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diff --git a/qemu/roms/seabios/docs/Releases.md b/qemu/roms/seabios/docs/Releases.md deleted file mode 100644 index c24d3c0b7..000000000 --- a/qemu/roms/seabios/docs/Releases.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,406 +0,0 @@ -History of SeaBIOS releases. Please see [download](Download) for -information on obtaining these releases. - -SeaBIOS 1.9.0 -============= - -Available on 20151117. Major changes in this release: - -* The default boot menu key is now the ESC key (instead of F12) -* Initial support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware and BIOS calls -* Initial support for chain loading SeaBIOS from Grub (via multiboot - support) -* Initial support for booting from SD cards on real hardware -* virtio 1.0 device support -* The build will no longer include the build hostname or build time on - "clean" builds. This makes the build binaries more "reproducible". -* Basic support for running SeaBIOS on Baytrail Chromebooks -* SeaVGABIOS improvements: - * Improved support for old versions of x86emu (the "leal" - instruction is now emulated) -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 1.8.0 -============= - -Available on 20150218. Major changes in this release: - -* Several USB timing fixes for USB controllers on real hardware -* Initial support for USB3 hubs -* Initial support for SD cards (on QEMU only) -* Initial support for transitioning to 32bit mode using SMIs (on QEMU - TCG only) -* SeaVGABIOS improvements - * Added cursor emulation to coreboot native init vgabios (cbvga) - * Added support for read character calls when in graphics mode -* Developer documentation added to "docs/" directory in the code - repository and several documentation updates -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -As of the 1.8.0 release, new feature releases will modify the first -two release numbers (eg, 1.8) and stable releases will use three -numbers (eg, 1.8.1). The prior behavior of using a forth number -(eg, 1.7.5.1) for stable releases will no longer be used. - -SeaBIOS 1.8.1 -------------- - -Available on 20150316. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.8.2 -------------- - -Available on 20150617. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.7.5 -============= - -Available on 20140528. Major changes in this release: - -* Support for obtaining SMBIOS tables directly from QEMU. -* XHCI USB controller fixes for real hardware (now tested on several - boards) -* SeaVGABIOS improvements - * New driver for "coreboot native vga" support - * Improved detection of older x86emu versions with incorrect - emulation. -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 1.7.5.1 ---------------- - -Available on 20141113. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.7.5.2 ---------------- - -Available on 20150112. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.7.4 -============= - -Available on 20131223. Major changes in this release: - -* Support for obtaining ACPI tables directly from QEMU. -* Initial support for XHCI USB controllers (initially for QEMU only). -* Support for booting from "pvscsi" devices on QEMU. -* Enhanced floppy driver - improved support for real hardware. -* coreboot cbmem console support. -* Optional support for using the 9-segment instead of the e-segment - for local variables. -* Improved internal timer code and accuracy. -* SeaVGABIOS improvements - * Better support for legacy X.org releases with incomplete x86emu - emulation. - * Support for using an internal stack to reduce caller's stack - usage. - * Back port of new "bochs dispi" interface video modes. -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - * Source code separated out into additional hardware and firmware - directories. - * Update to latest version of Kconfig - -SeaBIOS 1.7.3 -============= - -Available on 20130707. Major changes in this release: - -* Initial support for using SeaBIOS as a UEFI Compatibility Support - Module (CSM) -* Support for detecting and using ACPI reboot ports. -* By default, all 16bit entry points now use an internal stack to - reduce stack footprint. -* Floppy controller code has been rewritten to improve - compatibility. Non-standard floppy sizes now work again with recent - QEMU versions. -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 1.7.2 -============= - -Available on 20130118. Major changes in this release: - -* Support for ICH9 host chipset ("q35") on emulators -* Support for booting from LSI MegaRAID SAS controllers -* Support for using the ACPI PM timer on emulators -* Improved Geode VGA BIOS support. -* Several bug fixes - -SeaBIOS 1.7.2.1 ---------------- - -Available on 20130227. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.7.2.2 ---------------- - -Available on 20130527. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.7.1 -============= - -Available on 20120831. Major changes in this release: - -* Initial support for booting from USB attached scsi (USB UAS) drives -* USB EHCI 64bit controller support -* USB MSC multi-LUN device support -* Support for booting from LSI SCSI controllers on emulators -* Support for booting from AMD PCscsi controllers on emulators -* New PCI allocation code on emulators. Support 64bit PCI bars and - mapping them above 4G. -* Support for non-linear APIC ids on emulators. -* Stack switching for 16bit real mode irq handlers to reduce stack - footprint. -* Support for custom storage in the memory at 0xc0000-0xf0000. No - longer reserve memory for custom storage in first 640k. -* Improved code generation for 16bit segment register loads -* Boot code will now (by default) reboot after 60 seconds if no boot - device found -* CBFS and FWCFG "files" are now only scanned one time -* Several bug fixes - -SeaBIOS 1.7.0 -============= - -Available on 20120414. Major changes in this release: - -* Many enhancements to VGA BIOS code - it should now be feature - complete with LGPL vgabios. -* Support for virtio-scsi. -* Improved USB drive (usb-msc) support. -* Several USB controller bug fixes and improvements. -* Runtime ACPI AML PCI hotplug construction. -* Support for running on i386 and i486 CPUs. -* Enhancements to PCI init when running on emulators. -* Several bug fixes - -SeaBIOS 1.6.3 -============= - -Available on 20111004. Major changes in this release: - -* Initial support for Xen -* PCI init (on emulators) uses a two-phase initialization -* Fixes for AHCI so it can work on real hardware. AHCI is now enabled - by default. -* Bootsplash support for BMP files -* Several configuration options can now be configured at runtime via - CBFS files (eg, "etc/boot-menu-wait") -* PCI device scan is cached during POST phase -* Several bug fixes - -The SeaBIOS 1.6.3 release was an incremental feature release. The -first release number (1) was incremented as the project was no longer -in a beta stage, and the third release number (3) was also incremented -to indicate the release was a regular feature release. - -SeaBIOS 1.6.3.1 ---------------- - -Available on 20111124. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 1.6.3.2 ---------------- - -Available on 20120311. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 0.6.2 -============= - -Available on 20110228. Major changes in this release: - -* Setup code can relocate to high-memory to save space in c-f segments -* Build now configured via Kconfig -* Experimental support for AHCI controllers -* Support for run-time configuration of the boot order (via - CBFS/fw_cfg "bootorder" file) -* Support T13 EDD3.0 spec -* Improved bounds checking on PCI memory allocation -* Several bug fixes - -SeaBIOS 0.6.1 -============= - -Available on 20100913. Major changes in this release: - -* Support for virtio drives -* Add ACPI definitions for cpu hotplug support -* Support for a graphical bootsplash screen -* USB mouse support -* The PCI support for emulators is less dependent on i440 chipset -* New malloc implementation which improves memalign and free -* The build system no longer double links objects -* Several bug fixes - -SeaBIOS 0.6.1.1 ---------------- - -Available on 20101031. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 0.6.1.2 ---------------- - -Available on 20101113. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 0.6.1.3 ---------------- - -Available on 20101226. Stable release containing only bug fixes. - -SeaBIOS 0.6.0 -============= - -Available on 20100326. Major changes in this release: - -* USB hub support -* USB drive booting support -* USB keyboard auto-repeat support -* USB EHCI controller support -* Several improvements to compatibility of PS2 port handlers for old - code -* Support for qemu e820 interface -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.5.1 -============= - -Available on 20100108. Major changes in this release: - -* Support for 32bit PCI BIOS calls -* Support for int1589 calls -* MPTable fixes for OpenBSD -* ATA DMA and bus-mastering support -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.5.0 -============= - -Available on 20091218. Major changes in this release: - -* Several enhancements ported from the Bochs BIOS derived code in qemu - and kvm -* Support for parallel hardware initialization to reduce bootup times -* Enable PCI option rom support by default (Bochs users must now - enable CONFIG_OPTIONROMS_DEPLOYED in src/config.h). Support added - for extracting option roms from qemu "fw_cfg". -* Support USB UHCI and OHCI controllers -* Initial support for USB keyboards -* SeaBIOS can now be greater than 64K -* Support for permanent low memory allocations -* APIC "local interrupts" now enabled in SeaBIOS (on emulators) -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.4.2 -============= - -Available on 20090909. Major changes in this release: - -* Implement Post Memory Manager (PMM) support. Use equivalent "malloc" - functions for internal allocations as well. -* Refactor disk "block" interface for greater expandability -* Support CBFS based floppy images -* Allow boot menu to select either floppy to boot from -* Increase ebda size to store a CDROM harddrive/floppy emulation - buffer -* Support systems with multiple vga cards (only the card with the - legacy IO ranges mapped will have its option rom executed) -* Make option rom memory be writable during option rom execution (on - emulators) -* Compile version number into code and report on each boot -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.4.1 -============= - -Available on 20090714. Major changes in this release: - -* Support older versions of gcc that predate "-fwhole-program" (eg, - v3.x) -* Add initial port of "LGPL vga bios" code into tree in "vgasrc/" - directory -* Handle ATA drives still "spinning up" during SeaBIOS drive detect -* Add support for option rom Boot Connection Vectors (BCV) -* Enhance boot menu to support booting from any drive or any cdrom -* Support flash based Coreboot File System (CBFS) -* Support booting from a CBFS "payload" -* Support coreboot table forwarder -* Support compile time definitions for multiple root PCI buses -* New tools/readserial.py tool -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.4.0 -============= - -Available on 20090206. Major changes in this release: - -* Add Bios Boot Specification (BBS) calls; add PnP call stubs -* Support option roms stored in PCI rom BAR -* Support rebooting on ctrl+alt+delete key press -* Scan PCI devices for ATA adapters (don't assume legacy ISA ATA ports - are valid) -* Attempt to automatically determine gcc capabilities/bugs during - build -* Add script to layout 16bit sections at fixed offsets and in - compacted space -* Introduce timestamp counter based delays -* Support POST calls that are really a resume -* Use new stack in EBDA for int13 disk calls to reduce stack usage -* Support the EBDA being relocated by option roms -* Move many variables from EBDA to global variables (stored in - f-segment) -* Support for PCI bridges when iterating through PCI device list -* Initial port of several KVM specific features from their Bochs BIOS - derived code -* Access BDA using segment 0x40 and IVT using segment 0x00 (which - could be important for 16bit protected mode callers) -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.3.0 -============= - -Available on 20080817. Major changes in this release: - -* Run boot code (int18/19) in 32bit mode -* Rewrite of PS2 port handling - new code is more compatible with real - hardware -* Initial support for int155f VGA option rom calls -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.2.3 -============= - -Available on 20080702. Major changes in this release: - -* Initial support for running on real hardware with coreboot -* Support parsing coreboot tables -* Support relocating bios tables from high memory when running under - coreboot -* Dynamic e820 map generation -* Serial debug support -* New tools/checkstack.py tool -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.2.2 -============= - -Formerly known as "legacybios". Available on 20080501. Major changes -in this release: - -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.2.1 -============= - -Formerly known as "legacybios". Available on 20080406. Major changes -in this release: - -* Port of boot menu code from Bochs BIOS -* Several bug fixes and code cleanups - -SeaBIOS 0.2.0 -============= - -Formerly known as "legacybios". Available on 20080330. Major changes -in this release: - -* Completion of initial port of Bochs BIOS code to gcc. |