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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.
'''coreboot''' is an Open Source project aimed at replacing the proprietary [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS BIOS] (firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a [[Payloads|payload]].


It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called [[Payloads|payload]], for example a [[Linux]] kernel, [[FILO]], [[GRUB2]], [http://www.openbios.org/ OpenBIOS], [http://www.openbios.org/Open_Firmware Open Firmware], [http://www.openbios.org/SmartFirmware SmartFirmware], [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnufi/ GNUFI] (UEFI), [[Etherboot]], [[ADLO]] (for booting [[Booting Windows using coreboot|Windows]], [[Booting FreeBSD using coreboot|FreeBSD]], or [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD]), [[Plan 9]], or [[memtest86]].
With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic, coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly from firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom bootloaders, or implement firmware standards, like [[SeaBIOS | PC BIOS services]] or [[TianoCore | 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 currently supports over '''[[Supported Motherboards|230]]''' different mainboards. Check the [[Support]] page to see if your system is supported.
 
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coreboot was formerly known as [http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2008-January/029135.html LinuxBIOS].
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coreboot uses [[git]] for source control and [http://review.coreboot.org gerrit] as the patch review tool.  Please read the [https://review.coreboot.org/gitweb/cgit/coreboot.git/plain/Documentation/gerrit_guidelines.md gerrit etiquette & guidelines] document before submitting or reviewing patches.
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<small>There are many reasons for using coreboot.</small>
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* 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
* 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
* Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
* Fast boot times (500 milliseconds to verified Linux kernel)
* Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
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* Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
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* Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
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* Supports a wide variety of [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]], [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|devices]], and [[payloads]]
* Supports many [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]], [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|chipsets]], and [[payloads]]
* Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...
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* Desktop PCs, servers, [[Laptop|laptops]]
* [[Clusters]]
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* Embedded solutions
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'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[Use Cases]]</span>''' &mdash;
 
<small>coreboot can be deployed in a wide range of scenarios.</small>
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* Standard desktop computers and servers
* [[SeaBIOS]] / [[FILO]] / [[GRUB2]] / [[Payloads|...]] <!-- / [[OpenFirmware]] / [[OpenBIOS]] -->
* [[Clusters]], high-performance computing
* [[Linux]] / [[Windows]] / [[FreeBSD]] / [[NetBSD]] / [[Payloads|...]] <!-- / [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD]-->
* Set-Top-Boxes, thin clients
* [[Etherboot]] / [[GPXE]] / [[iPXE]] / [[Payloads|...]]
* Embedded solutions, appliances, terminals
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor Small form factor computers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC Home-theater PCs] (HTPC)
* [[Bayou]] / [[Coreinfo]] / [[Tint]] / [[Libpayload]]-->
* No-moving-parts solutions (ROM chip as "hard drive")
* Various non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket)
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'''About'''<br /><small>Find out more about coreboot.<hr />[[News]] | [[Press]] | [[Current events|Events]] | [[History]] | [[Screenshots|Screenshots & Videos]] | [[Contributors]] | [[Sponsors]] | [[Products]] | [[Clusters]]</small>
'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:150%">About</span>'''<br /><small>Find out more about coreboot.</small><small><hr />[[Press]] | [[Logo]] | [[History]] | [[Screenshots|Screenshots/Videos]] | [[Contributors]] | [[Sponsors]] | [[Products]] | [[Vendors]]</small>
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'''Developers'''<br /><small>Get involved! Help us make coreboot better.<hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [[Developer Manual]] | [http://qa.coreboot.org/docs/doxygen.php Doxygen] | [http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/browser/trunk/coreboot-v2 Browse Source] | [[JTAG/BSDL Guide|JTAG]] | [[EHCI Debug Port]] | [[Distributed and Automated Testsystem|Testsystem]] | [[GSoC]] | [[Ideas]] | [[Laptop]] | [[Desktops]]</small>
'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:150%">Developers</span>'''<br /><small>Get involved! Help us make coreboot better.</small><small><hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [[Developer Manual]] | [http://qa.coreboot.org/docs/doxygen.php Doxygen] | [http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=coreboot.git;a=tree Browse Source] | [[GSoC]] | [[Where to start]] | [[Lesson1| Lesson 1]] | [[Distributed and Automated Testsystem|Testsystem]] | [https://coreboot.org/git-docs git-docs]</small>
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'''Status'''<br /><small>Find out whether your hardware is already supported.<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>
'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:150%">Status</span>'''<br /><small>Find out whether your hardware is already supported.</small><small><hr />[[Supported Motherboards|Supported Boards]] | [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|Supported Chipsets]] | [[:Category:Tutorials|Board Status Pages]] | [[Blob Matrix|Blob Matrix]] | [http://qa.coreboot.org Build Status]</small>
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'''Related Tools'''<br /><small>Tools and libraries related to coreboot.<hr />[[Flashrom]] | [[Superiotool]] | [[Nvramtool]] | [[Buildrom]] | [[Libpayload]] | [[Coreinfo]] | [[Mkelfimage]] </small>
'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:150%">Related Tools</span>'''<br /><small>Tools and libraries related to coreboot.</small><small><hr />[http://www.flashrom.org flashrom] | [[Superiotool]] | [[Nvramtool]] | [[Buildrom]] | [[Mkelfimage]] | [[Inteltool]] | [[Msrtool]] | [[Ectool]] | [[Developer_Manual/Tools|Hardware tools]] | [[Abuild]] | [http://serialice.com SerialICE]</small>
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'''Getting Started'''<br /><small>Download coreboot and get started.<hr />[[Download coreboot|Downloads]] | [[Documentation]] | [[:Category:Tutorials|Build Tutorials]] | [[Payloads]] | [[QEMU]] | [[AMD SimNow]] | [[Confirmed working svn revisions|Confirmed Working SVN Revisions]] | [[Misc]]</small>
'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:150%">Getting Started</span>'''<br /><small>Download coreboot and get started.</small><small><hr />[[Build HOWTO]] | [[Download coreboot|Downloads]] | [[Documentation]] | [[QEMU]] | [[AMD SimNow]] | [[Build from Windows]]</small>
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'''Support'''<br /><small>Learn how to contact us and find help and support.<hr />[[FAQ]] | [[Mailinglist]] | [[IRC]] | [http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ Issue Tracker] | [[Glossary]] | [[coreboot Options|corebootv2 Options]]</small>
'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:150%">Support</span>'''<br /><small>Learn how to contact us and find help and support.</small><small><hr />[[FAQ]] | [[Mailinglist]] | [[IRC]] | [[Glossary]] | [[coreboot Options|coreboot Options]]</small>
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[[File:Coreboot menuconfig.png|center|thumb|[[Build HOWTO|make menuconfig]] in coreboot]]
 
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'''<span style="font-variant:small-caps; font-size:120%">[http://blogs.coreboot.org News (blog)]</span>'''<hr />
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* '''2008/04/03:''' [[News#2008.2F04.2F03_coreboot_Symposium_in_Denver|coreboot Symposium Denver]]
<rss max=5>https://blogs.coreboot.org/feed/</rss>
* '''2008/03/17:''' [[News#2008.2F03.2F17_MSI_MS-6119_now_supported|MSI MS-6119 support]]
* '''2008/03/17:''' [[News#2008.2F03.2F17_Intel_3100_chipset_and_Intel_devkit_.28Mt._Arvon.29_board_now_supported|Intel 3100 / Mt.Arvon support]]
* '''2008/03/09:''' [[News#2008.2F03.2F09_RCA_RM4100_now_supported|RCA RM4100 support]]
* '''2008/03/07:''' [[News#2008.2F03.2F07_ASUS_A8V-E_Deluxe_now_supported|ASUS A8V-E Deluxe support]]
* '''2008/02/20:''' [[News#2008.2F02.2F20_MSI_MS-7135_.28K8N_Neo3.29_now_supported|MSI MS-7135 (K8N Neo3) support]]
* '''2008/01/27:''' [[News#2008.2F01.2F27_Abit_BE6-II_V2.0_now_supported|Abit BE6-II V2.0 support]]
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* [[Mailinglist|Mailing list]]: [mailto:coreboot@coreboot.org coreboot@coreboot.org]
 
* [[IRC]]: '''#coreboot''' (on [http://www.freenode.net/ irc.freenode.net])
* '''2016 December 27-30''' coreboot table at 33rd Chaos Communication Congress (33C3) in Hamburg]
* '''2017 February 4-5''' [https://fosdem.org/2017/ coreboot table at fosdem 2017 in Brussels]
* [[coreboot_community_meeting | Bi-weekly community meeting]]
* [https://map.googleplex.com/?q=Finowstra%C3%9Fe%202A%2010247%20Berlin%20Germany Monthly coreboot users group meeting Berlin]
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Revision as of 17:40, 26 October 2016

coreboot is an Open Source 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 from 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 currently supports over 230 different mainboards. Check the Support page to see if your system is supported.

coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS.

coreboot uses git for source control and gerrit as the patch review tool. Please read the gerrit etiquette & guidelines document before submitting or reviewing patches.

  • 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
  • Fast boot times (500 milliseconds to verified Linux kernel)
  • Supports many mainboards, chipsets, and payloads

About
Find out more about coreboot.
Press | Logo | History | Screenshots/Videos | Contributors | Sponsors | Products | Vendors

Developers
Get involved! Help us make coreboot better.
Development Guidelines | Developer Manual | Doxygen | Browse Source | GSoC | Where to start | Lesson 1 | Testsystem | git-docs

Status
Find out whether your hardware is already supported.
Supported Boards | Supported Chipsets | Board Status Pages | Blob Matrix | Build Status

Related Tools
Tools and libraries related to coreboot.
flashrom | Superiotool | Nvramtool | Buildrom | Mkelfimage | Inteltool | Msrtool | Ectool | Hardware tools | Abuild | SerialICE

Getting Started
Download coreboot and get started.
Build HOWTO | Downloads | Documentation | QEMU | AMD SimNow | Build from Windows

Support
Learn how to contact us and find help and support.
FAQ | Mailinglist | IRC | Glossary | coreboot Options
make menuconfig in coreboot


Events

Full calendar