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x230: improve the documentation of the different release images / configs

Fixes #56
Closes #58
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Martin Kepplinger 5 years ago
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@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ Get it from our [release page](https://github.com/merge/coreboot-x230/releases)
* __microcode update__: revision `20` from 2018-04-10 (includes mitigations for Spectre Variant 3a and 4) * __microcode update__: revision `20` from 2018-04-10 (includes mitigations for Spectre Variant 3a and 4)
* __SeaBIOS__: version [1.12.0](https://seabios.org/Releases) from 2018-11-17 * __SeaBIOS__: version [1.12.0](https://seabios.org/Releases) from 2018-11-17
### release images to choose from
We release multiple different, but _very similar_ images you can choose from.
They all should work on all versions of the X230/X230T. These are the
differences; (xxxxxxxxxx stands for random characters in the filename):
* `x230_coreboot_seabios_xxxxxxxxxx_top.rom` includes the _proprietary_
[VGA BIOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_BIOS) from [Intel](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/intelligent-systems/intel-embedded-graphics-drivers/faq-bios-firmware.html)
which is non-free software. It is executed in "secure" mode.
* `x230_coreboot_seabios_free_xxxxxxxxxx_top.rom` includes the
[VGA BIOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_BIOS)
[SeaVGABIOS](https://www.seabios.org/SeaVGABIOS) which is free software.
While technically more interesting, visually this is currently not as
beautiful:
* The [bootspash image is not shown](https://github.com/merge/skulls/issues/59).
* Early boot console messages (after your HDD's bootloader has started a kernel) might be [missing](https://github.com/merge/skulls/issues/46).
## table of contents ## table of contents
* [TL;DR](#tldr) * [TL;DR](#tldr)
@ -199,9 +214,7 @@ Our scripts do this for you.
sudo ./external_install_top.sh -k <backup-file-to-create> sudo ./external_install_top.sh -k <backup-file-to-create>
Select the image to flash and that's it. The image named "free" includes
[SeaVGABIOS](https://www.seabios.org/SeaVGABIOS) instead of
[Intel's VGA Bios](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/intelligent-systems/intel-embedded-graphics-drivers/faq-bios-firmware.html).
Select the image to flash and that's it.
Keep the backup safe, assemble and Keep the backup safe, assemble and
turn on the X230. coreboot will do hardware init and start SeaBIOS. turn on the X230. coreboot will do hardware init and start SeaBIOS.


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@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [ ! "$have_input_image" -gt 0 ] ; then
exit 1 exit 1
fi fi
prompt="file not specified. Please select a file to flash:"
prompt="file not specified. Please select a file to flash. Please read the README for details about the differences:"
options=( $(find -maxdepth 1 -name "x230_coreboot_seabios*rom" -print0 | xargs -0) ) options=( $(find -maxdepth 1 -name "x230_coreboot_seabios*rom" -print0 | xargs -0) )
PS3="$prompt " PS3="$prompt "


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