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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]] and [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|chipsets]]
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* Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
* Supports many [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]], [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|devices]], and [[payloads]]
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* Desktop PCs, servers, clusters, thin clients
* [[Clusters]], high-performance computing
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* Embedded solutions, STBs/HTPC, appliances, terminals
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* No-moving-parts solutions (ROM chip as "disk")
* Non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket)
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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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'''About'''<br /><small>Find out more about coreboot.</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>Get involved! Help us make coreboot better.</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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'''Status'''<br /><small>Find out whether your hardware is already supported.</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>Tools and libraries related to coreboot.</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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'''Getting Started'''<br /><small>Download coreboot and get started.</small>
'''<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>Learn how to contact us and find help and support.</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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<!-- Please always make this list 7 items long (7 most recent news items). -->
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* '''2009/01/06:''' [[News#2009.2F01.2F06_Ten_years_of_coreboot|coreboot is 10!]]
* '''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

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).

  • 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
  • Fast boot times (3 seconds to Linux console)
  • Avoids the need for a slow/buggy/proprietary BIOS
  • Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
  • Supports many mainboards, devices, and payloads

  • Desktop PCs, servers, clusters, thin clients
  • Clusters, high-performance computing
  • Embedded solutions, STBs/HTPC, appliances, terminals
  • No-moving-parts solutions (ROM chip as "disk")
  • Non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket)

About

News | Press | Logo | Events | History | Screenshots & Videos | Contributors | Sponsors | Products | Clusters | Vendors

Developers

Development Guidelines | Developer Manual | Coreboot v3 | Doxygen | Browse Source | Debugging | JTAG | EHCI Debug Port | Testsystem | GSoC | Ideas | Laptop | Desktops

Status

Supported Motherboards | Supported Chipsets & Devices | Build Status | Flashrom support | Superiotool support

Related Tools

Flashrom | Superiotool | Nvramtool | Buildrom | Mkelfimage | Inteltool | Msrtool

Getting Started

Downloads | Documentation | Build Tutorials | Payloads | QEMU | AMD SimNow | Confirmed Working SVN Revisions | Misc

Support

FAQ | Mailinglist | IRC | Issue Tracker | Glossary | corebootv2 Options
PLCC socket soldering fun


News

Upcoming Events

Contact