A new post titled "[GSoC] End user flash tool – week #10 #11#12" has been published on the coreboot blog. Find the full post at http://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2015/08/16/gsoc-end-user-flash-tool-week-10-1112/
Hello!
During weeks 10, 11 and 12 I worked on:
As I mentioned in my last post, if coreboot image should be built automatically then application needs to collect hardware specific data. During last weeks I added functions responsible for:
It is now possible to build and flash coreboot image by clicking few application buttons without taking care which options are correct for system. Of course this is not possible for all hardware configurations, for now this is very limited, but with time database of known good configurations will grow and more users will be able to flash coreboot in such easy way.
Process of automated image building:
I decided to change a look of ‘ROM options’ tab. Previously just raw output of cbfs_tool with rom contents info was redirected to GUI log window. Now it is visible in a form of table, what in my opinion is more readable.
GSoC “pencils down” date is coming up on Friday, so only few days are left. I want to use this time for:
What after GSoC? I would like to still contribute, there is place for many improvements and possible extensions.