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= Introduction =
__NOTOC__


LinuxBIOS keeps its development tree in a [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion] repository.
= Releases =
If you do not want to use Subversion, please have a look at the Snapshots section below.


= Anonymous access =
coreboot provides no binaries, but there exist some distributions that do so, see [[#coreboot_distributions|below]].
You can check it out as follows:


  $ svn co svn://openbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2
There are source code releases on http://coreboot.org/releases/


or
= Accessing the source code through git =


  $ svn co svn://openbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv1
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Previously the project used the subversion SCM, some links to it may still be referred to, but are definitely outdated.


= Developer Access =
== Source code browsing ==


Access for developers is very similar to anonymous access. Just add your subversion username as follows when checking out the repository:
You can browse the coreboot Git repository online using [http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=coreboot.git gitweb] including its [http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=coreboot.git;a=tree tree view] for accessing the files.


  $ svn co svn://<username>@openbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2
= coreboot distributions =


Subversion has commands very similar to CVS.  
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.


= Source code browsing =
'''Libreboot'''
* Deblobbed coreboot, officially supporting a handful of devices.
* [http://libreboot.org/ libreboot.org]


You can also [http://www.openbios.org/viewcvs browse the LinuxBIOS subversion repository online].
'''John Lewis'''
* Provides coreboot images for several Chromebooks
* [https://johnlewis.ie/custom-chromebook-firmware/rom-download/ johnlewis.ie]


= Snapshots =
= Repositories on coreboot.org =


There is an archive of snapshots available at snapshots.linuxbios.org. There is a .bz2 tar file that gets updated when the repository changes. Older snapshots are maintained as well.
'''coreboot current Git tree:'''
* <nowiki>http://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git</nowiki>


* [http://snapshots.linuxbios.org/ Download snapshots]
'''coreboot v1 (obsolete):'''
* svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/branches/coreboot-v1
* <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/coreboot/branches/coreboot-v1</nowiki>


You can download the [http://www.openbios.org/viewcvs/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2.tar.gz?view=tar most current snapshot] directly.
'''coreboot v3 (obsolete):'''
* svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3
* <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3</nowiki>


= More on Subversion =
'''[[FILO]]:'''
* <nowiki>http://review.coreboot.org/filo.git</nowiki>


* [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion homepage]
'''[[Buildrom]]:'''
* svn://coreboot.org/buildrom/
* <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/buildrom/</nowiki>


= Old versions =
'''[[Distributed and Automated Testsystem]]:'''
 
* svn://coreboot.org/testsystem
LinuxBIOS was using arch before subversion. Those older instructions are here: [[Download LinuxBIOS oldarch]].
* <nowiki>https://svn.coreboot.org/testsystem/</nowiki>

Revision as of 20:11, 13 July 2015


Releases

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

There are source code releases on http://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 gitweb 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

Repositories on coreboot.org

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: