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+# Rookie Guide
+
+* [Lesson 1: Starting from scratch](lesson1.md)
+* [Lesson 2: Submitting a patch to coreboot.org](lesson2.md)
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+coreboot lesson 1 - Starting from scratch
+=========================================
+
+From a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 install, here are all the steps required for
+a very basic build:
+
+Download, configure, and build coreboot
+---------------------------------------
+
+### Step 1 - Install tools and libraries needed for coreboot
+ $ sudo apt-get install -y bison build-essential curl flex git gnat-5 libncurses5-dev m4 zlib1g-dev
+
+### Step 2 - Download coreboot source tree
+ $ git clone https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot
+ $ cd coreboot
+
+### Step 3 - Build the coreboot toolchain
+Please note that this can take a significant amount of time
+
+ $ make crossgcc-i386 CPUS=$(nproc)
+
+Also note that you can possibly use your system toolchain, but the results are
+not reproducible, and may have issues, so this is not recommended. See step 5
+to use your system toolchain.
+
+### Step 4 - Build the payload - coreinfo
+ $ make -C payloads/coreinfo olddefconfig
+ $ make -C payloads/coreinfo
+
+### Step 5 - Configure the build
+
+* ##### Configure your mainboard
+ $ make menuconfig
+ select 'Mainboard' menu
+ Beside 'Mainboard vendor' should be '(Emulation)'
+ Beside 'Mainboard model' should be 'QEMU x86 i440fx/piix4'
+ select < Exit >
+These should be the default selections, so if anything else was set, run
+`make distclean` to remove your old config file and start over.
+
+* ##### Optionally use your system toolchain (Again, not recommended)
+ select 'General Setup' menu
+ select 'Allow building with any toolchain'
+ select < Exit >
+
+* ##### Select the payload
+ select 'Payload' menu
+ select 'Add a Payload'
+ choose 'An Elf executable payload'
+ select 'Payload path and filename'
+ enter 'payloads/coreinfo/build/coreinfo.elf'
+ select < Exit >
+ select < Exit >
+ select < Yes >
+
+##### check your configuration (optional step):
+
+ $ make savedefconfig
+ $ cat defconfig
+
+There should only be two lines (or 3 if you're using the system toolchain):
+
+ CONFIG_PAYLOAD_ELF=y
+ CONFIG_PAYLOAD_FILE="payloads/coreinfo/build/coreinfo.elf"
+
+### Step 6 - build coreboot
+ $ make
+
+At the end of the build, you should see:
+
+ Build emulation/qemu-i440fx (QEMU x86 i440fx/piix4)
+
+This means your build was successful. The output from the build is in the build
+directory. build/coreboot.rom is the full rom file.
+
+Test the image using QEMU
+-------------------------
+
+### Step 7 - Install QEMU
+ $ sudo apt-get install -y qemu
+
+### Step 8 - Run QEMU
+Start QEMU, and point it to the ROM you just built:
+
+ $ qemu-system-x86_64 -bios build/coreboot.rom -serial stdio
+
+You should see the serial output of coreboot in the original console window, and
+a new window will appear running the coreinfo payload.
+
+Summary
+-------
+
+### Step 1 summary - Install tools and libraries needed for coreboot
+You installed the minimum additional requirements for ubuntu to download and
+build coreboot. Ubuntu already has most of the other tools that would be
+required installed by default.
+
+* `build-essential` is the basic tools for doing builds. It comes pre-installed
+on some Ubuntu flavors, and not on others.
+* `git` is needed to download coreboot from the coreboot git repository.
+* `libncurses5-dev` is needed to build the menu for 'make menuconfig'
+* `m4, bison, curl, flex, gnat-5, zlib1g-dev` are needed to build the coreboot
+toolchain.
+
+If you started with a different distribution, you might need to install many
+other items which vary by distribution.
+
+### Step 2 summary - Download coreboot source tree
+This will download a 'read-only' copy of the coreboot tree. This just means
+that if you made changes to the coreboot tree, you couldn't immediately
+contribute them back to the community. To pull a copy of coreboot that would
+allow you to contribute back, you would first need to sign up for an account on
+gerrit.
+
+### Step 3 summary - Build the coreboot toolchain.
+This builds one of the coreboot cross-compiler toolchains for X86 platforms.
+Because of the variability of compilers and the other required tools between
+the various operating systems that coreboot can be built on, coreboot supplies
+and uses its own cross-compiler toolchain to build the binaries that end up as
+part of the coreboot ROM. The toolchain provided by the operating system (the
+'host toolchain') is used to build various tools that will run on the local
+system during the build process.
+
+### Step 4 summary - Build the payload
+To actually do anything useful with coreboot, you need to build a payload to
+include in the rom. The idea behind coreboot is that it does the minimum amount
+possible before passing control of the machine to a payload. There are various
+payloads such as grub or SeaBIOS that are typically used to boot the operating
+system. Instead, we used coreinfo, a small demonstration payload that allows the
+user to look at various things such as memory and the contents of coreboot's
+cbfs - the pieces that make up the coreboot rom.
+
+### Step 5 summary - Configure the build
+This step configures coreboot's build options using the menuconfig interface to
+Kconfig. Kconfig is the same configuration program used by the linux kernel. It
+allows you to enable, disable, and change various values to control the coreboot
+build process, including which mainboard(motherboard) to use, which toolchain to
+use, and how the runtime debug console should be presented and saved.
+Anytime you change mainboards in Kconfig, you should always run `make distclean`
+before running `make menuconfig`. Due to the way that Kconfig works, values will
+be kept from the previous mainboard if you skip the clean step. This leads to a
+hybrid configuration which may or may not work as expected.
+
+### Step 6 summary - Build coreboot
+You may notice that a number of other pieces are downloaded at the beginning of
+the build process. These are the git submodules used in various coreboot builds.
+By default, the BLOBS submodule is not downloaded. This git submodule may be
+required for other builds for microcode or other binaries. To enable downloading
+this submodule, select the option "Allow use of binary-only repository" in the
+"General Setup" menu of Kconfig
+This attempts to build the coreboot rom. The rom file itself ends up in the
+build directory as 'coreboot.rom'. At the end of the build process, the build
+displayed the contents of the rom file.
+
+### Step 7 summary - Install QEMU
+QEMU is a processor emulator which we can use to show coreboot
+
+### Step 8 summary - Run QEMU
+Here's the command line broken down:
+* `qemu-system-x86_64`
+This starts the QEMU emulator with the i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to
+ISA bridge.
+* `-bios build/coreboot.rom`
+Use the bios rom image that we just built. If this is left off, the standard
+SeaBIOS image that comes with QEMU is used.
+* `-serial stdio`
+Send the serial output to the console. This allows you to view the coreboot
+debug output.
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+# coreboot Lesson 2: Submitting a patch to coreboot.org
+
+## Part 1: Setting up an account at coreboot.org
+
+If you already have an account, skip to Part 2.
+
+Otherwise, go to <https://review.coreboot.org> in your preferred web browser.
+Select **Register** in the upper right corner.
+
+Select the appropriate sign-in. For example, if you have a Google account,
+select **Google OAuth2** (gerrit-oauth-provider plugin)".**Note:** Your
+username for the account will be the username of the account you used to
+sign-in with. (ex. your Google username).
+
+## Part 2a: Set up RSA Private/Public Key
+
+If you prefer to use an HTTP password instead, skip to Part 2b.
+
+For the most up-to-date instructions on how to set up SSH keys with Gerrit go to
+<https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.14.2/user-upload.html#configure_ssh)>
+and follow the instructions there. Then, skip to Part 3.
+
+Additionally, that section of the Web site provides explanation on starting
+an ssh-agent, which may be particularly helpful for those who anticipate
+frequently uploading changes.
+
+If you instead prefer to have review.coreboot.org specific instructions,
+follow the steps below. Note that this particular section may have the
+most up-to-date instructions.
+
+If you do not have an RSA key set up on your account already (as is the case
+with a newly created account), follow the instructions below; otherwise,
+doing so could overwrite an existing key.
+
+In the upper right corner, select your name and click on **Settings**.
+Select **SSH Public Keys** on the left-hand side.
+
+In a terminal, run "ssh-keygen" and confirm the default path ".ssh/id_rsa".
+
+Make a passphrase -- remember this phrase. It will be needed whenever you use
+this RSA Public Key. **Note:** You might want to use a short password, or
+forego the password altogether as you will be using it very often.
+
+Open "id_rsa.pub", copy all contents and paste into the textbox under
+"Add SSH Public Key" in the https://review.coreboot.org webpage.
+
+## Part 2b: Setting up an HTTP Password
+
+Alternatively, instead of using SSH keys, you can use an HTTP password. To do so,
+after you select your name and click on **Settings** on the left-hand side, rather
+than selecting **SSH Public Keys**, select **HTTP Password**.
+
+Click **Generate Password**. This should fill the "Password" box with a password. Copy
+the password, and add the following to your $HOME/.netrc file:
+
+ machine review.coreboot.org login YourUserNameHere password YourPasswordHere
+
+where YourUserNameHere is your username, and YourPasswordHere is the password you
+just generated.
+
+## Part 3: Clone coreboot and configure it for submitting patches
+
+Go to the **Projects** tab in the upper left corner and select **List**.
+From the dropdown menu that appears, select "coreboot".
+
+If you are using SSH keys, select **ssh** from the tabs under "Project coreboot"
+and run the command that appears. This should prompt you for your id_rsa passphrase,
+if you previously set one.
+
+If you are using HTTP, instead, select **http** from the tabs under "Project coreboot"
+and run the command that appears
+
+After it finishes cloning, "cd coreboot" will take you into the local
+git repository. Run "make gitconfig" to set up the hooks and configurations.
+For example, you will be asked to run the following commands to set your
+username and email.
+
+ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+ git config --global user.email "Your Email"
+
+## Part 4: Submit a commit
+
+An easy first commit to make is fixing existing checkpatch errors and warnings
+in the source files. To see errors that are already present, build the files in
+the repository by running 'make lint' in the coreboot directory. Alternatively,
+if you want to run 'make lint' on a specific directory, run:
+
+ for file in $(git ls-files | grep src/amd/quadcore); do \
+ util/lint/checkpatch.pl --file $file --terse; done
+
+where <filepath> is the filepath of the directory (ex. src/cpu/amd/car).
+
+Any changes made to files under the src directory are made locally,
+and can be submitted for review.
+
+Once you finish making your desired changes, use the command line to stage
+and submit your changes. An alternative and potentially easier way to stage
+and submit commits is to use git cola, a graphical user interface for git. For
+instructions on how to do so, skip to Part 4b.
+
+## Part 4a: Using the command line to stage and submit a commit
+
+To use the command line to stage a commit, run
+
+ git add <filename>
+
+where `filename` is the name of your file.
+
+To commit the change, run
+
+ git commit -s
+
+**Note:** The -s adds a signed-off-by line by the committer. Your commit should be
+signed off with your name and email (i.e. **Your Name** **<Your Email>**, based on
+what you set with git config earlier).
+
+Running git commit first checks for any errors and warnings using lint. If
+there are any, you must go back and fix them before submitting your commit.
+You can do so by making the necessary changes, and then staging your commit again.
+
+When there are no errors or warnings, your default text editor will open.
+This is where you will write your commit message.
+
+The first line of your commit message is your commit summary. This is a brief
+one-line description of what you changed in the files using the template
+below:
+
+<filepath>: Short description
+*ex. cpu/amd/pi/00630F01: Fix checkpatch warnings and errors*
+**Note:** It is good practice to use present tense in your descriptions
+and do not punctuate your summary.
+
+Then hit Enter. The next paragraph should be a more in-depth explanation of the
+changes you've made to the files. Again, it is good practice to use present
+tense.
+*ex. Fix space prohibited between function name and open parenthesis,
+line over 80 characters, unnecessary braces for single statement blocks,
+space required before open brace errors and warnings.*
+
+When you have finished writing your commit message, save and exit the text
+editor. You have finished committing your change. If, after submitting your
+commit, you wish to make changes to it, running "git commit --amend" allows
+you to take back your commit and amend it.
+
+When you are done with your commit, run 'git push' to push your commit to
+coreboot.org. **Note:** To submit as a draft, use
+'git push origin HEAD:refs/drafts/master' Submitting as a draft means that
+your commit will be on coreboot.org, but is only visible to those you add
+as reviewers.
+
+## Part 4b: Using git cola to stage and submit a commit
+
+If git cola is not installed on your machine, see
+https://git-cola.github.io/downloads.html for download instructions.
+
+After making some edits to src files, rather than run "git add," run
+'git cola' from the command line. You should see all of the files
+edited under "Modified".
+
+In the textbox labeled "Commit summary" provide a brief one-line
+description of what you changed in the files according to the template
+below:
+
+<filepath>: Short description
+*ex. cpu/amd/pi/00630F01: Fix checkpatch warnings and errors*
+**Note:** It is good practice to use present tense in your descriptions
+and do not punctuate your short description.
+
+In the larger text box labeled 'Extended description...' provide a more
+in-depth explanation of the changes you've made to the files. Again, it
+is good practice to use present tense.
+*ex. Fix space prohibited between function name and open parenthesis,
+line over 80 characters, unnecessary braces for single statement blocks,
+space required before open brace errors and warnings.*
+
+Then press Enter two times to move the cursor to below your description.
+To the left of the text boxes, there is an icon with an downward arrow.
+Press the arrow and select "Sign Off." Make sure that you are signing off
+with your name and email (i.e. **Your Name** **<Your Email>**, based on what
+you set with git config earlier).
+
+Now, review each of your changes and mark either individual changes or
+an entire file as Ready to Commit by marking it as 'Staged'. To do
+this, select one file from the 'Modified' list. If you only want to
+submit particular changes from each file, then highlight the red and
+green lines for your changes, right click and select 'Stage Selected
+Lines'. Alternatively, if an entire file is ready to be committed, just
+double click on the file under 'Modified' and it will be marked as
+Staged.
+
+Once the descriptions are done and all the edits you would like to
+commit have been staged, press 'Commit' on the right of the text
+boxes.
+
+If the commit fails due to persisting errors, a text box will appear
+showing the errors. You can correct these errors within 'git cola' by
+right-clicking on the file in which the error occurred and selecting
+'Launch Diff Tool'. Make necessary corrections, close the Diff Tool and
+'Stage' the corrected file again. It might be necessary to refresh
+'git cola' in order for the file to be shown under 'Modified' again.
+Note: Be sure to add any other changes that haven't already been
+explained in the extended description.
+
+When ready, select 'Commit' again. Once all errors have been satisfied
+and the commit succeeds, move to the command line and run 'git push'.
+**Note:** To submit as a draft, use 'git push origin HEAD:refs/drafts/master'
+Submitting as a draft means that your commit will be on coreboot.org, but is
+only visible to those you add as reviewers.
+
+## Part 5: Getting your commit reviewed
+
+Your commits can now be seen on review.coreboot.org if you select “My”
+and click on “Changes” and can be reviewed by others. Your code will
+first be reviewed by build bot (Jenkins), which will either give you a warning
+or verify a successful build; if so, your commit will receive a +1. Other
+users may also give your commit +1. For a commit to be merged, it needs
+to receive a +2.**Note:** A +1 and a +1 does not make a +2. Only certain users
+can give a +2.
+
+## Part 6 (optional): bash-git-prompt
+
+To help make it easier to understand the state of the git repository
+without running 'git status' or 'git log', there is a way to make the
+command line show the status of the repository at every point. This
+is through bash-git-prompt.
+
+Instructions for installing this are found at:
+https://github.com/magicmonty/bash-git-prompt
+**Note:** Feel free to search for different versions of git prompt,
+as this one is specific to bash.
+
+Alternatively, follow the instructions below:
+Run the following two commands in the command line:
+
+ cd
+ git clone https://github.com/magicmonty/bash-git-prompt.git .bash-git-prompt --depth=1
+
+**Note:** cd will change your directory to your home directory, so the
+git clone command will be run there.
+
+Finally, open the ~/.bashrc file and append the following two lines:
+
+ GIT_PROMPT_ONLY_IN_REPO=1
+ source ~/.bash-git-prompt/gitprompt.sh
+
+Now, whenever you are in a git repository, it will continuously display
+its state.
+
+There also are additional configurations that you can change depending on your
+preferences. If you wish to do so, look at the "All configs for .bashrc" section
+on https://github.com/magicmonty/bash-git-prompt. Listed in that section are
+various lines that you can copy, uncomment and add to your .bashrc file to
+change the configurations. Example configurations include avoid fetching remote
+status, and supporting versions of Git older than 1.7.10.
+
+## Appendix: Miscellaneous Advice
+
+### Updating a commit after running git push:
+
+Suppose you would like to update a commit that has already been pushed to the
+remote repository. If the commit you wish to update is the most recent
+commit you have made, after making your desired changes, stage the files
+(either using git add or in git cola), and amend the commit. To do so,
+if you are using the command line, run "git commit --amend." If you are
+using git cola, click on the gear icon located on the upper left side under
+**Commit** and select **Amend Last Commit** in the drop down menu. Then, stage
+the files you have changed, commit the changes, and run git push to push the
+changes to the remote repository. Your change should be reflected in Gerrit as
+a new patch set.
+
+If, however, the commit you wish to update is not the most recent commit you
+have made, you will first need to checkout that commit. To do so, find the
+URL of the commit on <https://review.coreboot.org> and go to that page; if
+the commit is one that you previously pushed, it can be found by selecting
+**My** and then **Changes** in the upper left corner. To checkout this commit,
+in the upper right corner, click on **Download**, and copy the command listed
+next to checkout by clicking **Copy to clipboard**. Then, run the copied
+command in your coreboot repository. Now, the last commit should be the most
+recent commit to that patch; to update it, make your desired changes, stage
+the files, then amend and push the commit using the instructions in the above
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