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Any list of laptops, motherboards that's good for opensource firmware development?

by srcmap 4y ago

transpute 4y ago
Classic coreboot devices include Chromebooks, Lenovo X230/T430 laptops and PC Engines APU2 router. Modern board, https://www.phoronix.com/review/coreboot-adl-dream https://www.phoronix.com/review/coreboot-adl-dream > If wanting to run Coreboot on a system today it basically means running a Google Chromebook, using an outdated server motherboard or old Lenovo ThinkPad that has seen a Coreboot port, or out of reach to most individuals are various server motherboards that are reference platforms or board designs from hyperscalers. But over the past several months the folks at the 3mdeb consulting firm have carried out a terrific feat: porting their "Dasharo" downstream of Coreboot to a modern and readily available Intel desktop motherboard. I've been trying this out and it has worked out surprisingly well. Full coreboot board list: https://coreboot.org/status/board-status.html https://coreboot.org/status/board-status.html A few laptop OEMs support coreboot, including Purism, System76, Starlabs Systems. Protectli has mini firewalls with coreboot, including a model with ME disable and optional dTPM for measured boot, https://protectli.com/ https://protectli.com/ & https://protectli.com/kb/coreboot-security-features/ https://protectli.com/kb/coreboot-security-features/
- rhn_mk1 4y ago
  Purism isn't just a laptop OEM, they also sell servers and small desktops. https://puri.sm/products/librem-server/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-server/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/
- pietrushnic 4y ago
  Correct. coreboot support for MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 (mentioned ADL dream), as well as PC Engines and Proteclti was provided by https://3mdeb.com https://3mdeb.com. Full disclosure: I'm Founder and CEO of 3mdeb. There are some other boards you may be interested in, which you can find at https://docs.dasharo.com/ https://docs.dasharo.com/ Supported Hardware section. I believe NovaCustom laptops are worth to mention especially that 12th Gen coming soon: https://configurelaptop.eu/coreboot-laptop/ https://configurelaptop.eu/coreboot-laptop/
- Humbly8967 4y ago
  What about system76? They ship several models with coreboot.

Any list of laptops, motherboards that's good for opensource firmware development?

by srcmap 4y ago

Any list of laptops, motherboards that's good for opensource firmware development?

Classic coreboot devices include Chromebooks, Lenovo X230/T430 laptops and PC Engines APU2 router. Modern board, https://www.phoronix.com/review/coreboot-adl-dream https://www.phoronix.com/review/coreboot-adl-dream > If wanting to run Coreboot on a system today it basically means running a Google Chromebook, using an outdated server motherboard or old Lenovo ThinkPad that has seen a Coreboot port, or out of reach to most individuals are various server motherboards that are reference platforms or board designs from hyperscalers. But over the past several months the folks at the 3mdeb consulting firm have carried out a terrific feat: porting their "Dasharo" downstream of Coreboot to a modern and readily available Intel desktop motherboard. I've been trying this out and it has worked out surprisingly well. Full coreboot board list: https://coreboot.org/status/board-status.html https://coreboot.org/status/board-status.html A few laptop OEMs support coreboot, including Purism, System76, Starlabs Systems. Protectli has mini firewalls with coreboot, including a model with ME disable and optional dTPM for measured boot, https://protectli.com/ https://protectli.com/ & https://protectli.com/kb/coreboot-security-features/ https://protectli.com/kb/coreboot-security-features/

rhn_mk1 4y ago
Purism isn't just a laptop OEM, they also sell servers and small desktops. https://puri.sm/products/librem-server/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-server/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/ https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/
pietrushnic 4y ago
Correct. coreboot support for MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 (mentioned ADL dream), as well as PC Engines and Proteclti was provided by https://3mdeb.com https://3mdeb.com. Full disclosure: I'm Founder and CEO of 3mdeb. There are some other boards you may be interested in, which you can find at https://docs.dasharo.com/ https://docs.dasharo.com/ Supported Hardware section. I believe NovaCustom laptops are worth to mention especially that 12th Gen coming soon: https://configurelaptop.eu/coreboot-laptop/ https://configurelaptop.eu/coreboot-laptop/
Humbly8967 4y ago
What about system76? They ship several models with coreboot.