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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 20150124 release % Leah Rowe % 24 January 2015

Machines supported in this release:

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s
    • You can also remove the motherboard from an X61/X61s and replace it with an X60/X60s motherboard. An X60 Tablet motherboard will also fit inside an X60/X60s.
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet (1024x768 and 1400x1050) with digitizer support
    • See hardware/#supported_x60t_list for list of supported LCD panels
    • It is unknown whether an X61 Tablet can have it's mainboard replaced with an X60 Tablet motherboard.
  • Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (Intel GPU) (there are issuesinstall/x200_external.html; see below):
    • See notes below for exceptions, and hardware/#supported_t60_list for known working LCD panels.
    • It is unknown whether a T61 can have it's mainboard replaced with a T60 motherboard.
    • See future/#t60_cpu_microcode.
    • T60p (and T60 laptops with ATI GPU) will likely never be supported: hardware/#t60_ati_intel
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X200
    • X200S and X200 Tablet are also supported, conditionally; see hardware/x200.html#x200s
    • ME/AMT: libreboot removes this, permanently. hardware/gm45_remove_me.html
  • Lenovo ThinkPad R400 (r20150208 and later, only)
    • ME/AMT: libreboot removes this, permanently. hardware/gm45_remove_me.html
  • Apple MacBook1,1 (MA255LL/A, MA254LL/A, MA472LL/A)
    • See hardware/#macbook11.
  • Apple MacBook2,1 (MA699LL/A, MA701LL/A, MB061LL/A, MA700LL/A, MB063LL/A, MB062LL/A)
    • See hardware/#macbook21.

Changes for this release (latest changes first, earliest changes last)

  • grub.cfg: Added (ahci1) to list of devices for ISOLINUX parser (CD/DVD) (this is needed for the X200 docking station).
  • grub.cfg: ISOLINUX parsing is now done on all USB partitions.
  • grub.cfg: Automatically switched to /boot/grub/libreboot_grub.cfg on a partition, if it exists.
  • libreboot_bin: added static ARM binaries for flashrom, cbfstool, ich9gen and ich9deblob (tested on beaglebone black).
  • Flashrom: removed redundant Macronix flashchip definitions (for X200 owners).
  • Flashrom: added whitelist for ThinkPad X200.
  • X200: fixed uneven backlight (at low levels)
  • ich9macchange (new script, uses ich9gen): for changing the default MAC address on X200 ROM images.
  • ich9gen: added capability to change the default MAC address (and update the checksum)
  • ich9deblob: added new utility ich9gen: this can generate a descriptor+gbe image without a factory.rom dump present.
  • Modified ich9deblob to use a struct for Gbe, documenting everything.
  • Massively updated the ich9deblob utility: re-factored everything completely.
  • Enabled cstates 1 and 2 on macbook21. This reduces idle heat / power consumption.
  • buildrom-withgrub: disabled creation of *txtmode*.rom for X200 (only framebuffer graphics work)
  • Updated SeaBIOS (again)
  • docs/install/#flashrom_x200: improve instructions
  • Updated flashrom (again) - patches updated
  • Updated GRUB (again)
  • Updated coreboot (again)
  • build-release: not all files were copied to libreboot_src. fix that.
  • build-release: include cbmem (statically compiled) in libreboot_bin
  • Documentation (X200): added software-based flashing instructions
  • Documentation: remove all references to the bus pirate (replaced with BBB flashing tutorials)
  • New board: ThinkPad X200S and X200 Tablet support added to libreboot
  • build: automatically find board names (configs) to build for
  • New board: ThinkPad X200 support added to libreboot
  • coreboot-libre config (all boards): enable USB dongle log output (for BeagleBone Black)
  • cleandeps: actually clean grubinvaders
  • .gitignore: add powertop directory
  • cleandeps: clean i945-pwm utility
  • scripts (all): fix typos
  • Documentation: general cleanup.
  • builddeps-flashrom: reduce build commands to a single for loop
  • scripts (all): replace unnecessary rm -Rf with rm -f
  • docs/release.html: add lenovo g505s to the list of candidates
  • .gitignore: add libreboot_bin.tar.xz and libreboot_src.tar.xz
  • libreboot_bin.tar.xz: Include utils as statically linked binaries
    • This means that the user does not have to install build dependency or build from source anymore.
  • deps-parabola (removed) Remove Parabola dependencies script. Will re-add later (properly tested)
  • grub.cfg: Add more path checks to isolinux parser (more ISOs should work now)
  • Update SeaBIOS
  • x60flashfrom5 (new), for X60 users upgrading from 5th/early release
  • Update flashrom
  • Update GRUB
  • Updated coreboot-libre
    • i945: permanently set tft_brightness to 0xff (fixes bug on X60 where turning up brightness at max would make it loop back to low brightness)
  • getcb: Revert X60/T60 to legacy backlight controls
    • The ACPI brightness patches were abandoned and obsolete.
  • grub.cfg: Only load initrd.img if it exists. Add rw to linux line (for ProteanOS)
  • build: Only generate the GRUB configurations once (re-use on all images)
  • Only build 2 GRUB payload executables, re-use on all boards.
  • resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.txtmode.sh: Use GNU BASH
    resources/utilities/grub-assemble/gen.vesafb.sh: Use GNU BASH
  • scripts (error handling): Replace exit with exit 1 (make debugging easier)
  • Move most files in CBFS to GRUB memdisk, except grub.cfg and grubtest.cfg
  • docs/release.html Add DMP vortex86ex to list of candidates.
  • docs/release.html Add ThinkPad X201 to list of candidates.
  • New links added to docs/security/x60_security and docs/security/t60_security
  • lenovobios_secondflash: Warn if BUCTS is not present. (not a dealbreaker. Can just pull out nvram battery/coin).
  • lenovobios_firstflash: Fail if BUCTS fails. (anti-bricking precaution)
  • Removed obnoxious warnings from flashing scripts, improved documentation instead.
  • scripts (all): add proper error checking (fail fast, fail early. Do not continue if there are errors)
  • buildrom-withgrub: rename image to boardname_layout_romtype.rom
  • buildrom-withgrub: don't move cbfstool, execute directly
  • resources/utilities/grub-assemble: add French Dvorak (BEPO) keyboard layout.
  • Documentation: add docs/hardware/x60_keyboard.html (show how to replace keyboard on X60/X60T)
  • Documentation: major cleanup (better structure, easier to find things)
  • docs/release.html: Remove Acer CB5 from list of future candidates.
    • Too many issues. Chromebooks are crippled (soldered RAM/storage/wifi) and have too many usability issues for the libreboot project.
  • docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html Major cleanup. Usability improvements.
  • flash (flashrom script): remove boardmismatch=force
    • This was put there before for users upgrading from libreboot r5 to r6, but also allows the user to flash the wrong image. For example, the user could flash a T60 image on an X60, thus bricking the system. It's almost certain that most people have upgraded by now, so remove this potentially dangerous option.
  • Documentation: update compatibility list for X60T LCD panels.
  • docs/release.html: add note about X60 Tablet board in X60/X60s
  • docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: small corrections
  • docs/howtos/grub_boot_installer.html: improved readability, fixed html errors
  • Documentation (macbook21 related): clean up