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2- not agree with claim "Removed obsolete -f option, use -x instead"
3-f - ignore kernel cache (rebuild it)
4-x - boot with restricted set of drivers (without Graphics card etc.)
5- kernelcache location depends on OS vesion. It differs for 10.4, 10.5, 10.6
6- don't need to include headers twice, other cosmetics
7- don't need to call getSMBIOS ten times, just global pointer to patched one.
8- more correct detect system type Mobile or Desktop based on CPU MSR registers and DMI info.
9- write system-type into FACP if incorrect. Sometimes it happen.
10- create ACPI2.0 structure for old BIOSes having only ACPI1.0. It is only way to boot SamsungP29 notebook
11- place patched DSDT at the ACPI1.0 pointer. It is only way to patch DSDT for SamsungP29 notebook. Nontheless acpi_patcher works for any system
12- delete messages like "Loading HFS+ file [xxx]xxx...". No info for user but very slow.
13- correct UUID to be LittleEndian as used by ACPI.org, Microsoft, Apple
14- some corrections to detect CPU, ATI, NVidia
15- other current corrections by Mozo and Meklort
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17- Added Booter Log Dump Tool
18- Added Booter message Logging (":/boot-log" ioreg property)
19- Removed obsolete -f option, use -x instead
20- Removed -x32 option, use arch=i386 instead
21- Added automatic SMBusspeed detection for lga1156 core i5/7 cpus
22- Added new iMac11,1 sbios default model for lga1156 core i5/17 mobos
23- md0 code. Notified xnu when an md ramdisk is specified
24- Added rollover image support for selected device icons.
25 Use device_<type>_o.png in theme folder. Credits goes to Blackosx.
26- Revisited theme resource embedding. Using the device_<type> icons are optional with
27 the exception of device_generic.
28- Optimized memory detection speed
29- Added displaying source device and partition number for file read operations.
30- Increased boot2's maximum size from 383.5k to 447.5k.
31 Updated stage 1 loaders for handling the new size limit.
32- Added alternate format for setting the default partition. The user can specify the selected
33 volume UUID for the "Default Partition" key.
34- Implemented SPD memory automatic detection and injection,seems to work really great ...
35- Factorized code to prepare a dynamic memory detection algorithm ...
36- Optimized smbios table address search
37- Optimized cursor spinout in textmode if no verbose mode is set
38- Added ram table structures definitions
39- Added getSmbios() a param permitting to select between orig and new smbios entries
40- Changed "Default Partition" behaviour to accept only native system volumes or foreign partitions.
41- Added NVIDIA new NVCAP customization support and support for ION gfx cards from aserebln
42- Added ATI new framebuffers support and new cards from PCEFI10.6
43- improved ACPI file search algo by implementing a cache.
44- Nvidia injection fix
45- pciroot would not always return correct uuid in autodection mode
46- Fixed the hibernation problem in boot2/resume.c
47- Fixed all new booter versions with SystemType would override the facp value even if correct,
48 now keeps the facp value if correct and no override has been done, implemented a best effort algo.
49 for maximizing the chance to get the most correct value before we decide to use a fixed value (1=desktop)
50- Fixed display cosmetics of UUID, now a convert.c file contains all
51 conversions api, to be completed by function that we should reuse.
52
53- Fixed SystemType would be always forced to a value, now optionally changed
54 only if ovveriden
55- Kept SystemID as the only option to change manually the system-id
56 For theses reasons, SystemId from bootConfig and SMUUID from smbiosConfig aer now DEPRECATED.
57
58- Integrated JrCs fadt patch (kept for RC5 the existing DSDT.aml retry algo that disapeared in his patch, should be more discussed for RC6)
59- Added JrCs modified convention name change to coding_standards
60- Now malloc (ex. MALLOC in Asere patch) is renamed malloc(size) and is an alias
61 to safe_malloc(size, file, line) with _FILE_ and _LINE_ prerocessor definitions
62- Added a new 'Rename Partition Feature', now permitting to rename partition
63 like 'System reserved' to a more meaningful name
64- Added SystemID option permitting to change the System UUID to a fixed value.
65- Added the PciRoot autodetection feature imported from pcefi10.5
66- Added automatic "system-id" injection from dmi bios, also compatible
67 with SystemID boot option and former SMUUID from smbios,plist
68- Added "system-type' automatic injection (1=Desktop) plus override possibility
69 with the new system-type option in bootConfig
70- Added SMserial and SMproductname new options for smbios.plist
71- Merged with asere patch, while keeping my fake_efi.c changes, and adding a new
72 stringForKey() API, also changed the DT__XXXX() set of functions
73 to handle const char * values instead of char*.
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