heads
A minimal Linux that runs as a coreboot or LinuxBoot ROM payload to provide a secure, flexible boot environment for laptops, workstations and servers. (by linuxboot)
1vyrain
LiveUSB Bootable exploit chain to unlock all features of xx30 ThinkPad machines. WiFi Whitelist, Advanced Menu, Overclocking. (by n4ru)
| heads | 1vyrain | |
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| 31 | 49 | |
| 1,380 | 977 | |
| 0.9% | - | |
| 9.5 | 3.5 | |
| 6 days ago | 21 days ago | |
| Makefile | Shell | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | - |
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heads
Posts with mentions or reviews of heads.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-03.
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Thinkpad W530 No GPU output
I downloaded the VGA ROM for my Thinkpad W530 for both the Intel IGPU and Nvidia Quadro K1000M using this and configured the build config to use them with the correct PCI ports (8086,0166 10de,0ffc). Everything works fine except the output for both the VGA and the mini DP port. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could be missing here?
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Can i make full disk encryption more convenient or should i just use an encrypted home dir?
You may be interested in Heads, which is available on Purism laptops under the name PureBoot. Though this really needs a coreboot-capable machine, I think, and isn't something you can just add to your existing UEFI boot chain.
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Getting LUKS, Btrfs, Hibernation and Swap file working in tandem
You don't need to encrypt anything to verify those images, you just need to sign them. See how Heads does this.
https://github.com/osresearch/heads
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Live OS needs a new name, what should it be?
Unfortunately there is also the Heads secure firmware: https://osresearch.net/ as well. Otherwise my vote would go to Heads. Liive OS could be pretty hard to optimize in a search engine, they'll think it's misspelled. Could call it "Miles" and just never ack the reference...
- Heads: Minimal Linux that runs as coreboot payload to provide secure environment
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Grub, Syslinux, or another bootloader?
Heads, https://osresearch.net/
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verify secure flash
If you worried about malicious changes, there is the write lock protection feature in coreboot that prevents internal flashing. This would require you to flash externally whenever you want to update coreboot. If worried someone will also flash your BIOS externally, you may want to look into Heads
- Dedicated mini PC for Bitcoin transactions with no wifi? Most Raspberry Pi models have wifi and the zero 1.3 seems to have been discontinued
- Physical Key Computer Access
- Is TPM actually anti-consumer?
1vyrain
Posts with mentions or reviews of 1vyrain.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-12.
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Appreciation post for my pristine & mighty W530 - almost filled to the brim!
- 1vyrain BIOS with TDP set to 42W and Turbo Boost increased from 30 to 40s (you can find those settings in the 'Advanced' menu if you have an unlocked xx30 ThinkPad)
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a lit of people says about 1vyrain, what is it? i want to buy a thinkpad t430 this week and try to make some change on it.
Read all about it: https://github.com/n4ru/1vyrain
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Moved from Windows to Debian Linux on the T420
Nice! Have you thought of changing to an open source BIOS with Skulls? It's more secure and faster. You can now flash it with a flash drive using 1vyrain.
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T530 questions
For T530, ivyRa1n BIOS allows/unlocks overclocking.
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Why the heck are X230s running at around $300 on eBay?
i did the easiest one... 1vyrain, which is basically a softmod for the bios.. coreboot and libreboot are a different beast altogether, and afaik a physical bios flasher that you clamp to the bios chip...
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Getting "Bad CRC of Security Settings in EFI variable" after installing 1vyrain
The 1vyrain instructions direct you to clear any BIOS passwords or settings prior to flashing.
- x230- Damn this is a good machine.
- am i going crazy or is there no date and time setting
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1vyrain website down?
Try this instead.
- What is the brightest highest resolution panel for X230? Anyone running 16GB RAM?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing heads and 1vyrain you can also consider the following projects:
skulls - pre-built coreboot images and documentation on how to flash them for Thinkpad Laptops
coreboot - Mirror of https://review.coreboot.org/coreboot.git. We don't handle Pull Requests.
NanoPi-R4S-OpenWRT - OpenWrt Frimwares for FriendlyARM NanoPi R4S
thinkpad-ec - Infrastructure for examining and patching Thinkpad embedded controller firmware
safeboot - Scripts to slightly improve the security of the Linux boot process with UEFI Secure Boot and TPM support
X230-Hackintosh - EFI Folder (Clover) and config required for Thinkpad X230 Hackintosh Catalina 10.15.2.
EMBA - EMBA - The firmware security analyzer
IVprep - Downgrade any xx30 series ThinkPad to an 1vyrain compatible BIOS version.
sbctl - :computer: :lock: :key: Secure Boot key manager
OpenCore-Install-Guide - Repo for the OpenCore Install Guide