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Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
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# Distributions
coreboot doesn't provide binaries but provides a toolbox that others can use
to build boot firmware for all kinds of purposes. These third-parties can be
broadly separated in two groups: Those shipping coreboot on their hardware,
and those providing after-market firmware to extend the usefulness of devices.
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
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## Hardware shipping with coreboot
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
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### Purism
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
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[Purism](https://www.puri.sm) sells laptops with a focus on user privacy and
security; part of that effort is to minimize the amount of proprietary and/or
binary code. Their laptops ship with a blob-free OS and coreboot firmware
with a neutralized Intel Management Engine (ME) and SeaBIOS as the payload.
### ChromeOS Devices
All ChromeOS devices (Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, Chromebit, etc) released from
2012 onward use coreboot for their main system firmware. Additionally, starting
with the 2013 Chromebook Pixel, the firmware running on the Embedded Controller
(EC - a small microcontroller which provides functions like battery management,
keyboard support, and sensor interfacing) is open source as well.
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
2019-01-31 17:01:50 +01:00
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
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### Libretrend
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
2019-01-31 17:01:50 +01:00
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
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[Libretrend](https://libretrend.com) sells the Librebox, a NUC-like PC which
ships with coreboot firmware.
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
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Documentation: Mention PC Engines as ships-with-coreboot hardware Change-Id: I9d57abcff9c2472cc58b7fbca00441cd38a7f1a1 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31259 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Paul Menzel <paulepanter@users.sourceforge.net> Reviewed-by: Piotr Król <piotr.krol@3mdeb.com>
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### PC Engines APUs
[PC Engines](https://pcengines.ch) designs and sells embedded PC hardware that
ships with coreboot and support upstream maintenance for the devices through a
third party, [3mdeb](https://3mdeb.com). They provide current and tested
firmware binaries on [GitHub](https://pcengines.github.io).
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
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## After-market firmware
### Libreboot
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
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[Libreboot](https://libreboot.org) is a downstream coreboot distribution that
provides ready-made firmware images for supported devices: those which can be
built entirely from source code. Their copy of the coreboot repository is
therefore stripped of all devices that require binary components to boot.
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
2019-01-31 17:01:50 +01:00
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
2019-02-05 23:39:43 +01:00
### MrChromebox
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
2019-01-31 17:01:50 +01:00
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
2019-02-05 23:39:43 +01:00
[MrChromebox](https://mrchromebox.tech/) provides upstream coreboot firmware
images for the vast majority of x86-based Chromebooks and Chromeboxes, using
Tianocore as the payload to provide a modern UEFI bootloader. Why replace
coreboot with coreboot? Mr Chromebox's images are built using upstream
coreboot (vs Google's older, static tree/branch), include many features and
fixes not found in the stock firmware, and offer much broader OS compatibility
(i.e., they run Windows as well as Linux). They also offer updated CPU
microcode, as well as firmware updates for the device's embedded controller
(EC). This firmware "takes the training wheels off" your ChromeOS device :)
Documentation: Describe our ecosystem Neither payloads nor distributors are an integral part of the coreboot source tree, but they're very important parts of the coreboot ecosystems, so add some descriptions. Change-Id: Id64744c252b6b78c4811fbded48c441ef486ad94 Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31180 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Arthur Heymans <arthur@aheymans.xyz> Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com>
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### John Lewis
Documentation: update/improve distribution listing - improve descriptions of Purism and ChromeOS hardware - add entry for Libretrend Librebox - improve description of Mr Chromebox and John Lewis' 3rd party ChromeOS firmware offerings Change-Id: I66bd1a3701091e499d88738a7c06126de66e58ff Signed-off-by: Matt DeVillier <matt.devillier@gmail.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31252 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-by: Philipp Deppenwiese <zaolin.daisuki@gmail.com>
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[John Lewis](https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware) also provides
replacement firmware for ChromeOS devices, for the express purpose of
running Linux on Chromebooks. John Lewis' firmware supports a much smaller
set of devices, and uses SeaBIOS as the payload to support Legacy BIOS booting.
His firmware images are significantly older, and not actively maintained or
supported, but worth a look if you need Legacy Boot support and is not
available via Mr Chromebox's firmware.
Documentation: add the Heads project to the list of distributions As this is a unique, actively maintained project, we should probably point there too. The text is just copied parts of the http://osresearch.net/ website. Change-Id: Ib2a8e4b28bc94c5dc6a1ae9388f96ad2c502ccab Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martink@posteo.de> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/31257 Reviewed-by: Angel Pons <th3fanbus@gmail.com> Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org>
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### Heads
[Heads](http://osresearch.net) is an open source custom firmware and OS
configuration for laptops and servers that aims to provide slightly better
physical security and protection for data on the system. Unlike
[Tails](https://tails.boum.org/), which aims to be a stateless OS that leaves
no trace on the computer of its presence, Heads is intended for the case where
you need to store data and state on the computer.
Heads is not just another Linux distribution – it combines physical hardening
of specific hardware platforms and flash security features with custom coreboot
firmware and a Linux boot loader in ROM.