From 8aa11d47956f6312a059a1a2d3054b50a4d3fd90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 17:15:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Canoeboot 20231107 release Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe --- site/download.md | 8 +- site/download.uk.md | 8 +- site/index.de.md | 10 +- site/index.fr.md | 8 +- site/index.it.md | 8 +- site/index.md | 10 +- site/index.uk.md | 8 +- site/index.zh-cn.md | 6 +- site/news/MANIFEST | 1 + site/news/canoeboot20231107.md | 170 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10 files changed, 204 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) create mode 100644 site/news/canoeboot20231107.md diff --git a/site/download.md b/site/download.md index 4b3c0db..7ece48d 100644 --- a/site/download.md +++ b/site/download.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Canoeboot from source, [read this page](docs/build/). GPG signing key --------------- -**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231103, under the `canoeboot` directory.** +**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231107, under the `canoeboot` directory.** ### NEW KEY @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ For your convenience, these are linked below (on the mirror lists). HTTPS mirrors {#https} ------------- -**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231103, under the `canoeboot` directory.** +**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231107, under the `canoeboot` directory.** These mirrors are recommended, since they use TLS (https://) encryption. @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ crontab. This page tells you how to use crontab: HTTP mirrors {#http} ------------ -**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231103, under the `canoeboot` directory.** +**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231107, under the `canoeboot` directory.** WARNING: these mirrors are non-HTTPS which means that they are unencrypted. Your traffic could be subject to interference by @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ if using HTTPS. FTP mirrors {#ftp} ----------- -**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231103, under the `canoeboot` directory.** +**The latest release is Canoeboot 20231107, under the `canoeboot` directory.** WARNING: FTP is also unencrypted, like HTTP. The same risks are present. diff --git a/site/download.uk.md b/site/download.uk.md index 0ee5a6c..f697263 100644 --- a/site/download.uk.md +++ b/site/download.uk.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Canoeboot із джерельного кода, [прочитайте цю ст Код підпису GPG --------------- -**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231103, в директорії `canoeboot`.** +**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231107, в директорії `canoeboot`.** ### НОВИЙ КЛЮЧ @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ For your convenience, these are linked below (on the mirror lists). Дзеркала HTTPS {#https} ------------- -**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231103, в директорії `canoeboot`.** +**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231107, в директорії `canoeboot`.** Дані дзеркала є рекомендованими, оскільки використовують TLS (https://) шифрування. @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ crontab. Ця сторінка розповідає вам, як викорис Дзеркала HTTP {#http} ------------ -**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231103, під директорією `canoeboot`.** +**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231107, під директорією `canoeboot`.** УВАГА: ці дзеркала є не-HTTPS, що означає, що вони незашифровані. Ваш трафік може бути об'єктом втручання @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ crontab. Ця сторінка розповідає вам, як викорис Дзеркала FTP {#ftp} ----------- -**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231103, під директорією `canoeboot`.** +**Останнім випуском є Canoeboot 20231107, під директорією `canoeboot`.** УВАГА: FTP є також незашифрованим, подібно HTTP. Ті ж самі ризики присутні. diff --git a/site/index.de.md b/site/index.de.md index e53e697..eca49dc 100644 --- a/site/index.de.md +++ b/site/index.de.md @@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ und [Libera](https://libera.chat/) IRC. -**NEUESTE VERSION: Die neueste Version von Canoeboot ist 20231103, veröffentlicht -am 3. November 2023. -Siehe auch: [Canoeboot 20231103 release announcement](news/canoeboot20231103.md).** +**NEUESTE VERSION: Die neueste Version von Canoeboot ist 20231107, veröffentlicht +am 7. November 2023. +Siehe auch: [Canoeboot 20231107 release announcement](news/canoeboot20231107.md).** Canoeboot was *originally* named [nonGeNUine Boot](news/nongenuineboot20230717.html), provided as a proof of concept for the [GNU Boot](https://libreboot.org/news/gnuboot.html) or *gnuboot* project to use a more modern Libreboot base, but they never did use it. As of 26 October 2023, GNU Boot is still based on -Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231103 is based -on Libreboot 20231101. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, +Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231107 is based +on Libreboot 20231106. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, or read the [about page](about.md) for more general information. Since the rename, Canoeboot is now an official sister project diff --git a/site/index.fr.md b/site/index.fr.md index ca67699..b8bc4ef 100644 --- a/site/index.fr.md +++ b/site/index.fr.md @@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ dans le canal [\#canoeboot](https://web.libera.chat/#canoeboot) sur le serveur I -**NOUVELLE VERSION: La dernière version est [Canoeboot 20231103](news/canoeboot20231103.md), sortie -le 3 novembre 2023.** +**NOUVELLE VERSION: La dernière version est [Canoeboot 20231107](news/canoeboot20231107.md), sortie +le 7 novembre 2023.** Canoeboot was *originally* named [nonGeNUine Boot](news/nongenuineboot20230717.html), provided as a proof of concept for the [GNU Boot](https://libreboot.org/news/gnuboot.html) or *gnuboot* project to use a more modern Libreboot base, but they never did use it. As of 26 October 2023, GNU Boot is still based on -Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231103 is based -on Libreboot 20231101. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, +Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231107 is based +on Libreboot 20231106. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, or read the [about page](about.md) for more general information. Since the rename, Canoeboot is now an official sister project diff --git a/site/index.it.md b/site/index.it.md index b1262da..d436ce7 100644 --- a/site/index.it.md +++ b/site/index.it.md @@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ su [Libera](https://libera.chat/). -**ULTIMO RILASCIO: L'ultimo rilascio e' Canoeboot 20231103, rilasciato il 3 novembre 2023. -Vedi: [Canoeboot 20231103 annuncio di rilascio](news/canoeboot20231103.md).** +**ULTIMO RILASCIO: L'ultimo rilascio e' Canoeboot 20231107, rilasciato il 7 novembre 2023. +Vedi: [Canoeboot 20231107 annuncio di rilascio](news/canoeboot20231107.md).** Canoeboot was *originally* named [nonGeNUine Boot](news/nongenuineboot20230717.html), provided as a proof of concept for the [GNU Boot](https://libreboot.org/news/gnuboot.html) or *gnuboot* project to use a more modern Libreboot base, but they never did use it. As of 26 October 2023, GNU Boot is still based on -Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231103 is based -on Libreboot 20231101. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, +Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231107 is based +on Libreboot 20231106. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, or read the [about page](about.md) for more general information. Since the rename, Canoeboot is now an official sister project diff --git a/site/index.md b/site/index.md index b0a96a3..f6b77a4 100644 --- a/site/index.md +++ b/site/index.md @@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ on [Libera](https://libera.chat/) IRC. -**NEW RELEASE: The latest release is Canoeboot 20231103, released -on 3 November 2023. -See: [Canoeboot 20231103 release announcement](news/canoeboot20231103.md).** +**NEW RELEASE: The latest release is Canoeboot 20231107, released +on 7 November 2023. +See: [Canoeboot 20231107 release announcement](news/canoeboot20231107.md).** Canoeboot was *originally* named [nonGeNUine Boot](news/nongenuineboot20230717.html), provided as a proof of concept for the [GNU Boot](https://libreboot.org/news/gnuboot.html) or *gnuboot* project to use a more modern Libreboot base, but they never did use it. As of 26 October 2023, GNU Boot is still based on -Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231103 is based -on Libreboot 20231101. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, +Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231107 is based +on Libreboot 20231106. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, or read the [about page](about.md) for more general information. Since the rename, Canoeboot is now an official sister project diff --git a/site/index.uk.md b/site/index.uk.md index c7e4516..bb9d390 100644 --- a/site/index.uk.md +++ b/site/index.uk.md @@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ x-toc-enable: true -**НОВИЙ ВИПУСК: Останній випуск Canoeboot 20231103, випущено 3 Листопад 2023. -Дивіться: [Оголошення про випуск Canoeboot 20231103](news/canoeboot20231103.md).** +**НОВИЙ ВИПУСК: Останній випуск Canoeboot 20231107, випущено 7 Листопад 2023. +Дивіться: [Оголошення про випуск Canoeboot 20231107](news/canoeboot20231107.md).** Canoeboot was *originally* named [nonGeNUine Boot](news/nongenuineboot20230717.html), provided as a proof of concept for the [GNU Boot](https://libreboot.org/news/gnuboot.html) or *gnuboot* project to use a more modern Libreboot base, but they never did use it. As of 26 October 2023, GNU Boot is still based on -Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231103 is based -on Libreboot 20231101. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, +Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231107 is based +on Libreboot 20231106. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, or read the [about page](about.md) for more general information. Since the rename, Canoeboot is now an official sister project diff --git a/site/index.zh-cn.md b/site/index.zh-cn.md index 08239f3..ab8a94e 100644 --- a/site/index.zh-cn.md +++ b/site/index.zh-cn.md @@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ x-toc-enable: true -**新版发布: 最新版本 Canoeboot 20231103 已在 2023 年 11 月 03 日发布。详见: [Canoeboot 20231103 发布公告](news/canoeboot20231103.md).** +**新版发布: 最新版本 Canoeboot 20231107 已在 2023 年 11 月 07 日发布。详见: [Canoeboot 20231107 发布公告](news/canoeboot20231107.md).** Canoeboot was *originally* named [nonGeNUine Boot](news/nongenuineboot20230717.html), provided as a proof of concept for the [GNU Boot](https://libreboot.org/news/gnuboot.html) or *gnuboot* project to use a more modern Libreboot base, but they never did use it. As of 26 October 2023, GNU Boot is still based on -Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231103 is based -on Libreboot 20231101. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, +Libreboot 20220710 with few meaningful changes. Canoeboot 20231107 is based +on Libreboot 20231106. Look at the [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](gnuboot.md) page for more info, or read the [about page](about.md) for more general information. Since the rename, Canoeboot is now an official sister project diff --git a/site/news/MANIFEST b/site/news/MANIFEST index b7dbecd..189b055 100644 --- a/site/news/MANIFEST +++ b/site/news/MANIFEST @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +canoeboot20231107.md canoeboot20231103.md canoeboot20231101.md canoeboot20231026.md diff --git a/site/news/canoeboot20231107.md b/site/news/canoeboot20231107.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cd07d17 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/news/canoeboot20231107.md @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +% Canoeboot 20231107 released! +% Leah Rowe in Canoe Leah Mode™ +% 7 November 2023 + +Introduction +============ + +*This* new release, Canoeboot 20231107, released today 7 November 2023, is +based on the recent +[Libreboot 20231106](https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20231106.html) release. +The previous release was [Canoeboot 20231103](canoeboot20231103.md), released +on 3 November 2023. Today's release has focused +on minor bug fixes, plus tweaks to the GRUB payload. It imports certain fixes +from the Libreboot 20231106 release, relative to Libreboot 20231101. + +Canoeboot provides boot firmware for supported x86/ARM machines, starting a +bootloader that then loads your operating system. It replaces proprietary +BIOS/UEFI firmware on x86 machines, and provides an *improved* configuration +on [ARM-based chromebooks](../docs/install/chromebooks.html) supported +(U-Boot bootloader, instead of Google's depthcharge bootloader). On x86 +machines, the GRUB and SeaBIOS coreboot +payloads are officially supported, provided in varying configurations per +machine. It provides an [automated build system](../docs/maintain/) for the +[configuration](../docs/build/) and [installation](../docs/install/) of coreboot +ROM images, making coreboot easier to use for non-technical people. You can find +the [list of supported hardware](../docs/hardware/) in Canoeboot documentation. + +Canoeboot's main benefit is *higher boot speed*, +[better](../docs/gnulinux/encryption.md) +[security](../docs/gnulinux/grub_hardening.md) and more +customisation options compared to most proprietary firmware. As a +[libre](https://writefreesoftware.org/) software project, the code can be +audited, and coreboot does regularly audit code. The other main benefit +is [*freedom* to study, adapt and +share the code](https://writefreesoftware.org/), a freedom denied by most boot +firmware, but not Canoeboot! Booting Linux/BSD is also [well](../docs/gnulinux/) +[supported](../docs/bsd/). + +Work done since last release +============================ + +This is largely a bugfix release. Most notably, boot issues on GM45 thinkpads +present in the 20231103 release have been resolved. + +Dell E6400 on its own tree +----------------------------- + +Canoeboot contains a DDR2 raminit patch for Dell Latitude E6400, that increases +reliability on coldboot, but it negatively affects other GM45 machines that use +DDR3 RAM instead. + +This board is no longer provided by `coreboot/default`. Instead, it is provided +by `coreboot/dell`, and the offending patch has been moved there, along with +other required patches. + +This means that the Dell Latitude E6400 still works, and quite reliably, but +the patch for it will not impact other boards. In some special circumstances, +Canoeboot 20231103 randomly crashed or rebooted with certain memory modules, +when using on GM45 ThinkPads (ROM images for those machines were then deleted +from those release archives). Today's Canoeboot release solves that problem, +so these machines can be used reliably once again (and ROM images are provided, +in this Canoeboot 20231107 release). + +Coreboot, GRUB, U-Boot and SeaBIOS revisions +------------------------------------ + +Canoeboot 20231107 and 20231103 are both based on these revisions: + +* Coreboot (default): commit ID `d862695f5f432b5c78dada5f16c293a4c3f9fce6`, 12 October 2023 +* Coreboot (dell): commit ID `d862695f5f432b5c78dada5f16c293a4c3f9fce6`, 12 October 2023 + (the `dell` tree does not exist in Canoeboot 20231103, only 20231107) +* Coreboot (fam15h\_udimm): commit ID `1c13f8d85c7306213cd525308ee8973e5663a3f8`, 16 June 2021 +* GRUB: commit ID `e58b870ff926415e23fc386af41ff81b2f588763`, 3 October 2023 +* SeaBIOS: commit ID `1e1da7a963007d03a4e0e9a9e0ff17990bb1608d`, 24 August 2023 +* U-Boot: commit ID `4459ed60cb1e0562bc5b40405e2b4b9bbf766d57`, 2 October 2023 + +Several other fixes and tweaks have been made, in addition to this and the +E6400 patch mentioned above. + +Build system tweaks +=================== + +These changes were made: + +* Documentation now included under `docs/`, not `src/docs/`, in releases, + including this one. +* nvmutil: Support `make install`, so now nvmutil can be *installed* to the host. + Patch courtesy of Riku Viitanen. +* Use the UK Mirror Service (University of Kent) mirror for GCC downloads and + other GNU toolchain components, when building coreboot. The GNU HTTP server + returns 302 status, redirecting to mirrors, but this 302 redirect often fails. +* Dell Latitude E6400: Set VRAM to maximum (256MB), rather than 32MB. +* GRUB: Don't print an error message about missing modules. We remove a lot of + modules in GRUB, because we only need a few, but many GRUB configuration files + provided by distros will just load GRUB modules frivilously, that we don't + have. In almost all cases, the user can still boot even in such situations. +* GRUB: Don't print the missing prefix error on screen (normally seen when + running GRUB in text mode). The prefix is actually being set, and these + messages are benign. The message just annoys/confuses some people, so it has + been hidden by modifying GRUB not to display it at all. +* GM45 and i945 coreboot configurations were re-made from scratch. In testing, + certain defaults set by upstream were being overridden unnecessarily by cbmk, + so they were re-made from scratch. When Canoeboot updates the coreboot + revision, `make oldconfig` is used on each configuration file, which is + usually OK, but every now and then we re-do them again. (the alternative is + to use defconfigs, not full configs, but that has other drawbacks) +* Untitled static site generator *documentation* also included in the release. +* Untitled static site generator now included in releases, alongside the + included Canoeboot documentation (website files, and images). + +The following additional commits were picked, which are present in Libreboot's +Git repository *after* the Libreboot 20231106 release upon which +Canoeboot 20231107 is based: + +``` +c4d90087 add grub mods: diskfilter,hashsum,loadenv,setjmp +d0d6decb re-add grub modules: f2fs, json, read, scsi, sleep +86608721 nvmutil: print usage +f12f5c3a nvmutil: fix makefile +``` + +This is a very conservative changelog, because this is largely a bugfix release. + +Hardware supported in this release +================================== + +All of the following are believed to *boot*, but if you have any issues, +please contact the Canoeboot project. They are: + +### Servers (AMD, x86) + +- [ASUS KFSN4-DRE motherboard](../docs/hardware/kfsn4-dre.md) +- [ASUS KGPE-D16 motherboard](../docs/hardware/kgpe-d16.md) + +Desktops (AMD, Intel, x86) +----------------------- + +- [Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard](../docs/hardware/ga-g41m-es2l.md) +- [Acer G43T-AM3](../docs/hardware/acer_g43t-am3.md) +- [Intel D510MO and D410PT motherboards](../docs/hardware/d510mo.md) +- [Apple iMac 5,2](../docs/hardware/imac52.md) +- [ASUS KCMA-D8 motherboard](../docs/hardware/kcma-d8.md) +- [Intel D945GCLF](../docs/hardware/d945gclf.md) + +### Laptops (Intel, x86) + +- **[Dell Latitude E6400](../docs/hardware/e6400.md) (easy to flash, no disassembly, similar + hardware to X200/T400)** +- ThinkPad X60 / X60S / X60 Tablet +- ThinkPad T60 (with Intel GPU) +- [Lenovo ThinkPad X200 / X200S / X200 Tablet](../docs/hardware/x200.md) +- Lenovo ThinkPad X301 +- [Lenovo ThinkPad R400](../docs/hardware/r400.md) +- [Lenovo ThinkPad T400 / T400S](../docs/hardware/t400.md) +- [Lenovo ThinkPad T500](../docs/hardware/t500.md) +- [Lenovo ThinkPad W500](../docs/hardware/t500.md) +- [Lenovo ThinkPad R500](../docs/hardware/r500.md) +- [Apple MacBook1,1 and MacBook2,1](../docs/hardware/macbook21.md) + +### Laptops (ARM, with U-Boot payload) + +- [ASUS Chromebook Flip C101 (gru-bob)](../docs/install/chromebooks.md) +- [Samsung Chromebook Plus (v1) (gru-kevin)](../docs/install/chromebooks.md) + +Downloads +========= + +You can find this release on the downloads page. At the time of this +announcement, some of the rsync mirrors may not have it yet, so please check +another one if your favourite one doesn't have it.