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Unlocking Modern Storage: U-Boot Adds LUKSv2 Support

Unlocking Modern Storage: U-Boot Adds LUKSv2 Support

We’re excited to announce that U-Boot concept has merged support for unlocking LUKSv2 encrypted partitions! This is a significant enhancement to U-Boot’s security capabilities, allowing it to handle the encryption standard used today by most current Linux distributions. This 16-patch series (and a small follow-up) bring U-Boot up to speed with modern disk encryption, building…

Unlocking Disks Earlier: Basic LUKS1 Support Arrives in U-Boot

Unlocking Disks Earlier: Basic LUKS1 Support Arrives in U-Boot

A new 24-patch series in Concept that introduces basic support for unlocking LUKS1 encrypted partitions directly within U-Boot. This is a foundational step toward a more integrated and user-friendly full-disk encryption (FDE) experience. 🤔 The Problem with “Late” Unlocking Traditionally, FDE on Linux systems is handled late in the boot process. U-Boot loads a kernel…

Mouse Support Comes to U-Boot

Mouse Support Comes to U-Boot

We’re excited to announce a new patch series that brings mouse support to U-Boot! This long-awaited feature resurrects some old code that was originally developed for Nuklear integration and provides a comprehensive mouse input framework. What’s New The 17-patch series (1,374 lines added across 44 files) introduces a simple mouse subsystem including: Key Features Universal…

Streamlining Your Patch Workflow with Patman Series Management

Streamlining Your Patch Workflow with Patman Series Management

Managing patch series can be one of the most time-consuming aspects of contributing to large open-source projects like U-Boot and Linux. While patman has long been a powerful tool for creating, checking, and sending patches, the relatively new patman series feature takes workflow management to the next level by providing lifecycle management for series, with…

Seeing is Believing: Video Support Lands for the ARM EFI App! 🎨

Seeing is Believing: Video Support Lands for the ARM EFI App! 🎨

For a while now, U-Boot’s EFI application (efi_app) has been a handy tool, but with one noticeable difference between architectures: x86 could show things on the screen, while ARM was stuck in the dark. If you wanted a splash screen or a graphical boot menu in your ARM EFI app, you were out of luck….