Mastodawn

#barebox is totally awesome, just got to toy around with it a little, as they provide a TinyEMU WASM demo for it -> https://www.barebox.org/demo/?graphic=0 , while I hack on packaging it as a bootloader for guix (building/configuring it works exactly like kconfig/kbuild so coming up with a package isn't too difficult)

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Ahmad Fatoum Dec 28

If you are at #39c3 and are curious about how kernel and firmware use #OpenFirmware device tree to discover hardware and how @barebox (and other bootloaders) use it when booting Linux, come by tomorrow at 13:00 at the open source firmware assembly in Hall 3 Foyer!

If you can't make it and you don't find me near the #barebox demo at the assembly, shoot me a message, I am happy to meet up and chat about all things #embedded #linux, barebox and liberating boot!

https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/workshop-device-tree-handling-and-linux-booting-wi

[39c3] Workshop: Device Tree Handling and Linux booting with barebox

We'll walk through the barebox bootloader RISC-V webdemo at https://www.barebox.org/demo/ but many concepts apply equally well to ARM as well as booting Linux in general with other bootloaders as well. Optimally bring your own charged laptop with you.

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barebox bootloader Dec 22

16 years (minus 2 days) after the first #barebox release (v2009.12.0), we're happy to announce barebox v2025.12.0!

On top of a healthy amount of cleanup and bug fixes, 2 new features stand out:

📺 On Rockchip #RK3566 / #RK3568, MIPI-#DSI displays are now supported (pictured here running #bareDOOM).

🏭 For the barebox TLV factory data format, signatures can now be generated & verified. (See the upcoming FOSDEM talk: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/97DP7F-tamper-resistant_factory_data_from_the_bootloader/ for more info).

Release notes: https://github.com/barebox/barebox/releases/tag/v2025.12.0

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Kate Jul 11, 2025

@danct12 #barebox sounds like u-boot but better

Danct12 Jul 11, 2025

I tried RK3568 MIPI DSI patches from @a3f for #barebox and I got a display out on my #pinetab2 :)

Dickenhobelix Jun 13, 2025

Ui, nice. #Barebox kann mit dem v2025.06.0 Release HS200 für eMMCs auf i.MX

Joachim Wiberg May 4, 2025

In other news, I managed to learn even more about #uboot today. Still unsure if it was a good idea for society to go with U-Boot over sane alternatives, like #barebox ?

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Joachim Wiberg Apr 29, 2025

Why can't we all just agree to move on from #uboot to #barebox instead? My sanity would be secure and the world would be a better place ...

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 2, 2025

#Microsoft used its #AI-powered #SecurityCopilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the #GRUB2, #UBoot, and #Barebox #opensource #bootloaders.
GRUB2 (GRand Unified Bootloader) is the default boot loader for most #Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, while U-Boot and Barebox are commonly used in embedded and #IoT devices.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-uses-ai-to-find-flaws-in-grub2-u-boot-barebox-bootloaders/ #ITSec

Microsoft uses AI to find flaws in GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox bootloaders

Microsoft used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders.

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