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'''Note: These snapshots are for people, who use Linux as operating system and are able to build software from the source code.'''


There is no ''easy to install package'' for people who want to quickly try out a new BIOS on their computer, yet. However, we provide some images for the [[QEMU]] emulator to test coreboot (and some [[Payloads|payloads]]) on your Linux, OS X and Windows computers (without having to do any hardware changes).
= Releases =


== Snapshots ==
coreboot provides no binaries, but there exist some distributions that do so, see [[#coreboot_distributions|below]].


There is an archive of coreboot snapshots available at [http://qa.coreboot.org/ qa.coreboot.org]. A new tar.bz2 file is created whenever the repository changes.
There are source code releases on https://www.coreboot.org/releases/


== Subversion checkout ==
= Accessing the source code through git =


coreboot keeps its development tree in a [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion] repository.  
coreboot uses git and gerrit for source code management. Please see the [[Git]] page on how to work with git and gerrit in coreboot.


=== Anonymous access ===
Previously the project used the subversion SCM, some links to it may still be referred to, but are definitely outdated.


If you want the '''current stable version of coreboot''' (ca. 92 MB data as of 11/2009):
== Source code browsing ==


  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot
You can browse the coreboot Git repository online using [https://review.coreboot.org/gitweb/cgit/coreboot.git/ cgit] including its [http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=coreboot.git;a=tree tree view] for accessing the files.


If you want a '''specific revision''' (see the [[Confirmed working svn revisions]] page):
= coreboot distributions =


  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot -r 4898
While not officially part of the coreboot project, there exist some projects that distribute pre-built (tested) ROM images along with build scripts and user-focused documentation. These "distros" of coreboot will also typically include copies of the source code (or links where to find it) for the version of coreboot used along with payloads such as SeaBIOS, GRUB and so on.


If you want the <span style="color: #ff0000">obsolete, unsupported, and experimental</span> '''coreboot v3''' tree (ca. 18 MB data as of 11/2009):
'''Libreboot'''
* Deblobbed coreboot, officially supporting a handful of devices.
* [http://libreboot.org/ libreboot.org]


  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3
'''John Lewis'''
* Provides coreboot images for several Chromebooks
* [https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware/rom-download/ johnlewis.ie]


If you want the '''old, unmaintained and unsupported coreboot v1''' tree (ca. 47 MB data as of 10/2008):
'''Matt Devo - MrChromebox.tech'''
* Provides coreboot images and scripts for Haswell/Broadwell & Baytrail Chromeboxes and Chromebooks
* [https://mrchromebox.tech mrchromebox.tech]


  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/branches/coreboot-v1
= Repositories on coreboot.org =
 
=== Firewall-friendly HTTP/webdav access ===
 
If your company installed a '''firewall that blocks the svn port''' (3690) you can also '''check out using the webdav frontend''':
 
  $ svn co <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot</nowiki>
 
=== Developer access with write permission ===
 
Access for developers with write permission, is very similar to anonymous access. Just add your Subversion username as follows when checking out the repository:
 
  $ svn co svn://<username>@coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot
 
== Source code browsing ==


You can also browse the coreboot Subversion repository online using the [http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/browser Trac interface].
Find all of our git repositories in [https://review.coreboot.org/gitweb/cgit/ cgit].


== Repositories on coreboot.org ==
Here's an obsolete list that will go away soon:


'''coreboot current tree:'''
'''coreboot current Git tree:'''
* svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk
* <nowiki>http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git</nowiki>
* <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk</nowiki>


'''coreboot v1 (obsolete):'''
'''coreboot v1 (obsolete):'''
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'''[[FILO]]:'''
'''[[FILO]]:'''
* svn://coreboot.org/filo/
* <nowiki>http://review.coreboot.org/filo.git</nowiki>
* <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/filo/</nowiki>


'''[[Buildrom]]:'''
'''[[Buildrom]]:'''

Revision as of 11:38, 16 October 2017


Releases

coreboot provides no binaries, but there exist some distributions that do so, see below.

There are source code releases on https://www.coreboot.org/releases/

Accessing the source code through git

coreboot uses git and gerrit for source code management. Please see the Git page on how to work with git and gerrit in coreboot.

Previously the project used the subversion SCM, some links to it may still be referred to, but are definitely outdated.

Source code browsing

You can browse the coreboot Git repository online using cgit including its tree view for accessing the files.

coreboot distributions

While not officially part of the coreboot project, there exist some projects that distribute pre-built (tested) ROM images along with build scripts and user-focused documentation. These "distros" of coreboot will also typically include copies of the source code (or links where to find it) for the version of coreboot used along with payloads such as SeaBIOS, GRUB and so on.

Libreboot

  • Deblobbed coreboot, officially supporting a handful of devices.
  • libreboot.org

John Lewis

  • Provides coreboot images for several Chromebooks
  • johnlewis.ie

Matt Devo - MrChromebox.tech

  • Provides coreboot images and scripts for Haswell/Broadwell & Baytrail Chromeboxes and Chromebooks
  • mrchromebox.tech

Repositories on coreboot.org

Find all of our git repositories in cgit.

Here's an obsolete list that will go away soon:

coreboot current Git tree:

  • http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git

coreboot v1 (obsolete):

coreboot v3 (obsolete):

FILO:

  • http://review.coreboot.org/filo.git

Buildrom:

Distributed and Automated Testsystem: