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We currently support ca. '''[[Supported Motherboards|200]]''' different mainboards (v3: [[Supported Motherboards#Motherboards_supported_in_coreboot_v3|16]], v2: [[Supported Motherboards#Motherboards_supported_in_coreboot_v2|120]], v1: [[Supported Motherboards#Motherboards_supported_in_coreboot_v1|64]], some duplicates included). | We currently support ca. '''[[Supported Motherboards|200]]''' different mainboards (v3: [[Supported Motherboards#Motherboards_supported_in_coreboot_v3|16]], v2: [[Supported Motherboards#Motherboards_supported_in_coreboot_v2|120]], v1: [[Supported Motherboards#Motherboards_supported_in_coreboot_v1|64]], some duplicates included). | ||
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* Fast boot times (3 seconds to Linux console) | * Fast boot times (3 seconds to Linux console) | ||
* Avoids the need for a slow/buggy/proprietary BIOS | * Avoids the need for a slow/buggy/proprietary BIOS | ||
* Supports many [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]] | <!-- * Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start --> | ||
* Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code | |||
* Supports many [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]], [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|devices]], and [[payloads]] | |||
<!-- * Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ... --> | <!-- * Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ... --> | ||
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HEADING = [[Use Cases]]| | HEADING = [[Use Cases]]| | ||
CONTENT = | CONTENT = | ||
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* Desktop PCs, servers, clusters, thin clients | |||
* [[Clusters]], high-performance computing | |||
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* Embedded solutions, STBs/HTPC, appliances, terminals | |||
<!-- * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor Small form factor computers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC Home-theater PCs] --> | |||
* No-moving-parts solutions (ROM chip as "disk") | |||
* Non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket) | |||
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HEADING = [[Payloads]]| | HEADING = [[Payloads]]| | ||
CONTENT = | CONTENT = | ||
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* [[FILO]] / [http://grub.enbug.org/CoreBoot GRUB2] / [[OpenFirmware]] / [[OpenBIOS]] | |||
* [[Linux]] / [[Booting Windows using coreboot|Windows]] / [[Booting FreeBSD using coreboot|FreeBSD]] / [[Coreboot and NetBSD|NetBSD]] / [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD] | |||
* [[SeaBIOS]] / [[Memtest86]] | |||
* [[Etherboot]] / [[GPXE]] | |||
* [[Bayou]] / [[Coreinfo]] / [[Tint]] / [[Libpayload]] | |||
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[[Image:chip_lb.png]] | [[Image:chip_lb.png]] | ||
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'''About'''<br /><small> | '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">About</span>'''<br /><small><hr />[[News]] | [[Press]] | [[Logo]] | [[Current events|Events]] | [[History]] | [[Screenshots|Screenshots & Videos]] | [[Contributors]] | [[Sponsors]] | [[Products]] | [[Clusters]] | [[Vendors]]</small> | ||
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'''Developers'''<br /><small> | '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">Developers</span>'''<br /><small><hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [[Developer Manual]] | [[Coreboot v3]] | [http://qa.coreboot.org/docs/doxygen.php Doxygen] | [http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/browser/trunk Browse Source] | [[Debugging]] | [[JTAG/BSDL Guide|JTAG]] | [[EHCI Debug Port]] | [[Distributed and Automated Testsystem|Testsystem]] | [[GSoC]] | [[Ideas]] | [[Laptop]] | [[Desktops]]</small> | ||
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[[Image:chip_status.png]] | [[Image:chip_status.png]] | ||
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'''Status'''<br /><small> | '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">Status</span>'''<br /><small><hr />[[Supported Motherboards]] | [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|Supported Chipsets & Devices]] | [http://qa.coreboot.org Build Status] | [[Flashrom#Supported_devices|Flashrom support]] | [[Superiotool#Supported_devices|Superiotool support]]</small> | ||
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'''Related Tools'''<br /><small> | '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">Related Tools</span>'''<br /><small><hr />[[Flashrom]] | [[Superiotool]] | [[Nvramtool]] | [[Buildrom]] | [[Mkelfimage]] | [[Inteltool]] | [[Msrtool]]</small> | ||
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[[Image:chip_101.png]] | [[Image:chip_101.png]] | ||
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'''Getting Started'''<br /><small>Download coreboot | '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">Getting Started</span>'''<br /><small><hr />[[Download coreboot|Downloads]] | [[Documentation]] | [[:Category:Tutorials|Build Tutorials]] | [[Payloads]] | [[QEMU]] | [[AMD SimNow]] | [[Confirmed working svn revisions|Confirmed Working SVN Revisions]] | [[Misc]]</small> | ||
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'''Support'''<br /><small> | '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">Support</span>'''<br /><small><hr />[[FAQ]] | [[Mailinglist]] | [[IRC]] | [http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ Issue Tracker] | [[Glossary]] | [[coreboot Options|corebootv2 Options]]</small> | ||
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* '''2009/03/22:''' [[News#2009.2F03.2F22_coreboot_.40_FSF_LibrePlanet_2009|coreboot @ FSF LibrePlanet]] | * '''2009/03/22:''' [[News#2009.2F03.2F22_coreboot_.40_FSF_LibrePlanet_2009|coreboot @ FSF LibrePlanet]] | ||
* '''2009/01/10:''' [[News#2009.2F01.2F10_coreboot_and_SeaBIOS_starts_Windows_7|Windows 7 boots]] | * '''2009/01/10:''' [[News#2009.2F01.2F10_coreboot_and_SeaBIOS_starts_Windows_7|Windows 7 boots]] | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 15 April 2009
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coreboot (formerly known as LinuxBIOS) is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers. It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called payload. We currently support ca. 200 different mainboards (v3: 16, v2: 120, v1: 64, some duplicates included).
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