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A short journey to x86 long mode in coreboot on recent Intel platforms

While it was difficult to add initial x86_64 support in coreboot, as described in my last blog article how-to-not-add-x86_64-support-to-coreboot it was way easier on real hardware. During the OSFC we did — read more

3 December 2020 by Patrick Rudolph

How to not add x86_64 support to coreboot #2

This is the second article about adding x86_64 support to coreboot's recent Intel x86 platforms. You can find the first article here. A new approach As described in the previous article, mixing — read more

3 September 2020 by Patrick Rudolph

How to not add x86_64 support to coreboot

This is the first of two chapters about adding x86_64 support to the open-source coreboot project on Intel platforms. You can find the second article here.. It started in 2018 when I — read more

27 August 2020 by Patrick Rudolph

Open Source Firmware Hackathon

Due to the worldwide virus outbreak the OSF Hackathon in Bochum from June 2nd to June 5th has been canceled. Depending on the situation in summer this year we might host it at — read more

23 March 2020 by Patrick Rudolph

Introducing AUTOREV

Modern firmware complexity increases with the hardware it runs on. Many hardware manufacturers decided to only release closed source. Some provide close source BLOBs to be used with open source firmware. Lacking a — read more

4 March 2020 by Patrick Rudolph

Open Source Firmware Hackathon 2020

We are pleased to announce that the OSF hackathon 2020 will take place from 2nd June to 5th June in Bochum, Germany.Please be aware that June 1st is a banking holiday and — read more

24 February 2020 by Patrick Rudolph

Open Source Firmware updates for the masses! (Part 1)

Updating the BIOS firmware can be a pain if vendors only provide binaries for Windows™ on their homepage, especially when you are running an open-source operating system.LVFSThanks to the Linux Vendor Firmware — read more

11 November 2019 by Patrick Rudolph

Our BIOS Test-Station for Quality Assurance

Firmware is an essential part of our everyday life and encompasses a wide range of devices — from your car keys to complex industrial production systems.An important part of our development process is — read more

2 October 2019 by Patrick Rudolph