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Ehmry: Coreboot comes with a nix-shell expression.

2025-05-20T11:42:31Z

Coreboot comes with a nix-shell expression.

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 == Building in nix-shell ==
-Note: the following was tested and working on NixOS 21.11 (Porcupine) while compiling the QEMU target for Coreboot v4.15 as well as Coreboot master (7b168c92f6).
+Coreboot as of 24.02 comes with a Nix shell expression for x86 at <code>util/nixshell//devshell-i386.nix</code>.
 <syntaxHighlight lang=bash>
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 git submodule update --init --checkout --depth 1
 du -sh . # ~700 MByte
 # configure
 # set mainboard model, chip size, ...
 make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_COLOR=blackbg # blackbg = dark mode
 # build firmware

Artturin: Make the shell cross compatible

2024-10-29T18:30:58Z

Make the shell cross compatible

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:30, 29 October 2024
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	~~# shell.nix~~		{
			pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { },
			}:

	# NOTE we need mkShellNoCC		# NOTE we need mkShellNoCC
	# mkShell would add the regular gcc, which has no ada (gnat)		# mkShell would add the regular gcc, which has no ada (gnat)
	# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/142943		# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/142943
			pkgs.callPackage (
	~~with import <nixpkgs>~~ { };		{
	mkShellNoCC {		mkShellNoCC,
	~~buildInputs~~ = [		qemu,
	~~gnat11~~ # ~~gcc with ada~~		pkg-config,
	#~~gnatboot~~ # ~~gnat1~~		gnat11,
	~~ncurses~~ # ~~make menuconfig~~		m4,
	m4 flex bison # Generate flashmap descriptor parser		flex,
	#~~clang~~		bison,
	zlib		zlib,
	#~~acpica-tools # iasl~~		ncurses,
	~~pkgconfig~~		}:
	~~qemu # test the image~~		mkShellNoCC {
	];		strictDeps = true;
	~~shellHook = ''~~		# host/target agnostic programs
	~~# TODO remove?~~		depsBuildBuild = [
	~~NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -lncurses"~~		qemu # override and change `hostCpuTargets` if cross-compiling
	~~'';~~		];
	}		# compilers & linkers & dependecy finding programs
			nativeBuildInputs = [
			pkg-config
			gnat11 # gcc with ada
			m4
			flex
			bison # Generate flashmap descriptor parser
			];
			# libraries
			buildInputs = [
			zlib
			ncurses # make menuconfig
			];
			}
			) { }
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Phanirithvij: fix tutorial link

2024-09-15T05:10:40Z

fix tutorial link

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:10, 15 September 2024
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	* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Coreboot		* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Coreboot
	* flashing the new bios image		* flashing the new bios image
	** https://doc.coreboot.org/~~flash_tutorial~~/		** https://doc.coreboot.org/tutorial/flashing_firmware/index.html
	** https://libreboot.org/docs/install/spi.html		** https://libreboot.org/docs/install/spi.html
	[[Category:Booting]]		[[Category:Booting]]

Klinger: Category:Booting

2024-04-24T21:40:21Z

Category:Booting

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:40, 24 April 2024
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	** https://doc.coreboot.org/flash_tutorial/		** https://doc.coreboot.org/flash_tutorial/
	** https://libreboot.org/docs/install/spi.html		** https://libreboot.org/docs/install/spi.html
			[[Category:Booting]]

imported>Blitz: Add a link to my Coreboot packaging example.

2022-01-03T10:23:25Z

Add a link to my Coreboot packaging example.

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:23, 3 January 2022
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			== Building as Nix Derivation ==

			There is a commented example of building Coreboot as Nix derivation at [https://github.com/blitz/nix-coreboot blitz/nix-coreboot] on Github.

	== Building in nix-shell ==		== Building in nix-shell ==
	Note: the following was tested and working on NixOS 21.11 (Porcupine) while compiling the QEMU target for Coreboot v4.15 as well as Coreboot master (7b168c92f6).		Note: the following was tested and working on NixOS 21.11 (Porcupine) while compiling the QEMU target for Coreboot v4.15 as well as Coreboot master (7b168c92f6).

imported>Lenzj at 21:26, 28 December 2021

2021-12-28T21:26:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:26, 28 December 2021
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	== Building in nix-shell ==		== Building in nix-shell ==
			Note: the following was tested and working on NixOS 21.11 (Porcupine) while compiling the QEMU target for Coreboot v4.15 as well as Coreboot master (7b168c92f6).

	To build your own coreboot bios:		To build your own coreboot bios:

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	#gnatboot # gnat1		#gnatboot # gnat1
	ncurses # make menuconfig		ncurses # make menuconfig
	#flex bison # Generate flashmap descriptor parser		m4 flex bison # Generate flashmap descriptor parser
	#clang		#clang
	zlib		zlib
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	<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>		<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>
			# clone coreboot git repository (latest master)
	git clone https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git --depth 1		git clone https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git --depth 1
			# or for a specific coreboot version (I.E. version 4.15)
			git clone --branch 4.15 https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git --depth 1

			# get 3rd party submodules in coreboot repository
	cd coreboot		cd coreboot
	du -sh . # 200 MByte		du -sh . # ~200 MByte
	git submodule update --init --checkout --depth 1		git submodule update --init --checkout --depth 1
	du -sh . # 700 MByte		du -sh . # ~700 MByte

	# configure		# configure
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	make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_COLOR=blackbg # blackbg = dark mode		make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_COLOR=blackbg # blackbg = dark mode

	# build toolchain for a ~~64 bit~~ target		# build toolchain for a x86 target
	# list all targets: make help		# Note: the i386 toolchain is used for all x86 platforms including x86_64.
	make crossgcc-~~x64~~ CPUS=$(nproc)		# See https://doc.coreboot.org/tutorial/part1.html
			# to list all targets: make help
			make crossgcc-i386 CPUS=$(nproc)

	# build firmware		# build firmware

imported>Milahu: remove "this can take some hours" - it does not, when we build only one toolchain

2021-10-30T22:03:57Z

remove "this can take some hours" - it does not, when we build only one toolchain

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:03, 30 October 2021
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	# configure		# configure
	# set mainboard model, chip size, ...		# set mainboard model, chip size, ...
	make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_COLOR=blackbg		make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_COLOR=blackbg # blackbg = dark mode

	# build toolchain		# build toolchain for a 64 bit target
	~~# this can take some hours~~
	# list all targets: make help		# list all targets: make help
	make crossgcc-x64 CPUS=$(nproc)		make crossgcc-x64 CPUS=$(nproc)

	# build firmware		# build firmware
	make		make CPUS=$(nproc)

	# test firmware		# test firmware

imported>Milahu: make menuconfig -> dark mode

2021-10-26T16:34:02Z

make menuconfig -> dark mode

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:34, 26 October 2021
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	#gnatboot # gnat1		#gnatboot # gnat1
	ncurses # make menuconfig		ncurses # make menuconfig
	#bison # ~~generate parsers~~		#flex bison # Generate flashmap descriptor parser
	~~#flex~~
	#clang		#clang
	zlib		zlib
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	# configure		# configure
	# set mainboard, ~~flash~~ size, ...		# set mainboard model, chip size, ...
	make menuconfig		make menuconfig MENUCONFIG_COLOR=blackbg

	# build toolchain		# build toolchain

imported>Milahu: build toolchain only for x64

2021-10-26T15:51:42Z

build toolchain only for x64

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:51, 26 October 2021
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	# build toolchain		# build toolchain
	# this can take some hours		# this can take some hours
	make crossgcc CPUS=$(nproc)		# list all targets: make help
			make crossgcc-x64 CPUS=$(nproc)

	# build firmware		# build firmware

imported>Milahu at 12:55, 26 October 2021

2021-10-26T12:55:58Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:55, 26 October 2021
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	* https://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO		* https://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO
	* https://www.coreboot.org/Lesson1		* https://www.coreboot.org/Lesson1
			* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Coreboot
	* flashing the new bios image		* flashing the new bios image
	** https://doc.coreboot.org/flash_tutorial/		** https://doc.coreboot.org/flash_tutorial/
	** https://libreboot.org/docs/install/spi.html		** https://libreboot.org/docs/install/spi.html