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Documentation for the Heads firmware project

Stars: 96
Forks: 58
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 49
Avg merge: 1d 16h
Merged PRs (30d): 11

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Last GitHub push: Sep 17, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: No contributing guide
Code of conduct: No code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted

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49 open issues indexed

Minor qualms with Wiki Open

linuxboot/heads-wiki#229 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 29, 2026
Add how to download patches from review.coreboot.org to heads in Porting.md Open

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 84/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#226 · Opened Aug 26, 2026
Refer to upstream guides to unlock USB security dongle User PIN from Admin PIN Open

help wanted

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#212 · Opened Feb 21, 2026
Downloading Heads Roms for initial flashing - CircleCI job page - “Artifacts” downloads missing. Error "After 30 days, all artifacts associated with a build automatically expire. Since this run is over 30 days old, the artifacts may have been deleted." Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#208 · Opened Oct 28, 2025
Document Circleci cache uniqueness /renewal Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#207 · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 21, 2025
✨ Set up Copilot instructions Open

linuxboot/heads-wiki#200 · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 14, 2025
TPM DUK vs Disk Recovery Key passphrase still unclear for users Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#199 · Opened Aug 14, 2025
Upgrading refers to "upgradability validation" which is not defined Open

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#195 · Opened Jul 4, 2025
Document how to use github bot under matrix channel Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#183 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 10, 2025
Create code of conduct page Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#178 · 6 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 6, 2025
implement testing framwork Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#176 · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 4, 2025
improve dynamic os installation instructions Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#175 · Opened Mar 4, 2025
Review Bootguard section stating only librems come with unfused keys, refer to vendors page, refer to leaked MSI bootguard private key Open

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 52/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#173 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 30, 2025
Remove QubesOS installation guide from wiki Open

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 38/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#171 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 28, 2025
Create a page "Why XYZ is not supported by Heads" Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#170 · Opened Jan 15, 2025
Improve rebranding docs at https://osresearch.net/Distributions/#branding Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#166 · Opened Nov 14, 2024
Example analysis of size differences of rom content between PR/master/compiled versions (size.txt diff analysis) Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#165 · Opened Nov 7, 2024
Better document OEM supported Heads forks vs Heads rolling releases community support Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#162 · Opened Jul 31, 2024
Review tpm recommandation Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#155 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 8, 2024
Lenovo EC related firmware mods (oem batt, xx20 keyboard, alt-ctrl keyswap) Open

help wanted

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#150 · Opened May 5, 2024
Document CDC tethering support Open

help wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#149 · Opened Apr 21, 2024
Notes on the instructions during the first configuration with a less technical eye. Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#146 · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 14, 2024
t420 can be reprogrammed through test points under palmrest Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#129 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 22, 2023
Write flashing guide for the T440p Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#124 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 28, 2023
Blank TPM Reset Kernel Panic Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#121 · Opened Feb 2, 2023
Add contributor notes (clone, create circleci account, follow project) Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#119 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 28, 2023
Document how to reseal disk encryption key in the TPM Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#118 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 18, 2023
How to use existing keys on a YubiKey with a fresh install Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#117 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 18, 2023
Distinction between TPM measurements and sealing/unsealing TPM operations Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#116 · 9 comments · Opened Jan 18, 2023
Update write protection docs after testing Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#108 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 26, 2022
Notes on how to audit a maximized flashed firmware image Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#107 · 8 comments · Opened Nov 25, 2022
Can I use a single USB Security (GPG) dongle with multiple computers? Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#106 · Opened Oct 28, 2022
Notes on bumping kernels and coreboot to newer versions (or how to keep xx30-flash and legacy boards alive) Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#89 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 22, 2022
Reproducible builds introspection notes Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#87 · Opened Feb 5, 2022
Confusion about using USB Security Dongles to decrypt hard drive Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#86 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 12, 2022
T530/w530 disassembling/flashing notes Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 42/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#83 · 10 comments · Opened Dec 7, 2021
Clarify and reuse proper LUKS keys terminology consistenty in doc Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#75 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 26, 2021
Document how to investigate reproducibility issues Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#70 · 25 comments · Opened May 24, 2021
illustrations to explain Heads structure Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#64 · Opened Jan 24, 2021
Add glossary Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#63 · 5 comments · Opened Jan 24, 2021
Better explain Heads functionnings and limitation Open

help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#62 · 9 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 21, 2021
document kexec-boot Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#61 · 6 comments · Opened Jan 10, 2021
Document kgpe-d16 usage and boards options Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#59 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 8, 2020
Link documentation to testers/taggable users who agreed to be poked around Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#58 · Opened Dec 8, 2020
Document GUI process of generating keys/importing keys with pictures Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#48 · Opened Sep 13, 2020
Document SPI supported per board Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#45 · Opened Sep 10, 2020
Doc/Wiki - USB Security dongle compatibility list Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#41 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 1, 2020
Add gui-init related screenshots and explanations Open

enhancement help wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

linuxboot/heads-wiki#40 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 1, 2020
Expand sections dm-verity and hardening Open

linuxboot/heads-wiki#26 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 11, 2019

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