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coreboot
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Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates
Why BIOS (did you mean UEFI?) when it runs the best boot loader, which is Coreboot¹. Many users would love to re-flash their bios/uefi for it, if it’s supported.
1: https://www.coreboot.org/
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C++ is everywhere, but noone really talks about it. What are people's thoughts?
Coreboot is 0.6% C++.
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Laptops with best Linux support (latest gen, battery life, performance)?
NovaCustom ; some models come with Dasharo a coreboot distribution.
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Asus flip c302 last update
You can also use Mr. Chromebox Script to install Coreboot on your chromebook to get a UEFI BIOS on your Chromebook and then you can go an install either a linux distro or even Windows if you want. It's a pretty straightforward process and also reversable if you want to go back to just using ChromeOS.
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A Linux laptop under 1350€
Some models are available with Dasharo a [coreboot]https://www.coreboot.org/) distribution.
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why no haswell_ult_dmi_registers for broadwell? in https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/blob/master/util/inteltool/pcie.c
why no haswell_ult_dmi_registers for broadwell? in https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/blob/master/util/inteltool/pcie.c
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Having issues restoring the firmware with u/MrChromebox's utility
use croshfirmware.sh from https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/tree/master/util/chromeos
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AMD to move to open source firmware in 2026
There may be other protections to restrict SPI flash access for security reasons (so you might not be able to flash your custom firmware in the OS), but worst case you can use a HW flasher (or maybe USB flashback). Still, this doesn't address the elephant in the room - platform initialization code might be open-sourced, but that isn't everything. You'll still need to figure out the board-specific stuff (the Super I/O chip, chipset GPIOs, other peripherals, etc.). Using coreboot as an example, Intel provides the Firmware Support Package blob to handle platform initialization. I think AGESA is somewhat similar to this, though Intel publicly releases the binaries for use in coreboot/etc. Thanks to the FSP, coreboot has support for recent Intel chipsets. However, there is only support for two recent consumer boards: the MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 and DDR5.
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what is VCU (Validation Control Unit) mailbox in haswell nri
does anyone know what is https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/blob/b12caef23bc1b29c2e658f2b728cc4beac1e62b9/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/vcu_mailbox.c
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Need stock ROM for Acer Chromebook CB314 - DROID
Download crosfirmware.sh and run it from command line: bash crosfirmware.sh droid
pineeye_for_pinephone
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PinePhone Pro was announced last week. AMA.
Good question. I am not sure about a killer app, but killer features - for sure. The ability to dock the phone via USB-C and use it as a desktop; attach the keyboard add-on and have your own PDA-type device with LTE; hacking additional functionality into the phone via the pogo pins (example); hardware privacy switches; or simply using taking 2-3 easily sourcable spare batteries with you on a mountain trek... I think there are a few things the PinePhone / PinePhone Pro can do that very few devices in this form factor can.
What are some alternatives?
1vyrain - LiveUSB Bootable exploit chain to unlock all features of xx30 ThinkPad machines. WiFi Whitelist, Advanced Menu, Overclocking.
levinboot
edk2 - EDK II
waydroid - Waydroid uses a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu.
u-boot - "Das U-Boot" Source Tree
Jumpdrive - Flash/Rescue SD Card image for PinePhone and PineTab. This is NOT a bootloader
UEFITool - UEFI firmware image viewer and editor
OpenCore-Install-Guide - Repo for the OpenCore Install Guide
glodroid_manifest - Android port that aims to bring both user- and developer-friendly experience in using AOSP with a set of single-board computers (SBC), phones and other devices.
thinkpad-firmware-patches - Collection of ThinkPad UEFI patches.
cryptsetup-nuke - A cryptsetup patch which adds the option to nuke all keyslots given a certain passphrase for Ubuntu