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1- Added memory info to the nvidia plist structure, so now one can add several cards to the plist and set a customized name and memory info for each cards
2- Implemented a method to inject new graphics cards from a plist, no need to hardcode device ids anymore !! (for now, only nvidia cards are supported, see doc/ModuleHelp.txt for usage)
3- Moved the smbios detection code to the freebsd one
4
5- Fixed a bug in the bundle dependency dispatcher
6
7- security fixes in printf.c
8- Fixed a weird bug in boot arguments that could prevent 10.8 to boot
9
10- security, stability, bugs fixes
11- moved __doprnt to the xnu version
12
13- security and stability fixes
14- Fixed a bug where prf may return a wrong string len (for ex : in the previous versions newStringWithformat("%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",101,117,104,113,103,100) may not return the entire string)
15- Fixed a bug in xml.c
16- Fixed a bug in device_inject.c (inspired from the dmazar's patch)
17
18
19- security and stability fixes
20- Removed useless codes in efistring modules
21- Fixed bugs related to device_inject.c
22- Fixed bugs related to device_tree.c
23- Fixed bugs related to hfs.c
24- Fixed a bug in the booterlog introduced in the previous version
25- Fixed a bug in randomTheme intoduced in the previous version
26- Added LoginToLion Cub Devices (credit to Enzo)
27
28
29- security and stability fixes
30- Improved Xcode4.3+ and clang compatibility
31- Fixed a bug in device_inject.c
32- Updated uthash, utarrey, etc ... to v1.9.6
33- Replaced arc4random by the freebsd version (found in darwin's libc)
34(also Removed others random generators since the pseudo-random generator now work perfectly )
35- Implemented gettimeofday taken from libpayload
36- finaly back to safe_malloc
37- Sync'd the cpu legacy method to the trunk
38
39- Implemented the Runtime Bundles Modules
40- Updated nvidia and ati device id
41- Small security fixes
42
43- Stability fixes
44- Added mountain lion auto_installer compatibility
45- Changed md5c.c to the Xnu's md5.c
46
47- Added a dirty workaround to selectBootVolume (still need more investigations to find out what happening exactly during the bvchain construction, and how the h... the loop can stop with gcc)
48
49- Improved Xcode4.3+ support
50
51- Sync'd LoginToLion with the last Enzo's update (want more about LoginToLion ? please follow or participate to this thread : http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,2125.0.html)
52- fixed some bugs
53- Added an option to change the acpi detection method (only for acpi 64 users)
54- Updated amlsgn with more cocoa
55
56- Many security and bug fixes and improvements
57- Added a workaround for some machines that was unable to enter to the startup options during the countdown
58- Implemented a new environment platform
59- Added mountain lion support
60- Improved Xcode4 support (GUI still work only with Xcode3)
61
62- Added mountain lion icons for the default themes and LogintoLion (credit to Blackosx)
63- Added cpu_intel_amd.c (not by default, you need to edit the makefile in the libsaio directory to compile it)
64- Implemented a stack_protector (seems to work)
65- Sync'd libsa with Xnu
66- Removed lcc_kext dependency from the make file
67- Fixed some bugs
68
69- Updated the default theme to v 1.1 (credit to blackosx)
70- Updated LogintoLion with he haiku device logo (credit to blackosx)
71- Update for the gui
72- Chameleon can now boot the Lion Auto-Installer partition (additionally, on a GPT disk this enable the option "Localize my Mac" of iCloud)
73- Added a first version of amlsgn (NOTE: This tool can can sign an aml file for your machine (with the UUID) or for your machine model, this can be useful
74 with multiple machines w/o an identical model, combined with acpicodec and the option "LoadSignedAmlOnly", you can make sure that Chameleon will load the
75 good aml files for your machine (even if you have for example about 50 dsdt files named differently in your Acpi directory and each one for a different machine) )
76- Applied Guerrero's patch on gui.c (http://forge.voodooprojects.org/p/chameleon/issues/view/attachment/152/gui.diff)
77- Added a theme compatible with the OS detection/Volume feature (credit to Enzo for LoginToLion, see http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php?topic=2125.0 for more.)
78- Fixed a mistake with the smbios.plist loading process
79- Reworked the OS detection/Volume (NOTE: now embedded into the core and executed much earlier )
80
81
82- Added Haiku support (credit to scorpius)
83- Added EXFAT (FAT64) support (credit to dmazar)
84- Added JrCs fixes (see trunk v1716 v1719)
85- Gui can now detect the darwin version of each volumes
86- Applied some underthehood fixes and enhancements
87
88- Added an option to the check Oem revision of aml files, can be useful with multiple machines (a command line tool able to patch the aml files will be available soon)
89- Improved smbios support for some Intel Xeon models
90- BETA : Sync'd ati engine with the trunk
91
92- Small security fixes
93- Added a mechanism to strip the madt table
94- Ported the serial number randomizer to smbiosgetters,
95 Warning: smbiosgetters (and also the Gui module) still don't work when built with Xcode4.
96
97- Implemented a serial number randomizer in smbiospatcher
98(can be useful for icloud registration problems, especially when the serial number is already used by another machine,
99
100DISCLAIMER: Please read the iCloud License (http://www.apple.com/legal/icloud/ww/) carefully before using this option.
101By using this option, you are agreeing to be bound by
102the terms of the iCloud License (http://www.apple.com/legal/icloud/ww/). If you do not or cannot agree to the terms
103of the icloud License (http://www.apple.com/legal/icloud/ww/), please do not use this option.
104
105THE CHAMELEON ( OR VOODOO ) TEAM CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ABUSE.)
106
107- Chameleon (or at least this branch) can now boot OSX on Parallels Desktop 7, with full acpi and smbios support
108 (note: you will need to embed at least acpicodec and smbiosgetters since virtual machines don't like our module system),
109 see this vid ;-) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSgwIE6D4o&feature=channel_video_title
110- Added a mechanism to boot the real Lion installer partition (with baseSystem.dmg as root device), you will just need to edit the kernelcache
111 for you platform, step 2 of the installation process (booting from the kernelcache in the "Mac OS X Install Data" folder) is still in progress
112
113- Added a simple mechanism to embed a module into the core of the bootloader (useful for virtual machines
114 or for modules not yet compatible with xcode4), see internal_modules.h for more info.
115- Added JrCs's Keylayout support in Keymapper
116- Fixed an issue in AcpiCodec where the highest cpu frequency may not be added in the pstate package on some configurations
117- Improved detection of nb of core(s) and thread(s) for AMD processors
118- Updated keymapper ...
119- Applied scorpius's patch (to get an unstretched boot screen for nVidia cards on DVI) in boot0.s , disabled by default,
120 see - http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,2158.msg10345/boardseen.html#new - for more info.
121- Applied Vladimir Zidar's hibernate patch on hibernateEnabler.
122- Applied "Intel HD Graphics 3000" patch to gma.c (credit: ???) ,
123 found at - http://www.darwinx86.net/forum/61-section-francaise-/1880-espace-de-discussion-anval?limit=10&start=60#6247 -
124- Added AMD support (most of the code is derived from the trunk, MUST BE ENABLED BY HAND IN CPU.C) see - http://forge.voodooprojects.org/p/chameleon/issues/163/ -
125- Improved Core Ix support in AcpiCodec
126- Improved c-states support in AcpiCodec
127
128- Sync'd nvidia.c and gma.c (see GraphicEnabler module) to the trunk
129- Improved compatibility with xcode4 (afaik only the modules gui and smbiosgetters will not work with xcode4, even if they are built without any errors)
130- Applied JrCs's path for more protection against buffer overflow in some case (trunk v1449)
131- Added a mechanism to detect extra mkexts/kexts before loading the kernelCache
132- Moved smp code to Erich Boleyn's smp-imps (not fully implemented yet)
133- Added the UseKernelCache option only for compatibility with the trunk ("Yes" have no effect, since it's the default),
134 the Flag "-F" which do the same things is still valid
135- Re-worked SSDT generation, and merged with the Bits's code
136- Removed aml_generator from AcpiCodec, now use acpicode.c to generate aml file
137- Added YellowIconFixer module
138- Merged fsb detection with Bits's code in cpu.c (slightly faster)
139- Fixed a bug related to ACPI in AcpiCodec (thanck to StephN666 for testing)
140- Fixed a bug related to ACPI and the machine with a rsd table revision > 0 (acpi_tools.c) (thanck to StephN666 for testing)
141
142- Applied Andy Vandijck's Nehalem (i5/i9) spoof to kernelpatcher
143- Fixed an issue with kernelPatcher, it seems that kernelPatcher is unable to patch the kernelCache
144- Applied some fixes from the trunk
145- Applied many under the hood fixes
146- Added Andy Vandijck's Server spoof
147- Added a Patch from Andy Vandijck in SMBiosPatcher and SMBiosGetters
148- Added a Patch from Netkas in GraphicEnabler (ati.c)
149- Fixed an issue where the GUI module couldn't find the themes directory
150- Fixed an issue where the GUI module failed to display the GUI
151- Added AcpiCodec module
152- Re-wrote ACPI code in fake_efi.c
153- Fixed a bug with AcpiPatcher when built with xcode4
154- Optimized AcpiPatcher code
155- Minor change of SMBIOS code in fake_efi.c
156- Applied some changes to the CPU detection
157- Fixed Pict-FailedBoot allocation
158- Board-id fix is now handled by the smbios modules
159
160- Added boot-args in the device tree
161- Added BootCLUT and Pict-FailedBoot
162- Added Board-id spoof
163- Fixed kernelcache loading with 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
164- Added Lion Compatibility
165
166- Re-enabled Ignore Boot File Flag option , now "-B"
167- Fixed a bug in get_PM_Profile(), where the function return the profile 0 = 'Unspecified' when the facp is incorrect or not found, and so, override the
168 PM type set by the cpu features
169- Added new drop acpi table mechanism, now it's really able to drop any tables
170- BootHelp is not anymore embed by default in the bootloader core, if you need the help at boot time, just install your BootHelp.txt in /Extra/ (for now GUI module still embed it)
171- Fixed the HelloWorld module (broken since i have increased module hook arguments number)
172
173- "-F" now mean do not use prelinked kernel
174- Fixed embedtheme resolution, random theme chooser now also include embedtheme in the list (if the GUI is compiled with the embedtheme option),
175 also fixed a potential memory leak in randomTheme()
176- Fixed a bug in modules.c introduced in the previous versions, the booloader should now load correctly
177 with or without modules
178- Boot helper support (raid) is now an option (992 bytes saved)
179- Fixed an issue where the prelinked kernel can't be found (the bootloader should now be fully compatible with the kextcache command line tool).
180 (Also merged both adler32 function previously located in drivers.c and boot.c into one (adler32) located in boot.c)
181- returned to malloc by default, instead of safe_malloc, safe_malloc(+1280 bytes) is now an option (as in revolution 616+)
182- APM support is now optional (704 bytes saved)
183- Fixed add_symbol function
184- Increased module hook arguments number to 6
185- Added Kabyl's pci subsystem id patch
186- Added Kabyl's smbios implemention (SMBiosGetters, see Kabyl's branch.) as a module (legacy smbios implementation (SMBiosPatcher) have been also rewritten as a module)
187- Added valv's experimental amd support in CPUFreq module (untested)
188- Added Slice's smbios_patcher fix
189- Increased Booter Log size according to the chameleon trunck (thanck to Azimutz)
190
191- Added BSD (OpenBSD and FreeBSD) support (Credits to: nawcom, valv)
192- moved hibernation and ramdisk into modules
193- Added a keyboard mapper module
194- Added CPUFreq module (Credits to: valv, cparm)
195- Added a random theme chooser in the GUI module
196- Added Slice's mobile detection fix
197- Added mozodojo's coreI fix in acpi patcher
198- Applied many fixes and optimizations to the core
199- Moved to meklort's core architecture
200- Added Andy Vandijck's Full ACPI tables override and ACPI V1 to V4 conversion patch
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202
203- Added Booter Log Dump Tool
204- Added Booter message Logging (":/boot-log" ioreg property)
205- Removed obsolete -f option, use -x instead
206- Removed -x32 option, use arch=i386 instead
207- Added automatic SMBusspeed detection for lga1156 core i5/7 cpus
208- Added new iMac11,1 sbios default model for lga1156 core i5/17 mobos
209- md0 code. Notified xnu when an md ramdisk is specified
210- Added rollover image support for selected device icons.
211 Use device_<type>_o.png in theme folder. Credits goes to Blackosx.
212- Revisited theme resource embedding. Using the device_<type> icons are optional with
213 the exception of device_generic.
214- Optimized memory detection speed
215- Added displaying source device and partition number for file read operations.
216- Increased boot2's maximum size from 383.5k to 447.5k.
217 Updated stage 1 loaders for handling the new size limit.
218- Added alternate format for setting the default partition. The user can specify the selected
219 volume UUID for the "Default Partition" key.
220- Implemented SPD memory automatic detection and injection,seems to work really great ...
221- Factorized code to prepare a dynamic memory detection algorithm ...
222- Optimized smbios table address search
223- Optimized cursor spinout in textmode if no verbose mode is set
224- Added ram table structures definitions
225- Added getSmbios() a param permitting to select between orig and new smbios entries
226- Changed "Default Partition" behaviour to accept only native system volumes or foreign partitions.
227- Added NVIDIA new NVCAP customization support and support for ION gfx cards from aserebln
228- Added ATI new framebuffers support and new cards from PCEFI10.6
229- improved ACPI file search algo by implementing a cache.
230- Nvidia injection fix
231- pciroot would not always return correct uuid in autodection mode
232- Fixed the hibernation problem in boot2/resume.c
233- Fixed all new booter versions with SystemType would override the facp value even if correct,
234 now keeps the facp value if correct and no override has been done, implemented a best effort algo.
235 for maximizing the chance to get the most correct value before we decide to use a fixed value (1=desktop)
236- Fixed display cosmetics of UUID, now a convert.c file contains all
237 conversions api, to be completed by function that we should reuse.
238
239- Fixed SystemType would be always forced to a value, now optionally changed
240 only if ovveriden
241- Kept SystemID as the only option to change manually the system-id
242 For theses reasons, SystemId from bootConfig and SMUUID from smbiosConfig aer now DEPRECATED.
243
244- Integrated JrCs fadt patch (kept for RC5 the existing DSDT.aml retry algo that disapeared in his patch, should be more discussed for RC6)
245- Added JrCs modified convention name change to coding_standards
246- Now malloc (ex. MALLOC in Asere patch) is renamed malloc(size) and is an alias
247 to safe_malloc(size, file, line) with _FILE_ and _LINE_ prerocessor definitions
248- Added a new 'Rename Partition Feature', now permitting to rename partition
249 like 'System reserved' to a more meaningful name
250- Added SystemID option permitting to change the System UUID to a fixed value.
251- Added the PciRoot autodetection feature imported from pcefi10.5
252- Added automatic "system-id" injection from dmi bios, also compatible
253 with SystemID boot option and former SMUUID from smbios,plist
254- Added "system-type' automatic injection (1=Desktop) plus override possibility
255 with the new system-type option in bootConfig
256- Added SMserial and SMproductname new options for smbios.plist
257- Merged with asere patch, while keeping my fake_efi.c changes, and adding a new
258 stringForKey() API, also changed the DT__XXXX() set of functions
259 to handle const char * values instead of char*.
260

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