Leah Rowe
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thanks to sirlami on irc for pointing this out. due to lbmk blob policy, we must not distribute fsp except as the full, concatenated binary, thus complying with intel's license. it is removed from builds before release, re-inserted via vendor inject scripts in the usual way. a while ago, coreboot updated fsp but i had to keep it on the earlier version for this board, lest old releases no longer match vendor insertion; the new fsp version also wasnet well tested, and didn't seem to contain any changes reported that pertained to our use of it. the fsp headers do not match the fsp binary in use, causing boot issues for users on topton x2e n150. this patch should fix the issue, as reported by sirlami who is the one who found and first tested this fix; i'm simply changing the configuration, as per sirlami's guidance. Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
Libreboot
Documentation: libreboot.org
Support: #libreboot on
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Libreboot provides libre boot firmware on supported motherboards. It replaces proprietary vendor BIOS/UEFI implementations, by
- Using coreboot to initialize the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, etc.) while minimizing unwanted functionality (e.g. backdoors such as the Intel Management Engine)
- ... which runs a payload such as SeaBIOS, GRUB, or U-Boot
- ... which loads your operating system's boot loader (BSD and Linux-based systems are supported).
Why use Libreboot, and what is coreboot?
A lot of users who use libre operating systems still use proprietary boot firmware, which often contain backdoors and bugs, hampering user freedom and right to repair.
coreboot provides libre boot firmware by initializing the hardware then running a payload. However, coreboot is notoriously difficult to configure and install for most non-technical users, requiring detailed technical knowledge of hardware.
Libreboot solves this by being a coreboot distribution (in the same way that Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution). It provides a fully automated build system that downloads and compiles pre-configured ROM images for supported motherboards, so end-users could easily fetch images to flash onto their devices.
Libreboot also produces documentation aimed at non-technical users and excellent user support via IRC.
Contribute
You can check bugs listed on the bug tracker.
You may use Codeberg pull requests to send patches with bug fixes or other improvements. This repository hosts the code for the main build system. The website lives in a separate repository.
Development is also done on the IRC channel.
License for this README
It's just a README file. It is released under Creative Commons Zero, version 1.0.