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Gabe Black 751e8c6efb libpayload: Create fox configs with names in the form board_variant.
It may be necessary to use different config settings for different variants
of the same board. We should make it possible to use different config files
depending on the variant. This might lead to a number of similar or identical
configs if the variants don't actually vary very much, but hopefully if we've
gone to the trouble of identifying them separately there are some meaningful
differences.

The fox boards are the only ones currently supported by libpayload that
actually have variants.

BUG=chrome-os-partner:19420
TEST=Built for wtm2 with a change to the ebuild to use the new names.
BRANCH=None

Change-Id: Ic445e80be26ecdd348dc1de7d6a351ab6f9f2cba
Signed-off-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.chromium.org/gerrit/51461
Reviewed-by: Stefan Reinauer <reinauer@google.com>
Commit-Queue: Gabe Black <gabeblack@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@chromium.org>
2013-05-16 18:41:51 -07:00
3rdparty@ba8caa30bd Update 3rdparty mark to latest repository 2013-03-15 19:09:08 +01:00
configs slippy: Initial mainboard commit 2013-04-30 14:51:30 -07:00
documentation sconfig: rename lapic_cluster -> cpu_cluster 2013-02-14 07:07:20 +01:00
payloads libpayload: Create fox configs with names in the form board_variant. 2013-05-16 18:41:51 -07:00
src pit: Add a "pit" mainboard which is mostly a copy of "snow". 2013-05-16 18:41:51 -07:00
util kconfig: add named choice group 2013-05-13 17:18:52 -07:00
.gitignore add a few entries to .gitignore 2013-01-10 22:51:20 +01:00
COPYING update license template. 2006-08-12 22:03:36 +00:00
Makefile build system: Retire REQUIRES_BLOB 2013-02-19 11:00:41 +01:00
Makefile.inc rmodule: add rmodules class and new type 2013-03-18 20:46:40 +01:00
PRESUBMIT.cfg chromeos: Add PRESUBMIT.cfg 2013-05-01 14:31:10 -07:00
README Update README with newer version of the text from the web page 2011-06-15 10:16:33 +02:00

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coreboot README
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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.