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coreboot README
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coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS
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(firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of
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hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a
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payload.
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With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic,
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coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly
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firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom
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bootloaders, or implement firmware standards, like PC BIOS services or
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UEFI. This allows for systems to only include the features necessary
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in the target application, reducing the amount of code and flash space
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required.
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coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS.
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Payloads
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After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any
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desired "payload" can be started by coreboot.
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See http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads for a list of supported payloads.
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Supported Hardware
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coreboot supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards.
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For details please consult:
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* http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards
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* http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices
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Build Requirements
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* gcc / g++
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* make
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Optional:
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* doxygen (for generating/viewing documentation)
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* iasl (for targets with ACPI support)
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* gdb (for better debugging facilities on some targets)
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* ncurses (for 'make menuconfig')
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* flex and bison (for regenerating parsers)
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Building coreboot
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Please consult http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO for details.
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Testing coreboot Without Modifying Your Hardware
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If you want to test coreboot without any risks before you really decide
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to use it on your hardware, you can use the QEMU system emulator to run
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coreboot virtually in QEMU.
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Please see http://www.coreboot.org/QEMU for details.
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Website and Mailing List
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Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development
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guidelines and more can be found on the coreboot website:
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http://www.coreboot.org
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You can contact us directly on the coreboot mailing list:
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http://www.coreboot.org/Mailinglist
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Copyright and License
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The copyright on coreboot is owned by quite a large number of individual
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developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details.
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coreboot is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)",
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and some files are licensed under the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which
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were derived from other projects, other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply.
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Please check the individual source files for details.
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This makes the resulting coreboot images licensed under the GPL, version 2.
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