Depthcharge

Depthcharge is a bootloader for ChromeOS devices. It is responsible for initializing hardware, setting up the boot environment, and loading the operating system.

Key Features

• Hardware Initialization: Initializes and configures the system's hardware components, including memory, storage, and peripherals.
• Boot Environment Setup: Sets up the necessary environment for the operating system to boot, including memory, storage, and other peripherals.
• Booting the Operating System: Loads and executes the operating system kernel.
• Security Features: Implements various security features, such as secure boot and verified boot, using the vboot library.

Project Structure

• src/: Contains the source code for the depthcharge bootloader.
• board/: Contains the board-specific configuration files.
• src/drivers/: Contains the device drivers.

Build Instructions

To build depthcharge, you will need a ChromeOS development environment. Within the chroot:

emerge-$BOARD sys-boot/depthcharge

Remember to build it before you build `chromeos-bootimage`!