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Coreboot cbmem building

Intro

  • Instruction based on Linux Voyage
  • Checked for ALIX.1E and APU5 platforms
  • Root user is recommended
  • Git is required if it's not installated type:
    apt-get install git -y
    

Building and installation process

  1. Clone coreboot repository

    git clone https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git
    

    If an error similar to the showed below occurs:

    error: Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?) while accessing https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git/info/refs
    fatal: HTTP request failed
    

    Install ca-certificates package:

    apt-get install ca-certificates -y
    
  2. Build and install cbmem in OS

    cd coreboot/util/cbmem/
    make
    make install
    

    cbmem tool should be installed in OS to display help you can type:

    cbmem -h