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Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli 6e5e4f3421
Merge website and website-build. 
Before being merged with the commit
dc6e1f32c1 ("Import website-build to
build the GNU Boot website."), website-build was a separate git
repository.

And so, even after the merge, until the commit
20d122e94a ("website-build: use website
from local git repository."), it still worked in the same way and
still downloaded the website from git.

This prevented merging the website and website-build directories
together as the GNU Boot repository also needed to be a valid Untitled
website repository as well.

Now after this commit, the website is built from the same git tree, so
we can simply adjust the build scripts to be able to move things
around.

In addition of making things more clear for contributors, it also
simplify the migration to haunt as with haunt we typically have the
haunt.cfg (and the autotools build code if needed) code in the top
directory and the markdown files in a subdirectory.

Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>
2024-06-11 20:29:47 +02:00

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% Libreboot 20140711 release % Leah Rowe % 11 July 2014

Revisions for r20140711 (1st beta) (11th July 2014)

  • Initial release (new coreboot base, dated 1st June 2014. See 'getcb' script for reference)
  • DEBLOBBED coreboot
  • Removed the part from memtest86+ 'make' where it tried to connect to some scp server while compiling. (commented out line 24 in the Makefile)
  • X60 now uses a single .config (for coreboot)
  • X60 now uses a single grub.cfg (for grub memdisk)
  • X60 now uses a single grub.elf (payload)
  • Added new native graphics code for X60 (replaces the old 'replay' code) from Vladimir Serbinenko: 5320/9 from review.coreboot.org
  • T60 is now supported, with native graphics. (5345/4 from review.coreboot.org, cherry-picked on top of 5320/9 checkout)
  • Added macbook2,1 support (from Mono Moosbart and Vladimir Serbinenko) from review.coreboot.org (see 'getcb' script to know how that was done)
    • Documentation: added information linking to correct page and talking about which models are supported.
    • Added resources/libreboot/config/macbook21config
    • macbook21: Added 'build-macbook21' script and linked to it in 'build' (ROMs included under bin/macbook21/)
    • macbook21: Removed dd instructions from build-macbook21 script (macbook21 does not need bucts when flashing libreboot while Apple EFI firmware is running)
    • Documentation: Added macbook21 ROMs to the list of ROMs in docs/#rom
    • Documentation: Write documentation linking to Mono Moosbart's macbook21 and parabola page (and include a copy)
  • Documentation: added a copy of Mono's Parabola install guide (for macbook21 with Apple EFI firmware) and linked in in main index.
  • Documentation: added a copy of Mono's Coreboot page (for macbook21) and linked it in main index.
  • T60: Copy CD option from the grub.cfg files for T60 *serial*.rom images into the grub configs for non-serial images. (T60 laptops have CD/DVD drive on main laptop)
  • macbook21: remove options in build-macbook21 for *serial*.rom (there is no dock or serial port available for macbook21)
  • Added patches for backlight controls on X60 and T60 with help from Denis Carikli (see ./resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff and ./getcb and docs/i945_backlight.md)
    • Documentation: added docs/i945_backlight.html showing how backlight controls were made to work on X60/T60
  • Documentation: Added info about getting LCD panel name based on EDID data.
    • Documentation: Added a link to this from the list of supported T60 laptopss and LCD panels for T60 (so that the user can check what LCD panel they have).
  • X60/T60: Merged patches for 3D fix (from Paul Menzel) when using kernel 3.12 or higher (see ./resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff and ./getcb)
    • based on 5927/11 and 5932/5 from review.coreboot.org
  • Improved thinkpad_acpi support (from coreboot ): xsensors shows more information.
    • From 4650/29 in review.coreboot.org (merged in coreboot 'master' on June 1st 2014)
  • Merged changes for digitizer (X60 Tablet) and IR (X60 and T60) based on 5243/17, 5242/17 and 5239/19 from review.coreboot.org
    • (see ./resources/libreboot/patch/gitdiff and ./getcb)
  • Documentation: added information about building flashrom using 'builddeps-flashrom' script.
  • Re-created resources/libreboot/config/x60config
  • Re-created resources/libreboot/config/t60config
  • Added 'x60tconfig' in resources/libreboot/config (because X60 Tablet has different information about serial/model/version in 'dmidecode')
    • Added 'build-x60t' script
    • Updated 'build' script to use 'build-x60t'
    • Documentation: added to #config section the section #config_x60t (libreboot configuration and dmidecode info)
    • Documentation: added x60t ROMs to the list of ROMs
  • Tidied up the 'builddeps' script (easier to read)
  • Tidied up the 'cleandeps' script (easier to read)
  • Annotated the 'buildall' script
  • Added 'getcb' script for getting coreboot revision used from git, and patching it.
  • Added 'getgrub' script for getting the GRUB revision used from git, and patching it.
  • Added 'getmt86' script for getting the memtest86+ version used, and patching it.
  • Added 'getbucts' script for getting the bucts version used.
  • Added 'getflashrom' script for getting the flashrom version used, and patching it
  • Added 'getall' script which runs all of the other 'get' scripts.
  • Add instructions to the 'build' script to prepare libreboot_meta.tar.gz
    • New archive: libreboot_meta.tar.gz - minimal archive, using the 'get' scripts to download all the dependencies (coreboot, memtest, grub and so on).
  • Documentation: added information about where 'build' script prepares the libreboot_meta.tar.gz archive.
  • Documentation: added information about how to use the 'get' scripts in libreboot_meta.tar.gz (to generate libreboot_src.tar.gz)
    • Documentation: mention that meta doesn't create libreboot_src/ directory, but that libreboot_meta itself becomes the same.
    • Documentation: advise to rename libreboot_meta to libreboot_src after running 'getall'.
  • Annotated the 'builddeb' script, to say what each set of dependencies are for.
  • Separated bucts/flashrom builddeb sections into separate scripts: builddeb-flashrom, builddeb-bucts.
  • Documentation: Updated relevant parts based on the above.
  • Added instructions to 'build' script for including builddeb-bucts and builddeb-flashrom in libreboot_bin
  • Updated flashrom checkout (r1822 2014-06-16) from SVN (http://flashrom.org/Downloads).
    • Updated flashing instructions in docs/ for new commands needed (Macronix chip on X60/T60)
    • For X60/T60 (flashrom): Patched flashchips.c_lenovobios_macronix and flashchips.c_lenovobios_sst executables for SST/macronix (included in resources/flashrom/patch)
    • Updated builddeps to build flashrom_lenovobios_sst and flashrom_lenovobios_macronix, for X60/T60 users with Lenovo BIOS
    • moved the flashrom build instructions from 'builddeps' and put them in 'builddeps-flashrom', excecuting that from 'builddeps'.
    • Added builddeps-flashrom to libreboot_bin.tar.gz
  • flashrom: added patched flashchips.c to resources/flashrom/patch (automatically use correct macronix chip on libreboot, without using '-c' switch)
    • removed 'MX25L1605' and 'MX25L1605A/MX25L1606E' entries in flashchips.c for the patched version of flashchips.c
    • added instructions to 'builddeps-flashrom' to automatically use this modified flashchips.c in the default build
  • Added builddeb to libreboot_bin.tar.gz
  • Moved 'bucts' build instructions from builddeps to builddeps-bucts
    • builddeps now runs 'builddeps-bucts' instead
    • Added 'builddeps-bucts' to libreboot_bin.tar.gz
    • Documentation: Added information about using 'builddep-bucts' to build the BUC.TS utility.
  • Added 'lenovobios_firstflash' and 'lenovobios_secondflash' scripts
    • Added instructions to 'build' script for including those files in libreboot_bin
    • Documentation: Add tutorial for flashing while Lenovo BIOS is running (on X60/T60)
  • Added 'flash' script (make sure to run builddeps-flashrom first) which (while libreboot is already running) can use flashrom to flash a ROM
    • eg: "sudo ./flash bin/x60/coreboot_serial_ukdvorak.rom" equivalent to "sudo ./flashrom/flashrom -p internal -w bin/x60/coreboot_uk_dvorak.rom"
    • updated 'build' script to include the 'flash' script in libreboot_bin.tar.gz
  • Documentation: replaced default flashrom tutorial to recommend the 'flash' script instead.
  • Re-add cbfstool source code back into libreboot_bin.tar.gz, as cbfstool_standalone
    • Patched that version to work (able to be built and used) without requiring the entire coreboot source code.
    • Created patched version of the relevant source files and added it into resources/cbfstool/patch
      • see coreboot/util/cbfstool/rmodule.c and then the patched version in resources/cbfstool/patch/rmodule.c
      • see coreboot/src/include/rmodule-defs.h and the rule in 'build' for including this in ../libreboot_bin/cbfstool_standalone
    • Added instructions to 'build' script for applying this patch to the cbfstool_standalone source in libreboot_bin
    • Added instructions to 'build' script for then re-compiling cbfstool_standalone in libreboot_bin after applying the patch
    • Added a 'builddeps-cbfstool' script (in src, but only used in bin and put in bin by 'build') that compiles cbfstool_standalone in libreboot_bin (make), moves the cbfstool and rmodtool binaries into libreboot_bin/ and then does 'make clean' in libreboot_bin/cbfstool_standalone
    • Updated the 'build' script to put 'builddeps-cbfstool' in libreboot_bin
    • Updated the 'build' script in the cbfstool (standalone) part to accomodate the above.
    • Documentation: added notes about cbfstool (standalone) in libreboot_bin
  • Documentation: made docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html slightly easier to follow.
  • Annotate the 'build*' scripts with 'echo' commands, to help the user understand what it actually happening during the build process.
  • Documentation: added information about how 'dmidecode' data was put in the coreboot configs
    • Documentation: In fact, document how the 'config' files in resources/libreboot/config/ were created
  • Documentation: Added information about which ThinkPad T60 laptops are supported, and which are not.
  • Documentation: added information about LCD inverters (for upgrading the LCD panel on a T60 14.1' XGA or 15.1' XGA)
    • it's FRU P/N 41W1478 (on T60 14.1") so this was added to the docs.
    • it's P/N 42T0078 FRU 42T0079 or P/N 41W1338 (on T60 15.1") so this was added to the docs.
  • Documentation: added information about names of LCD panels for T60 to the relevant parts of the documentation.
  • Documentation: added information (with pictures) about the differences between T60 with Intel GPU and T60 with ATI GPU.
  • Documentation: added pictures of keyboard layouts (US/UK Qwerty/Dvorak) to the ROM list, to let the user compare with their own keyboard.
  • Move the coreboot build instructions in 'builddeps' into 'builddeps-coreboot' and link it in 'builddeps'
    • Link to 'builddeps-coreboot' in final stage of 'getcb'
  • Move GRUB build instructions from 'builddeps' into 'builddeps-grub', link from 'builddeps'
    • Link to 'builddeps-grub' in final stage of 'getgrub'
  • Move MemTest86+ build instructions from 'builddeps' into 'builddeps-memtest86', link from 'builddeps'
    • Link to 'builddeps-memtest86' in final stage of 'getmt86'
  • made 'build' script put resources/ directory in libreboot_bin, to make builddeps-flashrom work in libreboot_bin
  • Removed instructions for building source code in the 'get' script (they don't really belong there)
  • Added libfuse-dev and liblzma-dev to the list of GRUB dependencies in 'builddeb' script.
  • Converted the 'RELEASE' file to 'docs/RELEASE.html'
  • Added those dependencies to builddeb script (for GRUB part): gawk libdevmapper-dev libtool libfreetype6-dev
  • Added to build script the instruction at the end to create a sha512sum.txt with a file manifest plus checksums.
  • Deleted the RELEASE and BACKPORT files (no longer needed)
  • Documentation: added information about X60/T60 dock (ultrabase x6 and advanced mini dock) to relevant sections.
    • Added to docs/#serial