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If you want an x86 small form factor computer, you can get some from some vendors that have open source firmware on them. My home router is from Protectli which
by kyrra 4y ago
If you want an x86 small form factor computer, you can get some from some vendors that have open source firmware on them. My home router is from Protectli which runs coreboot that is open source, instead of a standard bios.
https://protectli.com/kb/coreboot-build-guide/ https://protectli.com/kb/coreboot-build-guide/ - guide on how to build coreboot yourself. You can check out their homepage for the hardware they sell and that includes it.
https://www.coreboot.org/ https://www.coreboot.org/
It looks like the systems may still contain some binary blobs in Coreboot.
- squarefoot 4y agoInteresting. I thought they were available only in the US (or UK, but end prices became definitely not appealing for us Europeans after Brexit). However, the risk of bricking the device is too high for many users to embark in the Coreboot installation, so why not offering it as a service before sale? It would be a lot easier for them as they need only one build for each model, and charging say 20 bucks for each install would easily cover the costs. A similar offer comes from NRG Systems from Germany: https://www.ipu-system.de/ https://www.ipu-system.de/ They however don't mention Coreboot compatibility, although I'm sure the platforms share many similarities.
- kyrra 4y agoFYI, Protectli are a rebrand of Yanling hardware, which are sold on AliExpress. https://m.aliexpress.us/item/3256802158669247.html?algo_pvid=e80e6ccf-dbee-4365-82fb-4db6339307b3&algo_exp_id=e80e6ccf-dbee-4365-82fb-4db6339307b3-8&gatewayAdapt=gloPc2usaMsite&_randl_shipto=US https://m.aliexpress.us/item/3256802158669247.html?algo_pvid... Protectli provide their own warranty on, plus offer coreboot. But you can get the same hardware cheaper on AliExpress maybe.
- egberts1 4y agoShipping fee is $98?!?!?
- waste_monk 4y agoIt was a while back but I vaguely recall that for a very long time China had still been considered a developing country by the Universal Postal Union, and was thus charged far less for international postage than a developed nation. So shipping for things off of aliexpress or whatever would be practically free. That was cancelled IIRC a couple of years ago (?) and they now pay closer to "true" shipping rates.