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Stefan Reinauer 01c3de9bb4 Make option rom init more verbose
When bringing up VGA by running the option rom it's sometimes
useful to get more information about the mode that gets set,
or the reason why the mode could not be set or a picture could
not be displayed. Also prefix the output from VBE mode setting
with VBE:

  Copying VGA ROM Image from fff0fd78 to 0xc0000, 0x10000 bytes
  Real mode stub @00000600: 867 bytes
  Calling Option ROM...
  int15_handler: INT15 function 5fac!
  ... Option ROM returned.
  VBE: Getting information about VESA mode 4161
  VBE: resolution:  1280x1024@16
  VBE: framebuffer: d0000000
  VBE: Setting VESA mode 4161
  VGA Option ROM has been loaded

Change-Id: I2be11f095dc62ed3c99e0d4272ad9d6521608a44
Signed-off-by: Stefan Reinauer <reinauer@google.com>
Reviewed-on: http://review.coreboot.org/1714
Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins)
Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
2012-11-08 19:38:53 +01:00
3rdparty@f933fda790 Finally update 3rdparty 2012-07-19 13:58:02 +02:00
documentation AMD S3: Add a document about S3 on AMD platform 2012-08-15 23:19:50 +02:00
payloads libpayload: Turn the "debug" #define into the usb_debug static inline function. 2012-11-07 18:38:37 +01:00
src Make option rom init more verbose 2012-11-08 19:38:53 +01:00
util cbfstool: add offset parameter to create command 2012-11-08 19:38:26 +01:00
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Makefile.inc Strip quotes from $(objcbfs) 2012-11-07 08:28:19 +01:00
README Update README with newer version of the text from the web page 2011-06-15 10:16:33 +02:00

README

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coreboot README
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS
(firmware) found in most computers.  coreboot performs a little bit of
hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a
payload.

With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic,
coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly
firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom
bootloaders, or implement firmware standards, like PC BIOS services or
UEFI. This allows for systems to only include the features necessary
in the target application, reducing the amount of code and flash space
required.

coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS.


Payloads
--------

After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any
desired "payload" can be started by coreboot.

See http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads for a list of supported payloads.


Supported Hardware
------------------

coreboot supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards.

For details please consult:

 * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards
 * http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices


Build Requirements
------------------

 * gcc / g++
 * make

Optional:

 * doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
 * iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
 * gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
 * ncurses (for 'make menuconfig')
 * flex and bison (for regenerating parsers)


Building coreboot
-----------------

Please consult http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO for details.


Testing coreboot Without Modifying Your Hardware
------------------------------------------------

If you want to test coreboot without any risks before you really decide
to use it on your hardware, you can use the QEMU system emulator to run
coreboot virtually in QEMU.

Please see http://www.coreboot.org/QEMU for details.


Website and Mailing List
------------------------

Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development
guidelines and more can be found on the coreboot website:

  http://www.coreboot.org

You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list:

  http://www.coreboot.org/Mailinglist


Copyright and License
---------------------

The copyright on coreboot is owned by quite a large number of individual
developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details.

coreboot is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)",
and some files are licensed under the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which
were derived from other projects, other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply.
Please check the individual source files for details.

This makes the resulting coreboot images licensed under the GPL, version 2.