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'''LinuxBIOS''' is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS 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 one of many possible [[payloads]], e.g. a [[Linux]] kernel, [[FILO]], [[OpenBIOS]], [[Etherboot]], [[ADLO]] (for booting [[Windows|Windows 2000]] and [[OpenBSD]]), [[Plan 9]], [[memtest86]] and many more.
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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<!--The project was started as part of clustering research work in the Cluster Reseach Lab at the Advanced Computing Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The primary motivation behind the project was the desire to have the operating system gain control of a cluster node from power on. Other beneficial consequences of using LinuxBIOS include needing only two working motors to boot (cpu fan and power supply), fast boot times (current fastest is 3 seconds), and freedom from proprietary (buggy) BIOS code, to name a few. These secondary benefits are numerous and have helped gain support from many vendors in both the high performance computing as well as embedded computing markets.


Note that, on newer systems, there need be no moving parts at all. At LANL, we are building a new 'no moving parts' 16-node cluster to demonstrate this capability. The cluster will fit in a toolbox, run from a battery, boot in 10 seconds, and be controlled from your laptop (which, sadly, will still have a few moving parts).
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coreboot uses [[git]] for source control and [http://review.coreboot.org gerrit] as the patch review toolPlease 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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=== Benefits ===
 
<small>There are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.</small>
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* 100% Free Software BIOS (GPL)
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* Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
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* Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
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* Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
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* Supports a wide variety of [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|hardware]] and [[payloads]]
* 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
* Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...
* Fast boot times (500 milliseconds to verified Linux kernel)
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* Supports many [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]], [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|chipsets]], and [[payloads]]
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* Desktop PCs, servers, [[Laptop|laptops]]
* [[Clusters]]
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* Embedded solutions
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=== Use Cases & Deployments ===
 
<small>LinuxBIOS can be (and is) deployed in a wide range of scenarios.</small>
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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)
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* No-moving-parts solutions (except for CPU fan & power supply)
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* Various non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket)
* [[SeaBIOS]] / [[FILO]] / [[GRUB2]] / [[Payloads|...]] <!-- / [[OpenFirmware]] / [[OpenBIOS]] -->
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/LinuxBIOS One Laptop per Child] (OLPC)
* [[Linux]] / [[Windows]] / [[FreeBSD]] / [[NetBSD]] / [[Payloads|...]] <!-- / [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD]-->
* [[Etherboot]] / [[GPXE]] / [[iPXE]] / [[Payloads|...]]
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* [[Bayou]] / [[Coreinfo]] / [[Tint]] / [[Libpayload]]-->
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'''About'''<br /><small>Find out more about LinuxBIOS.</small><hr />[[News]] | [[Press]] | [[History]] | [[Documentation]] | [[Screenshots]] | [[Contributors]]
'''<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 LinuxBIOS better!</small><hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/ Issue Tracker] | [http://qa.linuxbios.org/docs/doxygen.php Doxygen] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/browser/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2 Browse Source] | [[JTAG/BSDL Guide|JTAG]] | [[EHCI Debug Port]]
'''<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.</small><hr />[[Supported Motherboards]] | [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|Supported Chipsets & Devices]] | [http://qa.linuxbios.org Build Status]
'''<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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'''Vendors & Products'''<br /><small>Do you want to deploy LinuxBIOS? Buy LinuxBIOS solutions?</small><hr />[[Products]] | [[Clusters]] | [[Laptop]] | [[Desktops]]
'''<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]] | [[Inteltool]] | [[Msrtool]] | [[Ectool]] | [[Developer_Manual/Tools|Hardware tools]] | [[Abuild]] | [http://serialice.com SerialICE]</small>
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'''Getting Started'''<br /><small>Download LinuxBIOS and get started!</small><hr />[[Download LinuxBIOS|Downloads]] | [[Payloads]] | [[Documentation#How-To.27s|Build Tutorials]] | [[Confirmed working svn revisions|Confirmed Working SVN Revisions]] | [[Flashrom]] | [[Misc]]
'''<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.</small><hr />[[Mailinglist]] | [[FAQ]] | [[Glossary]] | [[LinuxBIOS Options]]
'''<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]]


[[Image:Linuxbios growth.jpg|thumb|More than a million devices already run on LinuxBIOS!]]
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== News ==
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* '''2006/11/02:'''<br />[[News#2006.2F11.2F02_MSI_K9SD_Master-S2R_.28MS-9185.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|MSI K9SD Master-S2R (MS-9185) support]]
 
* '''2006/10/05:'''<br />[[News#2006.2F10.2F05_AMD_Rev_F_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD Rev F support]]
* June 5 - 7, 2017- [[Denver2017 | North American coreboot conference]]
* '''2006/10/01:'''<br />[[LinuxBIOS Symposium 2006]] in Hamburg
* Oct 26 - 29, 2017 - [https://ecc2017.coreboot.org European coreboot conference]
* '''2005/06/02:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F06.2F02_AMD_dual_core_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD dual core support]]
* [[coreboot_community_meeting | Bi-weekly community meeting]]
* '''2005/05/11:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F05.2F11_Nvidia_CK804_.28NForce4.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|Nvidia CK804 (NForce4) support]]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Finowstra%C3%9Fe+2A,+10247+Berlin,+Germany Monthly coreboot users group meeting Berlin]
* '''2005/04/22:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F04.2F22_How_Many_People_Are_Using_LinuxBIOS.3F_Would_you_believe_1.2C000.2C000.3F|How Many People Are Using LinuxBIOS? Would you believe 1,000,000?]]
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[https://www.coreboot.org/calendar.html Full calendar]
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Revision as of 00:31, 11 May 2017

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 | 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