Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement

Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by HisGraceTheDuck on Saturday October 08, 2016 @09:34PM (#12669490)

Here's the list of compatible laptops:

https://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/index.html#supported_laptops_...

Nothing recent but on the plus side, you should be able to pick one up without spending too much.

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by nextos on Saturday October 08, 2016 @11:04PM (#12669713)

Chromebook C201 is very recent (currently sold new), supercheap (<$200), and can run not only Libreboot, but completely blob-free. Not even CPU microcode is needed.

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by mamon on Sunday October 09, 2016 @05:10AM (#12670420)

Is it possible to put bigger hard drive in it? 16GB is very limiting.

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by awqrre on Sunday October 09, 2016 @12:20PM (#12671840)

apparently, it has an eMMC soldered to the motherboard instead of a HDD/SSD...

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by cbhl on Saturday October 08, 2016 @11:22PM (#12669741)

Do you need a binary blob to run the RockChip GPU though?

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by TD-Linux on Sunday October 09, 2016 @02:01AM (#12670068)

You get full 2D from the Linux kernel, but yeah the 3D GPU is Mali, so no luck if you need OpenGL (in hardware).

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by pgeorgi on Sunday October 09, 2016 @04:26AM (#12670312)

Unlike the ME/PSP situation (signed binaries for a coprocessor that decide whether to turn on your CPU) this can be fixed with enough effort and grit.

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