more warnings

it really annoys me that people don't read manuals

i just have to make this warning as loud as possible, in
all the places people look

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>

site/docs/install/index.md

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ in release ROMs. The link above says how to re-add them. When building ROM image
 yourself, from source, Libreboot's build system automatically handles it. See:
 [Libreboot build instructions](../build/)
 
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 PRECAUTIONS
 ===========
 

site/download.md

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ in release ROMs. The link above says how to re-add them. When building ROM image
 yourself, from source, Libreboot's build system automatically handles it. See:
 [Libreboot build instructions](docs/build/)
 
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 GPG signing key
 ---------------
 

site/download.uk.md

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ in release ROMs. The link above says how to re-add them. When building ROM image
 yourself, from source, Libreboot's build system automatically handles it. See:
 [Libreboot build instructions](docs/build/)
 
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 Код підпису GPG
 ---------------
 

site/news/libreboot20221214.md

@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ in 2022. *This* new release, Libreboot 20221214, is released today on December
 This is marked as a *testing* release, but most/all boards should be fairly
 stable.
 
+READ THIS BEFORE FLASHING LIBREBOOT, OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE
+====================================================================
+
+**On newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME and/or MRC firmware, such as
+ThinkPad X230 or T440p, and/or HP laptops that require KBC1126 EC firmware,
+the release ROMs of Libreboot are MISSING certain files, that you must insert
+yourself. FAILURE to adhere to this warning may result in you bricking your
+machine (rendering it unbootable), if you were to flash the release ROMs without
+modifying them in any way. For more information, please read:**
+
+**[Insert binary blobs on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](../docs/install/ivy_has_common.md)**
+
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 Build from source
 -----------------
 

site/news/libreboot20230319.md

@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ been provided pre-compiled; specifically, `daisy` and `veyron` chromebook
 boards are not available pre-compiled, but the other boards are. A few new
 boards have been added, in addition to several fixes and feature additions.
 
+READ THIS BEFORE FLASHING LIBREBOOT, OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE
+====================================================================
+
+**On newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME and/or MRC firmware, such as
+ThinkPad X230 or T440p, and/or HP laptops that require KBC1126 EC firmware,
+the release ROMs of Libreboot are MISSING certain files, that you must insert
+yourself. FAILURE to adhere to this warning may result in you bricking your
+machine (rendering it unbootable), if you were to flash the release ROMs without
+modifying them in any way. For more information, please read:**
+
+**[Insert binary blobs on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](../docs/install/ivy_has_common.md)**
+
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 Build from source
 -----------------
 

site/news/libreboot20230413.md

@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ existing supported hardware; the focus is going to be on adding *more* boards
 to Libreboot, to support more hardware. I've been on a spree, buying lots of
 mainboards that coreboot supports, that would be interesting in Libreboot.
 
+READ THIS BEFORE FLASHING LIBREBOOT, OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE
+====================================================================
+
+**On newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME and/or MRC firmware, such as
+ThinkPad X230 or T440p, and/or HP laptops that require KBC1126 EC firmware,
+the release ROMs of Libreboot are MISSING certain files, that you must insert
+yourself. FAILURE to adhere to this warning may result in you bricking your
+machine (rendering it unbootable), if you were to flash the release ROMs without
+modifying them in any way. For more information, please read:**
+
+**[Insert binary blobs on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](../docs/install/ivy_has_common.md)**
+
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 Build from source
 -----------------
 

site/news/libreboot20230423.md

@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ The *priority* for Libreboot is to add as many new boards as possible, from now
 to the next stable release (ETA Q3 2023), with many testing releases in
 between. Release early, release often. Rigorious testing ensues.
 
+READ THIS BEFORE FLASHING LIBREBOOT, OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE
+====================================================================
+
+**On newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME and/or MRC firmware, such as
+ThinkPad X230 or T440p, and/or HP laptops that require KBC1126 EC firmware,
+the release ROMs of Libreboot are MISSING certain files, that you must insert
+yourself. FAILURE to adhere to this warning may result in you bricking your
+machine (rendering it unbootable), if you were to flash the release ROMs without
+modifying them in any way. For more information, please read:**
+
+**[Insert binary blobs on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](../docs/install/ivy_has_common.md)**
+
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 Build from source
 -----------------
 

site/news/libreboot20230625.md

@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ firmware, but not Libreboot! Booting Linux/BSD is also [well](../docs/linux/)
 a new *stable* release of Libreboot. The previous stable release was
 Libreboot 20220710, released on 10 July 2022.
 
+READ THIS BEFORE FLASHING LIBREBOOT, OR YOU MIGHT BRICK YOUR MACHINE
+====================================================================
+
+**On newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME and/or MRC firmware, such as
+ThinkPad X230 or T440p, and/or HP laptops that require KBC1126 EC firmware,
+the release ROMs of Libreboot are MISSING certain files, that you must insert
+yourself. FAILURE to adhere to this warning may result in you bricking your
+machine (rendering it unbootable), if you were to flash the release ROMs without
+modifying them in any way. For more information, please read:**
+
+**[Insert binary blobs on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](../docs/install/ivy_has_common.md)**
+
+This isn't required on *all* Libreboot-supported boards, but if in doubt, follow
+these instructions anyway. If you run `blobutil` on a board that doesn't need
+blobs, nothing will happen.
+
 A note about the changelog
 --------------------------