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clarify what u-boot means 

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org>
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Leah Rowe 2024-12-08 03:37:38 +00:00
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@ -27,11 +27,19 @@ and then a payload such as [SeaBIOS](https://www.seabios.org/SeaBIOS)
or [GNU GRUB](https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/) to boot your operating or [GNU GRUB](https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/) to boot your operating
system; on ARM(chromebooks), we provide *U-Boot* (as a coreboot payload). system; on ARM(chromebooks), we provide *U-Boot* (as a coreboot payload).
U-Boot UEFI payload on x86\_64
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For Canoeboot 20241207, today's release, U-Boot is *also* provided as an For Canoeboot 20241207, today's release, U-Boot is *also* provided as an
optional coreboot payload on x86 machines. This provides a sensible UEFI optional coreboot payload on x86 machines. This provides a sensible UEFI
implementation, useful for booting GNU+Linux and BSD systems more easily. More implementation, useful for booting GNU+Linux and BSD systems more easily. More
information available on the [U-Boot x86 page](../docs/uboot/uboot-x86.md). information available on the [U-Boot x86 page](../docs/uboot/uboot-x86.md).
This means that you can have a UEFI boot environment, even on machines where
the original vendor firmware never supported it. For example, the ThinkPad X200
in the photo is running U-Boot, and booting a distro via U-Boot's UEFI
implementation; that machine could not originally do UEFI.
Since this is based on a stable release, not much has changed; the focus has Since this is based on a stable release, not much has changed; the focus has
been on bug fixes. However, the U-Boot x86 payload is a notable new feature. been on bug fixes. However, the U-Boot x86 payload is a notable new feature.