacks fake_vbt tables. </li> <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. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/18">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/18</a> </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> - -- the error message is probably not the issue, but something else. do a bisect of linux. - Also, does the issue still occur on lenovobios? pstuge said <a href="http://biosbits.org/">http://biosbits.org/</a> - patricg says https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareEnablementTeam/Documentation/FirmwareTestSuiteLive - </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> + Fix these issues on i945 targets (X60/T60/macbook21) + <ul> + <li> + linux 3.18 broke acpi brightness on i945 (X60/T60). Libreboot reverted to legacy brightness for now. Look into why it + broke on 3.18 (do a git bisect). + </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> + i945: Linux 3.19 doesn't boot. (probably affects T60/macbook21). + <a href="https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93171">Preliminary bug report (kernel, linux)</a> + -- bogus. Based on earlier immature reports. + -- the error message is probably not the issue, but something else. do a bisect of linux. + Also, does the issue still occur on lenovobios? (no, they don't, according to Paul Menzel) + pstuge said <a href="http://biosbits.org/">http://biosbits.org/</a> + patricg says https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareEnablementTeam/Documentation/FirmwareTestSuiteLive + </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> + </ul> </li> <li> Look into those machines: @@ -191,13 +298,6 @@ 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. - </li> - <li> - T400S and X301. These both seem to be GS45. X301 uses only the low-performance mode CPUs, so raminit - is the main blocker there. They both probably use WSON-8 flash chips. - </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>. @@ -214,15 +314,6 @@ </li> </ul> </li> - <li>add roda rk9 support (contact nico to ask for more details about hw). This is GM45 but these machines do not have a descriptor (no ME), should be easy</li> - <li> - port acer aspire 5738 to coreboot (gm45)? (and then libreboot). EC is the main blocker (no support in coreboot yet). - ME isn't an issue, because its GM45 so it could be removed (it looks like this machine might also be shipped in - non-descriptor mode by default, like the roda rk9). - Search <b>jv50 block diagram filetype:pdf</b> for schematics. - (jv50 is written on the board); noone seems to have found any documentation for the EC chip, but - maybe it could be sufficiently reverse engineered via serialice and ectool. - </li> <li> Commit 26ca08caf81ad2dcc9c8246a743d82ffb464c767 in coreboot, see the while (1) loop that waits for the panel to power up on i945. This is an infinite loop if the panel doesn't power up. @@ -242,10 +333,10 @@ <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> + <li> + LUKS key in initramfs: Add Trisquel documentation for docs/gnulinux/encrypted_trisquel.html. + See <a href="http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/39">http://projects.mtjm.eu/work_packages/39</a> + </li> <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> |