Re: [coreboot] setting up a bug tracker

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Alexander Couzens  [151110 05:30]:
> @Stefan/Patrick Can you create a CName for ticket.coreboot.org -> 
> coreboot.dtn10.de

Done.

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[coreboot] New on blogs.coreboot.org: coreboot changelog

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A new post titled "coreboot changelog" has been published on the coreboot blog. Find the full post at http://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2015/11/10/coreboot-changelog-5/

This changelog covers the week up to November 8th, spanning 63 commits (f6dc544..8bd1c36).
Last week’s code submissions gave us a lot of improvements pretty much everywhere, but the most user-visible change is probably the addition of ACPI S3 support to asrock/e350m1.
Speaking of ACPI, support for the DMAR tables used to report Intel IOMMU (VT-d) information to the operating system was significantly improved and is enabled on Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge.
Another user visible change is the rework of the fallback mechanism in our bootblock, making its CMOS-backed state handling more robust.
cbmem also saw some changes in that all its entries are now listed separately in cbtables (and util/cbmem uses that new structure) to cut down on what coreboot exposes as interface.
On the architectures side, ARM64 dropped its sec(urity) mon(itor) code in favor of using ARM Ltd’s Open Source arm-trusted-firmware, which we already import in 3rdparty.
The integration of commits to support AMD Fam15h CPUs with a non-AGESA implementation that integrates better with coreboot saw some progress. The AMD Binary PI side saw a number of bug fixes, too.
Boards based on Intel’s Skylake architecture also saw more development.
In addition to these targetted developments, there was also the usual set of bug fixes across the entire tree, providing some cleanups to the code and configuration system, some portability fixes for Windows and Mac OS X, deduplication of ACPI table generation on i945, and the removal of a Super IO that wasn’t used by any board (and thus isn’t even build tested).
The USB device mode driver in libpayload for the DesignWare USB2 controller works better under debugging, while the XHCI USB3 host controller driver gained a workaround for Intel XHCI controllers.
Finally, the board-status scripts that parse boot success reports into the list of supported motherboards on the wiki were modified to point out more clearly that the list on the wiki describes the current status. This became necessary because some users assumed that it’s outdated.
Since the i440bx mainboards that were at the top of the list may have contributed to that impression, desktop boards were moved down in favor of notebooks and server boards where most of the current development happens.


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Re: [coreboot] Fwd: sgabios ans grub2 payload (without SeaBIOS)

[Stefan Reinauer]

* maxime de Roucy  [151105 10:32]:
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: maxime de Roucy 
> Date: 2015-11-05 10:25 GMT+01:00
> Subject: Re: [coreboot] sgabios ans grub2 payload (without SeaBIOS)
> To: Gerd Hoffmann 
> 
> 2015-11-05 10:16 GMT+01:00 Gerd Hoffmann :
> > That isn't going to work I think.  sgabios works by hijaking vgabios,
> > and when loaded as coreboot payload grub2 probably will not try to use
> > vgabios in the first place ...
> 
> It works great when sgabios is run by SeaBIOS even if serial support
> disable in seabios and grub (so I am sure the serial output is
> generated by sgabios).

Without SeaBIOS there is no way of doing intXX callbacks after coreboot
is finished running, that is why you wouldn't see any output in that
case.

Your two options are indeed to put the serial (or whatever output) code
in grub2 directly, or use SeaBIOS as an intermediate step.

Stefan


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Re: [coreboot] Re : FOSDEM deadlines now!

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

[DEADLINE IS NOW+48 hours!]
Hi,

thanks to Paul and Florentin for announcing they will come and thanks to
Paul for submitting a talk!

Who else is coming?
Do we want one or two tables?

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

On 21.10.2015 10:15, eche...@free.fr (Florentin) wrote:
> +1
>
> * for the stands count me in : I can bring my AMD boards and if all is going 
> well I will be able to do demos on my G505s laptop. (I will also bring 
> various electronic stuff and tools..)
> * for the main tracks I cannot help unfortunately
> * for the lightining traks I have some (bold!) ideeas but they are not mature 
> yet (and I must first discuss with you about this .. maybe on irc..)


On 31.10.2015 10:41, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> I will definitely be around at FOSDEM, not sure I should have a seat at
> the table at this point (I'm still pretty new to the community), but I'd
> be happy to come by!

> - Mail d'origine -
> De: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 
> À: coreboot , flashrom 
> Envoyé: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:20:56 +0200 (CEST)
> Objet: [coreboot] FOSDEM deadlines now!
>
> Hi,
>
> we obviously want to participate in FOSDEM.
> https://fosdem.org/2016/news/2015-09-24-call-for-participation/
>
> ACT NOW!
>
> Some deadlines already expired. Some can still be managed.
>
> Main track talks: Deadline 2015-10-30 (10 days left)
> One hour of entertainment, huge audience.
> Anyone up for the challenge?
>
> Stands: Deadline 2015-11-13 (24 days left)
> I can send in the proposal if I'm not going to be alone there.
> How many tables do we want for our stand/booth(s)?
> Who is coming?
>
> Lightning talks: Deadline 2015-11-27 (38 days left)
> Short and to the point. Your 15-minute elevator pitch.
> Can you sell the project?
>
> All deadlines are at 23.59 UTC
>
> Developer room proposal: Deadline EXPIRED
> Maybe some developer room will accept talks/demos from us.
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
>
>


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Re: [coreboot] ASUS KCMA-D8 workstation board port offer

[Alex G.]

This is something I'd be interested in: Making a 501(c) (tax-deductible)
contribution towards this goal. Is there a way to make this happen? Can
the FSF get involved in this somehow? (they have 501(c)(3) status).

Alex

On 11/09/2015 07:50 PM, Francis Rowe wrote:
> 
> 
> On 09/11/15 21:44, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>> All,
> 
>> After reviewing some of the comments on the ASUS KGPE-D16 being 
>> essentially too large of a system and too expensive for many
>> people, and the fact that modern, blob-free systems are not really
>> available in the mid-range arena, Raptor Engineering would like to
>> offer to create a native initalization blob-free port for the ASUS
>> KCMA-D8, which is essentially the KGPE-D16's ATX-compatible "little
>> brother".
> 
>> We would be asking $15,000 for the port, including upstreaming to
>> the master coreboot tree.  We already have extensive experience
>> with these Family 10h/15h boards, and would be able to create a
>> port of similar quality to the existing KGPE-D16 source in terms of
>> both code quality and overall functionality.
> 
>> If this is something you might be interested in please let me know.
>> We are able to accept multiple payments from various sources for
>> the same project (within limits), so if this is something your
>> local Linux groups or similar might be interested in we should be
>> able to keep the cost on any one individual or organization to a
>> reasonable level.
> 
>> Thank you for your consideration,
> 
> 
> 
> To be clear, Timothy is trying to gauge potential interest in a
> collective crowd funding source, between interested parties within the
> coreboot project.
> 
> 

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