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% Libreboot 20240126 released!
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% Leah Rowe
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% 26 January 2024
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Introduction
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============
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*This* new release, Libreboot 20240126, released today 26 January 2024, is
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a new *testing* release of Libreboot. The previous release was
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Libreboot 20231106, released on 6 November 2023.
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Libreboot provides boot firmware for supported x86/ARM machines, starting a
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bootloader that then loads your operating system. It replaces proprietary
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BIOS/UEFI firmware on x86 machines, and provides an *improved* configuration
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on [ARM-based chromebooks](../docs/install/chromebooks.html) supported
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(U-Boot bootloader, instead of Google's depthcharge bootloader). On x86
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machines, the GRUB and SeaBIOS coreboot
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payloads are officially supported, provided in varying configurations per
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machine. It provides an [automated build system](../docs/maintain/) for the
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[configuration](../docs/build/) and [installation](../docs/install/) of coreboot
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ROM images, making coreboot easier to use for non-technical people. You can find
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the [list of supported hardware](../docs/hardware/) in Libreboot documentation.
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Libreboot's main benefit is *higher boot speed*,
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[better](../docs/linux/encryption.md)
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[security](../docs/linux/grub_hardening.md) and more
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customisation options compared to most proprietary firmware. As a
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[libre](policy.md) software project, the code can be audited, and coreboot does
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regularly audit code. The other main benefit is [*freedom* to study, adapt and
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share the code](https://writefreesoftware.org/), a freedom denied by most boot
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firmware, but not Libreboot! Booting Linux/BSD is also [well](../docs/linux/)
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[supported](../docs/bsd/).
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Testing needed!
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===============
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This was only recently updated, based on the new coreboot revision. Coreboot
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has fixes upstream that should make S3 suspend/resume work again on GM45
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thinkpads (it was broken in the previous Libreboot release). If you have
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a GM45 ThinkPad (X200, T400 etc), please confirm whether S3 suspend/resume
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works (also called *sleep mode*).
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Ditto, all mainboards in general should be tested. Again, this is a *testing*
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release so expect some rough edges. Make sure to have [external flashing
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gear](../docs/install/spi.md) ready just in case!
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Work done since last release
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============================
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New mainboards supported
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------------------------
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These new mainboards have been added:
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* [HP EliteBook 820 G2](hp820g2.md), added by Leah Rowe to lbmk, using the
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coreboot port done by Iru Cai.
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* HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT, added by Riku Viitanen
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* HP EliteBOok 8460p, added by Riku Viitanen
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* ThinkPad X220 eDP variant (distinct from regular X220, this model is created
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by modification, soldering a modboard that permits use of eDP screens
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instead of LVDS, for higher resolution displays). Added by IRC user `risapav`
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who did not give their real name.
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Conversely, the [ThinkPad X201 was removed](x201.md).
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Modest code size reduction
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See: [Libreboot build system audit 4](audit4.md)
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These and subsequent changes are included in today's release. The build system
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has been further optimised, both in terms of code size and performance.
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GRUB 2.12 revision now used
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---------------------------
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The previous Libreboot release used a revision from GRUB 2.12-rc1, but now
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it uses the GRUB 2.12 released during December 2023.
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GRUB support for EFI System Partition
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-------------------------------------
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We don't use UEFI on x86, but the GRUB config in Libreboot's GRUB payload
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has now been modified, to also scan `grub.cfg` from `EFI/` directories.
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It also now scans directly for extlinux and syslinux configs, in addition
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to GRUB configs (GRUB can parse syslinux/extlinux configs). This should
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make Libreboot's GRUB payload more compatible with a wider variety
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of distro setups.
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The above change pertaining to ESP has also been applied to booting of
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installers (e.g. USB media). Syslinux/Extlinux/GRUB config scanning has been
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merged together there, so now a lot more distro installers should boot
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automatically, without manual tweaking/intervention from the user.
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Summarised changes since 20231106
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-------------------------------
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The changes mentioned above are only some of the changes made in this release.
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And now, the full list of changes, in order from recent to oldest (newer
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changes first):
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* Updated `coreboot/default` and `coreboot/dell` to newer coreboot revision
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from January 2024, whereas the previous release used coreboot
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from October 2023. The patches, including board port patches, have been
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updated - notably, the E6430/E6530 and 8300CMT ports have been modified to
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define SPD location in devicetree, rather than `early_init.c` (thanks to
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Nicholas Chin for the warning).
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* U-Boot: support setting `xarch` too, to define which coreboot tree to use
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for crossgcc. Although lbmk uses coreboot/default for u-boot, a special tree
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of canoeboot had gru bob/kevin in `coreboot/cros` again, and it was seen that
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u-boot was being compiled from crossgcc for coreboot/default, not coreboot/cros,
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while the latter was used for actual coreboot firmware. In such a scenario,
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lbmk can now correctly re-use the same crossgcc build, thus saving time.
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* Re-use crossgcc builds across coreboot trees, when possible, to speed up the
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overall build time when building across multiple trees. This is done
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using the `xtree` and `tree_depend` variables in `target.cfg` files, for
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each coreboot tree and, in the case of xtree, it can be defined in a given
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coreboot board target.
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* Removed mainboard: Lenovo X201 (due to thermal safety issues on this machine,
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when using a neutered ME - this issue only affects systems that use ME6,
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whereas older/newer platfroms are unaffected).
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* coreboot/fam15h: More fixes, e.g. disable `-Werror` on binutils 2.32, and
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patch GNAT to make it work a bit nicer when built with newer host toolchains.
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These boards were build-tested in mid-January 2024, confirmed to once again
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build on Debian Sid, Gentoo and Arch Linux, up to date as of that time.
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* GRUB: Disable `-Werror` when building, to prevent treating warnings as errors.
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This fixes the build on several distros, where CFLAGS is very strict.
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* Updated the dependencies config for archlinux packages (added pandoc)
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* **NEW MAINBOARD:** HP EliteBook 820 G2 (broadwell platform)
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* `build/roms`: general code cleanup and optimisations, for example `grub.elf`
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is no longer re-built if it already exists. Dependency checking is simplified.
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* Greatly simplified `include/git.sh` which handles downloading of sources.
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* GRUB: bumped the revision again, to the 2.12 release which came out
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on 20 December 2023. We previously bumped this to a November revision,
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mentioned earlier in this changelog, but now we can use the officia/
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GRUB 2.12 release.
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* `target.cfg` files are now possible for single-tree projects, not just
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multi-tree projects. For single-tree projects, it goes
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at `config/projectname/target.cfg`, and it goes on the
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existing `config/projectname/tree/target.cfg` location for multi-tree projects.
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* `script/update/trees`: Support adding custom arguments to the make command,
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when running a makefile within a project. This is defined by `makeargs` in
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the `target.cfg` file for a given project.
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* Generic cmake handling now supported, in `script/update/trees` - it is no
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longer hardcoded, for the `uefitool` package (from which we
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run `uefiextract`). Simply: define `cmakedir` in a project `target.cfg` file.
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It could even be `cmakedir="."` if you wish, so that all of it is built,
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though we specify `cmakedir="UEFIExtract"` for uefitool.
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* Unify `script/update/trees` and `script/build/grub` - now, generic autoconf
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handling is present in `script/update/trees`, so it can be used for any
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project, including GRUB, and arguments for configure/autogen/bootstrap scripts
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are configurable in project `target.cfg` files. The actual running
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of `grub-mkstandalone` is now handled from `script/build/roms`. This reduces
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the number of shell scripts from 12 to 11, in lbmk.
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* disable u-boot on x86 qemu for now (prevents a build error in lbmk)
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* `script/build/serprog`: Return error status (exit) if basename fails, when
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processing various board targets available on stm32/rp2040 projects. Patch
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courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* **NEW BOARD:** HP 8300 CMT mainboard, added by Riku Viitanen, who worked
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on it with a tester in the IRC channel.
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* Fixed implicit typecasting bug on flashrom 1.2 source code, thus preventing
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a build issue (tested on Debian 12.2). Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/build/roms`: Rename `check_target` to `configure_target`
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and `prepare_target` to `configure_dependencies`, for increased code clarity.
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* `git/pico-serprog`: Use Riku's newer revision, which sets the drive level
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to 12mA by default, up to the previous default of 4mA. The new level is
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within safety specifications on all flash ICs, but will result in greater
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reliability, especially on ISP-based flashing setups. Also merged a fix by
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Riku Viitanen, fixing a build error on boards where `PICO_DEFAULT_LED_PIN` is
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not defined by the pico sdk; in these cases, the status LED is simply unused.
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* `script/build/roms`: Improved error handling for ROM image build functions,
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which run inside subshells. They now more reliably cause an exit from lbmk,
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under error conditions, and those exits are guaranteed now to be non-zero.
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Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/build/roms`: Remove redundant check on cros roms, where it
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checked whether initmode was normal; on these setups, it's always libgfxinit.
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* **BOARD:** the `e6400_4mb` target is unaltered, but now a
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new `e6400nivida_4mb` target is defined. This target disabled libgfxinit,
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and only executes the nvidia VGA ROM, so it's only applicable to the nvidia
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variant of Dell Latitude E6400. The `e6400_4mb` variant enables both, but
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causes some issues on nvidia models when `nomodeset` is used - only KMS works,
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but nouveau is unstable in certain conditions and on some linux/mesa versions,
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with this board when Libreboot is used. So it's recommended on nvidia variants
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to use the `e6400nvidia_4mb` option, and use `e6400_4mb` only on intel variants.
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Patch courtesy Leah Rowe, responding to a bug report on the IRC channel.
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* set projectname/version strings properly, in scripts that call it. It was
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previously done unconditionally in err.sh, without being called, but this
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was later changed, and scripts that use it weren't adapted, so it turned
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out that the strings were empty when used. Now the strings are properly set,
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in all scripts that need them. These strings are provided by the build system,
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which checks itself at startup. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/update/trees`: Fix infinite loop caused in some conditions, when
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vendor files are being used. The trees script calls the vendor download
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script, which in turn calls the trees script; an additional check has been
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introduced, to prevent a runaway condition where the two scripts endlessly
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call each other, thus preventing an infinite loop. Patch courtesy Leah Rowe.
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* `script/vendor/download`: check whether a config file exists, before trying
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to read it. This reduces the chance of crashing the build system, when running
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the script on certain targets. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/vendor/inject`: Fixed a bad error check, when running `cd` to switch
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to the ROM images directory, when creating archives. Patch courtesy Leah Rowe.
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* Don't delete microcode updates on GM45 ROMs in releases. Microcode updates
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are always included in builds, but the release build scripts were copying
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certain ROM images to cerate versions (alongside the default ones) with
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microcode disabled. This is no longer required, due to the existence of
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the [Canoeboot project](https://canoeboot.org/). You can also still delete them
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very easily, using cbfstool, if they are included in a given set of images,
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so this change reduces the uncompressed size of the ROM images in releases.
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This also means that the file names of all ROM images now match the file names
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in canoeboot images, when dealing with a mainboard supported by both projects.
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Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/update/release`: Don't test `script/vendor/inject` at the end. This
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is regularly tested anyway, during development, so it's a waste of time to
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have it done by the release build script. This reduces the amount of time
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taken to build a release archive. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/update/release`: Don't insert crossgcc tarballs into release
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archives. These are re-inserted needlessly, when they are already hosted by
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the GNU project and have decent mirrors in general. I always keep backups of
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these anyway, and do several mirrors, and not including them reduces the
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size of the Libreboot release archives. This means that the release archives
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now require an internet connection to use, because crossgcc tarballs will be
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downloaded at build time, but they are the same tarballs that you would
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download as part of a release anyway, but now if you're only building for
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one coreboot tree within lbmk, you only need to download one set of archives
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instead of getting them all. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/build/serprog`: general code cleanup, generalising a lot more code,
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especially the if/else chains for checking what type of firmware is build.
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Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* main build script: simplified TMPDIR handling. There were cases where the
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TMPDIR variable was already set, and being re-set needlessly. The new code
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is simpler, and less error-prone. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `include/mrc.sh`: general code cleanup, removing dead code and optimising the
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general style of it, to reduce sloccount. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* Corresponding to the change below by Riku, the vendor filenames were also
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changed to match the 68\* naming scheme.
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* `config/vendor/sources`: document HP laptop ROM families, for certain models,
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according to name scheme 68SFC, 68SCE, 68ICE and 68ICF. Some of these boards
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iare part of the same families, and use the same blobs. Patch courtesy of
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Riku Viitanen.
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* `script/build/roms`: remove the `modify_coreboot_rom` function. Fake PIKE2008
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ROMs are now inserted by defining option roms in the coreboot config, where
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the given path is `/dev/null`. The *top swap* setting on i945 is now enabled
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via `CONFIG_INTEL_ADD_TOP_SWAP_BOOTBLOCK` in the coreboot build system -
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basically, what this does is cat two identical copies of the bootblock together
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and insert the larger bootblock file (twice the size) at the end of the flash,
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whereas previously we did this in lbmk using dd. The benefit of the new setup
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is that it results in higher build speeds, and now the duplicated bootblock
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now appears in CBFS, so cbfstool will prevent overwriting it.
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* `include/mrc.sh`: Also don't use the dedicated unzip logic in the script.
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Re-use the generic logic provided by `include/git.sh` instead. Patch courtesy
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of Leah Rowe.
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* `include/mrc.sh`: Don't run the shellball provided by Google. Just directly
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run `unzip` instead. The shellball is just a zip file attached to some shell
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logic, that self-decompresses itself. Running unzip directly, gets you the
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same hash, and it's much simpler in lbmk. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe, after
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the shellball's behaviour was pointed out by Nicholas Chin.
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* `script/update/trees`: Greatly simplified crossgcc handling. Now the list of
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crossgcc targets are directly defined in `target.cfg` files, and the for loop
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in update/trees just goes through it, checking the relevant toolchain. Patch
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courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `config/ifd/xx30`: Fixed bad component density count for 16MB setups, and
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reduced chip count from 2 to 1. This should make internal flashing work, on
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X230 setups where the user replaced the two flashes with a single 16MB flash.
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Patch courtesy of Nicholas Chin.
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* **NEW BOARD:** HP EliteBook 8460p support added. Patch courtesy of Riku
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Viitanen.
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* `include/git.sh`: Simplified submodule handling by not using subshells for
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running `cd` to a git repository. Instead, the `-C` option is used in Git.
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* main build script, in the `initialise_command` (now `initcmd`) function:
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simplify handling of arguments, when determining what command was passed,
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and how to run it. Patch courtesy Leah Rowe.
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* `script/update/release`: remove unnecessary "continue" command at the end of
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a for loop.
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* `include/option.sh`: general code cleanup in the `scan_config()` function,
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on the if/else block assigning variables after scanning configs.
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* `include/option.sh`: print errors to stdout instead, on the `item()` function
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* `include/git.sh`: reduced code indentation, on the part that applies patches
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in a git repository.
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* `include/git.sh`: simplify tree name check, by breaking earlier when the
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correct tree name is found on a multi-tree project. Patch courtesy of
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Leah Rowe.
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* `grub.cfg`: Support scanning for *extlinux* configs, which are essentially the
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same as syslinux ones. If found, they are passed through GRUB's syslinux
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parser, which then presents a menu as if it were a GRUB configuration. This
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should increase compatibility with distros that use extlinux, such as
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the Alpine Linux distribution.
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* `grub.cfg`: Handle GRUB *and* syslinux/extlinux configs, on the USB boot menu
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option. Now it scans for both, thus increasing compatibility with many modern
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Linux distro installers. Before this change, Libreboot's design was made with
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BIOS systems in mind, because we historically only supported systems that were
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BIOS-based, whereas GRUB is more common as a bootloader on UEFI-based install
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media, but in the past we mostly assumed isolinux/syslinux for that.
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* `grub.cfg`: support ESP and extlinux setups. The so-called EFI System Partition
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is basically a FAT32 partition that can contain bootloaders and configurations,
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and it is commonly used on some machines that Libreboot supports, prior to
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Libreboot installation. GRUB also supports parsing syslinux configs, and extlinux
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configs are essentially the same. So now Libreboot GRUB automatically scans
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for GRUB *and* syslinux/extlinux configs by default, including on the ESP.
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This will increase compatibility with a wide variety of distros, *without*
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introducing UEFI support yet on x86, because those same Linux kernels can
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also run on bare metal (and this is exactly how it works, when you use GRUB
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as a payload).
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* `grub.cfg`: Don't boot linux unless there is a grub.cfg file provided on
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the HDD/SSD. Previously, a fallback entry existed as a last resort, if all
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else failed, but it made several assumptions that are mostly no longer valid
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in 2023. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `grub.cfg`: scan LVMs first. This makes it more likely that an encrypted
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system (encrypted `/boot`) will boot first, once found and unlocked. Patch
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courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `dell-flash-unlock`: in the README, link to several useful guides including
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Open Security Training section about BIOS and SMM internals on x86. Patch
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courtesy of Nicholas Chin. In general, update the README to include instructions
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related to disabling /dev/mem protection, and info about the newer boards
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now added to lbmk, that the utility can be used on.
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* `grub.cfg`: Added BTRFS subvolume support, by default. Patch courtesy of
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the contributor, alias `semigel`.
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* **NEW BOARD:** EDP variant of the ThinkPad X220, for use with eDP mod kits.
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These kits enable use of much nicer, higher resolution screens. We already
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provided a variant of the X230 for this, in lbmk. Patch courtesy of the
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contributor, alias `risapav` (real name not given).
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* lbmk: remove support for the DEBUG environmental variable. It was never very
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useful anyway, and introduced about 10 years ago when the Libreboot build
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system was much less advanced than it is now. We already have much better
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debugging these days, when dealing with build system issues. Patch courtesy
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of Leah Rowe.
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* lbmk scripts: Did a general sweep with shellcheck, fixing errors that it
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flagged, such as lack of double quotes in some places, and non-standard
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behaviour being used. The actual [patch](https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=1eb4df6748f94a08d44c623a56417199b99b371d)
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shows what is meant by this. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* lbmk scripts: Handle exit status correctly, when dealing with subshells. This
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continues on from the other fix below, after doing a sweep of the entire
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build system. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `script/update/trees`: Correctly return error status when `git am` fails,
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while applying patches. Although it was printing an error message, the
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script was making improper use of subshells, leading to a zero exit, when
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it should have exited with non-zero status in such situations. Patch/fix
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courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* Bumped flashrom revision back to version 1.2, because the 1.4 RC we were
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importing has issues (also, Nico Huber's flashprog will probably be used
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in future releases of Libreboot). Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* Debian dependencies config: Fixed the freetype dependency, as tested on
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modern Debian Sid
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* GRUB modules: re-added fat/ntfs file system support. Some users on EFI-based
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setups transferring to Libreboot couldn't boot their linux systems, which had
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files installed onto EFI System Partitions. The next release after
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Libreboot 20231106 will once again work correctly on such setups. Patch
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courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* **GRUB revision:** bumped it to November 2023 revision, which contains
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several important fixes. Look at the [patch](https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=47ef411efb6b669b7befd2a1cf22f999d4521999)
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for actual fixes, listed in the code import. It's a lot.
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* main build script: set `--author` in Git, when re-initialising the Git
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history on release archives. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* lbmk return status: don't rely on return status for unconditional returns.
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There were some parts of lbmk that, in practise, would always exit, but could
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theoretically not, even when they are supposed to, regardless of exit status.
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Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* lbmk help text: support showing the Libreboot version, project name and
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the version date, based on git metadata. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* Re-added GRUB modules: f2fs, json, read, scsi, sleep, diskfilter, hashsum,
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loadenv, setjump - needed on some setups. Patch courtesy of Leah Rowe.
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* `util/nvmutil`: Added useful help dialog, showing usage instructions when
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no/invalid arguments are given. Patch courtesy of Riku Viitanen.
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* Fixed the `util/nvmutil` Makefile, courtesy of Riku Viitanen. It was not
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properly formatted to include `nvmutil.c`, when running make-all.
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* Dell Latitude E6430: Added VBT to CBFS, which was missing in the
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Libreboot 20231106 release. Also enable DRAM clear on boot. Patch courtesy
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of Nicholas Chin.
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* **BOARD ADDED:** Dell Latitude E6530. Courtesy of Nicholas Chin.
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* `config/ifd`: Renamed `e6430` to `dell_ivybridge`, because the files can be
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re-used by other planned ports for Dell latitudes in lbmk. Patch courtesy of
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Nicholas Chin.
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Exact git log, relative to 20231106:
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```
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* 7f0ca545 Libreboot 20240126
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* 9071160c git.sh: also reset xtree/tree_depend here
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* 39688ebe update/trees: reset xtree/tree_depend before build
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* e5ebaa85 update config/git/docs to latest revs
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* 0a24b2e6 dell/e6*30: use generic PS2K/PS2M EISAID strings
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* 614c5efa update coreboot/dell to same rev as default
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* 4a6dc555 coreboot/default: update coreboot to January 2024
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* ece54631 script/vendor/inject: remove erroneous check
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* 8b4a4f79 fam15h boards: define xtree
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* dcf7da9a coreboot/fam15h_udimm: define xtree
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* f72a72af don't download projects on release archives
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* 435441d0 update/release: generate changelogs
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* a225e4d5 fix amd mainboard configs
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* c9961182 git.sh: fix bad call to ./update
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* 3e7e0c7d git.sh: support downloading dependency trees
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* 8f3d3ead re-use crossgcc builds on the coreboot trees
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* 8a9c70f2 allow multitree projects to define xgcc tree
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* c6d243af u-boot: don't define xarch in default
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* 9877eb09 coreboot/*/target.cfg: don't define xarch
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* e329b365 grub/target.cfg: move --disable-werror
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* b71d4fd0 coreboot/fam15h: disable -Werror on binutils 2.32
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* 1d971fcd grub: use --disable-werror on ./configure
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* 33e25a33 dependencies/arch: add pandoc to dependencies
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* 37817e6b GRUB: insert only 1 keymap per board, in cbfs
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* df007d22 build/roms: err if -k layout doesn't exist
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* d44c9551 build/roms: regression fix: uninitialised variable
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* 2b6beaf2 Merge pull request 'config/dependencies/trisquel: replaced package from ttf-unifont to fonts-unifont' (#177) from goodspeed/lbmk:master into master
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| * 59096d8d config/dependencies/trisquel: replaced package from ttf-unifont to fonts-unifont
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|/
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* 09bed9a4 REMOVE MAINBOARD: lenovo x201
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* 401c0882 NEW MAINBOARD: HP EliteBook 820 G2
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* a8a7a51b Merge pull request 'Dell-flash-unlock README updates' (#175) from nic3-14159/lbmk:dell-flash-unlock-updates into master
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| * bdd32a5c README.md: Add Latitude E7270 as supported
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| * 051b17f4 README.md: Add notes about iopl and AC adapter requirement
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| * d2de03ce README.md: List E6520, E5530, and M4800 as supported
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|/
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* f5b04fa5 build/roms: tidy up payload configuration handling
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* 0b081218 build/roms: remove unused variable
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* 4870e84e build/roms: don't needlessly re-build grub.elf
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* 0e955f1e build/roms: create elf/grub if non-existent
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* 3b66a5bb git.cfg: simplified revision checking
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* a7f58abb fix oversight in previous commit
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* 2d7e7306 build/roms: rename more functions for clarity
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* 62a5f543 build/roms: rename payload functions for clarity
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* 042c7877 build/roms: simplify seabios dependency check
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* fcf2b2bb build/roms: simplify grub dependency check
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* 535c9007 add copyright 2024 leah rowe to edited files
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* cea88fa8 git.sh: simplify submodule handling in git_prep
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* 1fcbadb8 git.sh: further simplify git_prep
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* 48551ced git.sh: unify am/submodule and tree copying
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* ce67c99f git.sh cleanup: git am handling (remove patchfail)
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* e6953dc4 git.sh: clean up handling of tmp_git_dir
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* d819403a git.sh: fix regression: patches before submodulse
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* f4a14bd9 git.sh: clean up git submodule/am handling
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* 11a82163 Bump GRUB to 2.12 release
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* f3098f56 git.sh multi-tree: grab submodules *after* patches
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* 5fb6e36f update/trees: clean up the coreboot-version check
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* 4c9ee172 update/trees: support custom make/autogen argument
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* c6a0e495 update/trees: generic cmake handling
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* 30337b8f update/trees: avoid namespace clash in function
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* b0615581 update/trees: dont hardcode autoconf/bootstrap arg
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* eb3a8e2b unify script/update/trees and script/build/grub
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* 34ded35f lbmk scripts: general code cleanup
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* 4e067799 disable u-boot on x86 qemu
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* bc87b5f6 lbmk scripts: general code cleanup
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* 0c1d08d8 build/serprog: err if basename fails
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* eff9130b update/trees: further simplify crossgcc handling
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* 6752780f coreboot: update hp elitebook configs
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* 15298985 Merge pull request 'Add HP 8300 CMT port' (#173) from Riku_V/lbmk:hp8300cmt into master
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| * 74147ea4 Add HP 8300 CMT port
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|/
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* 0aca6332 lbmk scripts: shorter code lines
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* 575332f2 fix flashrom build error (implicit enum typecast)
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* b4ab3057 lbmk scripts: general code cleanup
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* 38a7aa31 build/roms: rename two functions for clarity
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* 746d9cad build: remove test command
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* 655d3cdc lbmk scripts: general code cleanup/optimisation
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* 25f9d948 git/pico-serprog: update revision again
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* e0fee7a4 git/pico-serprog: update revision
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* a48b3841 build/roms: improved error handling for roms
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* 33695a56 build/roms: remove redundant check
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* d5f8f657 dell/e6400nvidia_4mb: new configuration (nvidia)
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* 9d5d98eb set version/projectname properly
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* aa525142 update/trees: fix infinite loop
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* 465077bc vendor/download: check whether configs exist first
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* 39293279 vendor/inject: fix dodgy error check (cd command)
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* f44b99c8 don't delete microcode updates in rom images
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* 72cd169e update/release: don't test ./vendor inject
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* e8eb52f8 update/release: don't insert crossgcc tarballs
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* b0e5fc9d lbmk scripts: general code cleanup
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* b111f484 build/serprog: general code cleanup
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* 2f98ca6d build: simplified TMPDIR handling
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* ab65ea4c general code cleanup
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* fa25414b mrc.sh: run debugfs from extract_partition
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* 8a875722 mrc.sh: general code cleanup
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* 12e644b3 Merge pull request 'hp-ec-fw' (#172) from Riku_V/lbmk:hp-ec-fw into master
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| * 584c66e9 rename hp elitebook ec fw after rom families
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| * f7fda791 document hp laptop rom families
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|/
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* 92986f0c build/roms: remove modify_coreboot_rom()
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* 493ebdfb mrc.sh: remove redundant extraction logic
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* 1153bc3b mrc.sh: don't run the shellball. use unzip.
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* 28dfd91a Merge pull request 'hp8460pintel: actually enable vbt' (#171) from Riku_V/lbmk:vbt8460p into master
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| * aa4160e3 hp8460pintel: actually enable vbt
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|/
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* 3ccf1941 update coreboot configs
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* 95788059 update/trees crossgcc: call err if arch isn't set
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* 90ac30b1 update/trees: simplified crossgcc handling
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* 4711098e Merge pull request 'config/ifd/xx30: Fix 16_ifd component density and count' (#170) from nic3-14159/lbmk:xx30_16_ifd_fix into master
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| * dbec5bf3 config/ifd/xx30: Fix 16_ifd component density and count
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* | 4fb48595 Merge pull request 'Add HP EliteBook 8460p' (#169) from Riku_V/lbmk:hp8460p into master
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|\ \
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| |/
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|/|
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| * b0b4f86b Add HP EliteBook 8460p
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* | 7f98ab8e git.sh: simplify submodule handling
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* | 124b5beb build initialise_command: simplify handling
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* | 9c00746b update/release: minor cleanup
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* | f6ebab57 option.sh scan_config: clean up if/else block
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* | 3b7009aa option.sh: print error on stderr, not stdout
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* | c75ca20c option.sh: don't rely on zero status on printf
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* | 578f105d git.sh git_am_patches: reduce indentation
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* b9f69f26 grub.cfg syslinux: support scanning /boot/EFI/
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* f1d6c143 grub.cfg: support grub and extlinux on ata/ahci
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* 6db94c1a grub.cfg: merge isolinux/grub usb menuentries
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* c4544e04 grub.cfg: handle extlinux in the default menuentry
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* eaa1341b grub.cfg syslinux: support ESP and extlinux.conf
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* b817001e grub.cfg: don't boot linux without a grub.cfg
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* 2d6e5ca4 grub.cfg: scan lvm volumes last
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* 49eed9ac Revert "grub.cfg: try luks2/crypto-lvm before non-crypto"
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* aed4dff8 Merge pull request 'Dell-flash-unlock README updates from upstream' (#168) from nic3-14159/lbmk:dell-flash-unlock-updates into master
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| * f4819081 README.md: Add references to Open Security Training
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* | 20389655 grub.cfg: try luks2/crypto-lvm before non-crypto
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* | 3a36c827 Merge pull request 'master' (#165) from risapav/lbmk:master into master
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* | 0a8ef113 Merge pull request 'Update config/grub/config/grub.cfg' (#167) from semigel/lbmk:semigel-btrfs-subvol-patch-1 into master
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* 39a3de57 remove DEBUG handling in lbmk (not needed)
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* 1eb4df67 fix several shellcheck warnings
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* 54ca5f24 Merge pull request 'config/dependencies/debian: add unifont-bin & xfonts-unifont' (#163) from Riku_V/lbmk:debgrub into master
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* | 2e779a54 handle errors on exits from subshells
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* | 9558e2fc improved safety/error handling on multitree git-am
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* | 7af200a1 Merge pull request 'fix void dependencies: openssl-devel' (#161) from Riku_V/lbmk:fixvoid into master
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* cb3fad07 Merge pull request 'fix void dependencies: freetype-devel' (#160) from Riku_V/lbmk:fixvoid into master
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* 5a6dec97 Merge pull request 'fix void dependencies typo' (#159) from Riku_V/lbmk:fivoid into master
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* 4e00ac00 revert flashrom back to version 1.2
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* 83c8248f dependencies/debian: fix libfreetype-dev
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* 39aad578 grub: re-add fat/nt file system modules
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* 47ef411e Bump GRUB revision to 8 November 2023 revision
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* ce1176f5 fix typo in help text
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* 70882902 build: set --author when running git init
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* 5af3ae05 lbmk: don't use status for unconditional returns
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* 64f93374 lbmk: support showing the revision in help text
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* f4b2a588 build: don't generate version/versiondate as root
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* c4d90087 add grub mods: diskfilter,hashsum,loadenv,setjmp
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* d0d6decb re-add grub modules: f2fs, json, read, scsi, sleep
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* f60286a3 Merge pull request 'Dell Latitude E6530 support' (#151) from nic3-14159/lbmk:e6530 into master
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| * 36d4c906 Add Dell Latitude E6530 support
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| * 8bb95639 config/ifd: Rename e6430 to dell_ivybridge
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* 4d7cb99c Merge pull request 'config/coreboot/e6430_12mb: Fix configs' (#150) from nic3-14159/lbmk:e6430-config-fixes into master
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| * a02c7e31 config/coreboot/e6430_12mb: Fix configs
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* d3ade208 Merge pull request 'nvmhelp' (#152) from Riku_V/lbmk:nvmhelp into master
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* 86608721 nvmutil: print usage
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* f12f5c3a nvmutil: fix makefile
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Errata
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======
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Vendorfile inject script will report an error when inserting for HP 820 G2,
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because the refcode is compressed via `-c lzma` option in cbfstool (or it is
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compressed by the coreboot build system, if building from lbmk directly). The
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way this compression is handled produces a result that is non-deterministic.
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Prior to scrubbing of vendorfiles (when a release is build), ROMs are hashed
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so that they can be checked during insertion post-release.
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Simply check that the mrc.bin and refcode files were added in CBFS, to your
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HP 820 G2 ROM, if you're using a release ROM.
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Leah Rowe