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<body>
<div class="section">
+
<h1 id="pagetop">Maintaining libreboot</h1>
+
<p>
This section relates to maintaining libreboot. <b>Work-in-progress</b>
</p>
@@ -24,23 +26,91 @@
will be added to frequently from now on.
</p>
<p>
- Or <a href="../index.html">Back to main index</a>.
+ This section of the documentation applies mainly to the
+ development version of libreboot, which is hosted in a git
+ repository. It is not intended for the release versions of
+ libreboot.
</p>
+
<ul>
- <li><a href="#updating_coreboot">Updating coreboot-libre</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#overview">Overview</a></li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#updating_coreboot">Updating coreboot-libre</a>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#newboard_libreboot">Adding a new board to libreboot</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#newpatch_libreboot">Add/remove/modify patches in coreboot-libre</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#updating_grub">Updating GRUB</a>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#newpatch_grub">Add/remove/modify patches in GRUB</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#altbuild_grub">Change how GRUB is built (utility: grub-assemble)</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#newconfig_grub">Modify the configuration used in GRUB</a></li>
+ <li><a href="../grub/index.html">Other maintenance-related tasks in GRUB</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#updating_flashrom">Updating flashrom</a>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#newpatch_flashrom">Add/remove/modify patches in flashrom</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#updating_bucts">Updating bucts</a>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#newpatch_bucts">Add/remove/modify patches in bucts</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="#updating_memtest86plus">Updating MemTest86+</a>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#newpatch_memtest86plus">Add/remove/modify patches in MemTest86+</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
</ul>
+
+ <p>
+ Or <a href="../index.html">Back to main index</a>.
+ </p>
+
</div>
-
+
<div class="section">
+ <h1 id="overview">Overview</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ The way the libreboot project is run is very similar to how
+ a GNU/Linux distribution project is run (but for the boot
+ firmware, not your operating system).
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ This page demonstrates on a high level how
+ libreboot is maintained, how the project is run, how everything
+ goes together, etc. For a more detailed guide, refer to each
+ subsection for the various components/modules used in libreboot.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
<h1 id="updating_coreboot">Updating coreboot-libre</h1>
-
+
<p>
Coreboot-libre is the name of the deblobbed coreboot sources
used in libreboot. It is also the name of the collection
of scripts used for deblobbing coreboot, on each new update.
</p>
-
+
<p>
This section shows an example of how to update (re-base) to
the latest version of coreboot, how to update the deblobbing
@@ -52,7 +122,7 @@
not listed in this section, you can refer to other sections
on this page instead.</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
Open these files in your editor (you will most likely be editing them):
</p>
@@ -65,19 +135,19 @@
<li>resources/scripts/helpers/build/roms/helper</li>
<li>resources/scripts/helpers/build/roms/withgrub</li>
</ul>
-
+
<p>
If you already had a coreboot/ directory in your libreboot
tree, delete it:<br/>
$ <b>rm -rf coreboot/</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
Firstly, download coreboot. Do <b>not</b> use <b>./download coreboot</b>
for this, just clone coreboot, as it does in that script, like so:<br/>
$ <b>git clone http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
$ <b>cd coreboot/</b><br/>
Get the ID of the latest commit in this clone, by reading the commit ID using
@@ -96,19 +166,19 @@
increase the amount of time taken. Now come out of coreboot:<br/>
$ <b>cd ../</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
Check all coreboot file names/paths in <i>deblob</i>; if any
of them no longer exist at that name/path in the coreboot tree that you downloaded,
delete the reference(s) in <i>deblob</i>.
</p>
-
+
<p>
Check all coreboot file names/paths in <i>nonblobs</i>; if
any of them no longer exist at that name/path in the coreboot tree that you downloaded,
delete the reference in <i>nonblobs</i>.
</p>
-
+
<p>
Now, back in the main root directory of libreboot (git repository),
run the deblob script. This is to prevent the <i>findblobs</i>
@@ -116,7 +186,7 @@
when running the <i>deblob</i> script. Like so:<br/>
$ <b>./resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/deblob</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
Now search for new blobs:<br/>
$ <b>cd resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/</b><br/>
@@ -127,7 +197,7 @@
before (because they no longer exist), and it will ignore any
files listed in <i>nonblobs</i>.
</p>
-
+
<p>
Once the <i>findblobs</i> script has finished, check the file
<i>tocheck</i> (from the root, this will be <i>resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/tocheck</i>).
@@ -148,19 +218,19 @@
<i>resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/nonblobs_notes</i>
</li>
</ul>
-
+
<p>
Now come back to the main libreboot root directory (root
of the git clone). If you are still in resources/utilities/coreboot-libre/
for instance, you would do something like:<br/>
$ <b>cd ../../../</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
Now delete the coreboot directory:<br/>
$ <b>rm -rf coreboot/</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
Download coreboot again, only this time, using the download
script. The download script also applies custom patches
@@ -170,7 +240,7 @@
accordingly. Anyway, download coreboot like so:<br/>
$ <b>./download coreboot</b>
</p>
-
+
<p>
If the custom patches no longer apply, and you have to re-base
(or replace?) some patches, please do this in coreboot upstream,
@@ -179,7 +249,7 @@
patches:<br/>
<a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Git">http://www.coreboot.org/Git</a>.
</p>
-
+
<p>
Update all configs:<br/>
$ <b>./build config corebootupdate</b><br/>
@@ -189,11 +259,179 @@
those configs from scratch using <b>make menuconfig</b> in coreboot
(see <a href="../git/index.html#config">../git/index.html#config</a>)
</p>
-
+
<p>
<a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
</p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+ <h1 id="newboard_libreboot">Adding a new board to libreboot</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="newpatch_libreboot">Add/remove/modify patches in coreboot-libre</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="updating_grub">Updating GRUB</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="newpatch_grub">Add/remove/modify patches in GRUB</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="altbuild_grub">Change how GRUB is built (utility: grub-assemble)</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="newconfig_grub">Modify the configuration used in GRUB</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="updating_flashrom">Updating flashrom</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="newpatch_flashrom">Add/remove/modify patches in flashrom</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="updating_bucts">Updating bucts</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="newpatch_bucts">Add/remove/modify patches in bucts</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="updating_memtest86plus">Updating MemTest86+</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
+
+ <h1 id="newpatch_memtest86plus">Add/remove/modify patches in MemTest86+</h1>
+
+ <p>
+ TODO: write this section
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ </p>
+
</div>
<div class="section">
@@ -209,7 +447,7 @@
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a> for more information.
</p>
-
+
</div>
</body>
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