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(don't mention outdated and unmaintained Parabola mips64el port; 8133 is out of stock at tekmote and Lemote)
(Fix horrible colours, improve grammar and styling.)
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== Good for freedom ==
 
== Good for freedom ==
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! Brand and Model
 
! Brand and Model
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! Lemote 8089D
 
! Lemote 8089D
 
| Netbook
 
| Netbook
| <span style="background:green">None</span>
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| <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
| <span style="background:green">None</span>
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| <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
 
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* Pmon
 
* Pmon
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! Lemote 8101B
 
! Lemote 8101B
 
| Netbook
 
| Netbook
| <span style="background:green">None</span>
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| <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
| <span style="background:green">None</span>
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| <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
 
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* Pmon
 
* Pmon
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== some people are writing free replacements for the remaining parts  ==
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== Some people are writing free replacements for the remaining parts  ==
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! Brand and Model
 
! Brand and Model
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== someone needs to write free replacement for some parts ==
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== Someone needs to write a free replacement for some parts ==
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! Brand and Model
 
! Brand and Model
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| Notebook
 
| Notebook
 
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* <span style="background:red">Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics, someone needs to write a free replacement for that.</span>
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* <span style="background:#f99">Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics, someone needs to write a free replacement for that.</span>
 
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* Probably optional ATI microcode for the GPU (no acceleration without it).
 
* Probably optional ATI microcode for the GPU (no acceleration without it).
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* none, gNewSense needs just a custom kernel
 
* none, gNewSense needs just a custom kernel
 
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* out of stock
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* Out of stock
 
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! Lenovo T60 (With ATI GPU)
 
! Lenovo T60 (With ATI GPU)
 
| Notebook
 
| Notebook
 
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* With coreboot: <span style="background:red">Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics</span>
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* With coreboot: <span style="background:#f99">Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics</span>
 
* CPU Microcode ?
 
* CPU Microcode ?
 
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* CPU Microcode ?
 
* CPU Microcode ?
 
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* The default wifi card is from Intel and requires nonfree firmware, replace it.
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* The default wifi card is from Intel and requires non-free firmware, replace it.
 
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x201#Flashing complicated procedure])
 
* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x201#Flashing complicated procedure])
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== bad for freedom ==
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== Bad for freedom ==
  
 
== TODO (needs to be sorted) ==
 
== TODO (needs to be sorted) ==
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* CPU Microcode ?
 
* CPU Microcode ?
 
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* <span style="background:green">None</span>
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* <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
 
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* Coreboot with uboot as payload by default
 
* Coreboot with uboot as payload by default
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* Required BL1: proprietary and signed.
 
* Required BL1: proprietary and signed.
 
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* Wifi needs nonfree firmware (issues [https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=315225] [https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=270166] show it uses the mwifiex_sdio driver), same chip provides Bluetooth probably also requiring nonfree firmware
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* Wifi needs non-free firmware (issues [https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=315225] [https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=270166] show it uses the mwifiex_sdio driver), same chip provides Bluetooth probably also requiring non-free firmware
 
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* Coreboot?
 
* Coreboot?
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* Available new
 
* Available new
* In which countries?
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* …in which countries?
 
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== TODO ==
 
== TODO ==
* Add other coreboot chromebooks
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* Add other Coreboot Chromebooks
 
* Add gdium
 
* Add gdium

Revision as of 11:22, 20 August 2014

Introduction

Good for freedom

Brand and Model Type Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals Compatible BIOS Replacements Compatible 100% Free software distributions Availability
Lemote 8089D Netbook None None
  • Pmon
  • Grub2 ?
  • gNewsense
?
Lemote 8101B Netbook None None
  • Pmon
  • Grub2
  • gNewsense
?

Some people are writing free replacements for the remaining parts

Brand and Model Type Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals Compatible BIOS Replacements Compatible 100% Free software distributions Availability
Lenovo X60 light/compact Notebook
  • With coreboot: Optional VGA BIOS rom(No graphics during boot without it, but as soon as linux-libre loads the i915 driver, graphics start working).
  • CPU Microcode ?
  • The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
  • Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0
  • Parabola
  • Easy to find
  • Second hand

Someone needs to write a free replacement for some parts

Brand and Model Type Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals Compatible BIOS Replacements Compatible 100% Free software distributions Availability
Lemote Loongson 3A notebook Notebook
  • Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics, someone needs to write a free replacement for that.
  • Probably optional ATI microcode for the GPU (no acceleration without it).
  • Pmon
  • none, gNewSense needs just a custom kernel
  • Out of stock
Lenovo T60 (With ATI GPU) Notebook
  • With coreboot: Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics
  • CPU Microcode ?
  • The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
  • The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: complicated procedure)
  • Probalby optional ATI microcode for the GPU(No 3D without it).
  • Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0
  • Parabola
  • Easy to find
  • Second hand
Lenovo X201 Small notebook
  • ME.bin(Runs on another CPU, The Management engine,very hard to replace and very dangerous(it runs AMT))
  • Optional? VGA Bios
  • CPU Microcode ?
  • The default wifi card is from Intel and requires non-free firmware, replace it.
  • Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 ?
  • Parabola ?
  • Second hand

Bad for freedom

TODO (needs to be sorted)

Brand and Model Type Required and Optional Proprietary "BIOS Replacement" Components Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals Compatible BIOS Replacements Compatible 100% Free software distributions Availability
OLPC XO-1 Small notebook
  • VSA(LGPL) cannot be built with free software yet.
  • Internal Wifi card require a non-free firmware.
  • Free BIOS Replacement(which one?)
  •  ?
Chromebook Pixel Thin notebook
  • MRC.bin( Ram controller initialization, run on the main CPU)
  • ME.bin(Runs on another CPU, The Management engine, very dangerous(used for AMT in some other devices))
  • Optional non-free VGA BIOS(has a free replacement in coreboot)
  • CPU Microcode ?
  • None
  • Coreboot with uboot as payload by default
  •  ?
  • Available new
  • Available in USA, UK, and probably other countries
Samsung Series 3 Chromebook Thin notebook
  • Required BL1: proprietary and signed.
  • Wifi needs non-free firmware (issues [1] [2] show it uses the mwifiex_sdio driver), same chip provides Bluetooth probably also requiring non-free firmware
  • Coreboot?
  • Uboot
  •  ?
  • Available new
  • …in which countries?

TODO

  • Add other Coreboot Chromebooks
  • Add gdium