Leah Rowe
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On release archives, I overlooked the previous change to downloads, during the recent implementation of extra safety checks. I previously checked there whether the variable named CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE was defined, and grabbed both; now I check CONFIG_KBC1126_FW1 and CONFIG_KBC1126_FW2 separately, grabbing each file separately. This patch replicates that change for insertions. Otherwise, hash verification on ROM images will fail, when running the inject script on release images. Downloading was being done, reliably, and the extracted files were correct, so there was no danger if the user was building from source and flashing that way. However, checksum verification on full images failed when inserting into archives. This is not because the files were wrong; they were *correct*. However, the EC firmware was not being inserted *at all* on HP EliteBooks, because of this oversight. The check is now based on whether the paths to the files themselves are defined, not whether EC firmware is enabled in the coreboot config; the latter is implied. With this patch, vendor file insertion once again works perfectly, without error, on every board. There was no real danger for users, just a minor inconvenience. Sorry! Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
Libreboot
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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.