From f733ed6314698e0ce6b7668bfb690d208a17f5b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eliot Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:30:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] --- guider.mdwn | 31 +++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/guider.mdwn b/guider.mdwn index 852aa02..0fcd584 100644 --- a/guider.mdwn +++ b/guider.mdwn @@ -6,22 +6,11 @@ No warranty provided. Here you will find some results from our meetings. To be clear, these guides are a few years old (2016-2019), and there is for instance a new libreboot version since then . Not a big deal, but something to investigate. -# Coreboot and Libreboot general +# Coreboot and Libreboot introduction -## Our external flashing setup - -BeagleBone Black (BBB), powered by USB. 5A 2A +For more information about Libreboot see , here we only quickly describe some hints and script we used during flashing. -Tip: Don't power anything from a regular (computer) ATX power supply, it will work but is unreliable and a time waster. - -Current setup is to connect to the BBB via Ethernet to a router and thus SSH. Can also connect directly with the SPI interface, see Libreboot flashing guide. - -Pomona chip holders - -10cm wires - - -## General +Note, it is not possible to run Windows on Libreboot/Coreboot but it is possible to run free operating systems like Linux and BSD. For flashing see this [(X200 Libreboot) guide](https://libreboot.org/docs/install/x200_external.html) for a general idea, however each system has their own chip configuration which differs a little. @@ -37,6 +26,20 @@ But since [Libreboot 20210522](https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20210522.html # General flash guides +## Our external flashing setup + +BeagleBone Black (BBB), powered by USB. 5A 2A + +Tip: Don't power anything from a regular (computer) ATX power supply, it will work but is unreliable and a time waster. + +Current setup is to connect to the BBB via Ethernet to a router and thus SSH. Can also connect directly with the SPI interface, see Libreboot flashing guide. + +Pomona chip holders + +10cm wires + + + ## Flashing Internally To internally flash your ROM (on Coreboot or Libreboot) use the kernel parameter "iomem=relaxed". Thus, if you boot manually you would enter e g "linux=vmlinuz.. iomem=relaxed". -- 2.39.2