% Libreboot 20150124 release % Leah Rowe % 24 January 2015 Machines supported in this release: =================================== - **Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s** - You can also remove the motherboard from an X61/X61s and replace it with an X60/X60s motherboard. An X60 Tablet motherboard will also fit inside an X60/X60s. - **Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet** (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer support - See **hardware/\#supported\_x60t\_list** for list of supported LCD panels - It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard. - **Lenovo ThinkPad T60** (Intel GPU) (there are issuesinstall/x200\_external.html; see below): - See notes below for exceptions, and **hardware/\#supported\_t60\_list** for known working LCD panels. - It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced with a T60 motherboard. - See **future/\#t60\_cpu\_microcode**. - T60p (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported: **hardware/\#t60\_ati\_intel** - **Lenovo ThinkPad X200** - X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see **hardware/x200.html\#x200s** - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently. **hardware/gm45\_remove\_me.html** - **Lenovo ThinkPad R400** (r20150208 and later, only) - **ME/AMT**: libreboot removes this, permanently. **hardware/gm45\_remove\_me.html** - **Apple MacBook1,1** (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A) - See **hardware/\#macbook11**. - **Apple MacBook2,1** (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A) - See **hardware/\#macbook21**. Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - grub.cfg: Added (ahci1) to list of devices for ISOLINUX parser (CD/DVD) (this is needed for the X200 docking station). - grub.cfg: ISOLINUX parsing is now done on all USB partitions. - grub.cfg: Automatically switched to /boot/grub/libreboot\_grub.cfg on a partition, if it exists. - libreboot\_bin: added static ARM binaries for flashrom, cbfstool, ich9gen and ich9deblob (tested on beaglebone black). - Flashrom: removed redundant Macronix flashchip definitions (for X200 owners). - Flashrom: added whitelist for ThinkPad X200. - X200: fixed uneven backlight (at low levels) - ich9macchange (new script, uses ich9gen): for changing the default MAC address on X200 ROM images. - ich9gen: added capability to change the default MAC address (and update the checksum) - ich9deblob: added new utility ich9gen: this can generate a descriptor+gbe image without a factory.rom dump present. - Modified ich9deblob to use a struct for Gbe, documenting everything. - Massively updated the ich9deblob utility: re-factored everything completely. - Enabled cstates 1 and 2 on macbook21. This reduces idle heat / power consumption. - buildrom-withgrub: disabled creation of \*txtmode\*.rom for X200 (only framebuffer graphics work) - Updated SeaBIOS (again) - docs/install/\#flashrom\_x200: improve instructions - Updated flashrom (again) - patches updated - Updated GRUB (again) - Updated coreboot (again) - build-release: not all files were copied to libreboot\_src. fix that. - build-release: include cbmem (statically compiled) in libreboot\_bin - Documentation (X200): added software-based flashing instructions - Documentation: remove all references to the bus pirate (replaced with BBB flashing tutorials) - **New board:** ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support added to libreboot - build: automatically find board names (configs) to build for - **New board:** ThinkPad X200 support added to libreboot - coreboot-libre config (all boards): enable USB dongle log output (for BeagleBone Black) - cleandeps: actually clean grubinvaders - .gitignore: add powertop directory - cleandeps: clean i945-pwm utility - scripts (all): fix typos - Documentation: general cleanup. - builddeps-flashrom: reduce build commands to a single for loop - scripts (all): replace unnecessary rm -Rf with rm -f - docs/release.html: add lenovo g505s to the list of candidates - .gitignore: add libreboot\_bin.tar.xz and libreboot\_src.tar.xz - libreboot\_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries - This means that the user does not have to install build dependency or build from source anymore. - deps-parabola (removed) Remove Parabola dependencies script. Will re-add later (properly tested) - grub.cfg: Add more path checks to isolinux parser (more ISOs should work now) - Update SeaBIOS - x60flashfrom5 (new), for X60 users upgrading from 5th/early release - Update flashrom - Update GRUB - Updated coreboot-libre - i945: permanently set tft\_brightness to 0xff (fixes bug on X60 where turning up brightness at max would make it loop back to low brightness) - getcb: Revert X60/T60 to legacy backlight controls - The ACPI brightness patches were abandoned and obsolete. - grub.cfg: Only load initrd.img if it exists. Add rw to linux line (for ProteanOS) - build: Only generate the GRUB configurations once (re-use on all images) - Only build 2 GRUB payload executables, re-use on all boards. - resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.txtmode.sh: Use BASH\ resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.vesafb.sh: Use BASH - scripts (error handling): Replace exit with exit 1 (make debugging easier) - Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and grubtest.cfg - docs/release.html Add DMP vortex86ex to list of candidates. - docs/release.html Add ThinkPad X201 to list of candidates. - New links added to docs/security/x60\_security and docs/security/t60\_security - lenovobios\_secondflash: Warn if BUCTS is not present. (not a dealbreaker. Can just pull out nvram battery/coin). - lenovobios\_firstflash: Fail if BUCTS fails. (anti-bricking precaution) - Removed obnoxious warnings from flashing scripts, improved documentation instead. - scripts (all): add proper error checking (fail fast, fail early. Do not continue if there are errors) - buildrom-withgrub: rename image to boardname\_layout\_romtype.rom - buildrom-withgrub: don't move cbfstool, execute directly - resources/utilities/grub-assemble: add French Dvorak (BEPO) keyboard layout. - Documentation: add docs/hardware/x60\_keyboard.html (show how to replace keyboard on X60/X60T) - Documentation: major cleanup (better structure, easier to find things) - docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates. - Too many issues. Chromebooks are crippled (soldered RAM/storage/wifi) and have too many usability issues for the libreboot project. - docs/linux/grub\_cbfs.html Major cleanup. Usability improvements. - flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force - This was put there before for users upgrading from libreboot r5 to r6, but also allows the user to flash the wrong image. For example, the user could flash a T60 image on an X60, thus bricking the system. It's almost certain that most people have upgraded by now, so remove this potentially dangerous option. - Documentation: update compatibility list for X60T LCD panels. - docs/release.html: add note about X60 Tablet board in X60/X60s - docs/howtos/grub\_boot\_installer.html: small corrections - docs/howtos/grub\_boot\_installer.html: improved readability, fixed html errors - Documentation (macbook21 related): clean up