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| | == Introduction == | | == Introduction == |
| | + | Nowadays, some laptops are able to run only free software. |
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| − | == Good Laptops ==
| + | This means that they are not "just" able to run 100% free software distributions: they go way beyond that. |
| − | === Lemote ===
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| − | {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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| − | ! Brand and Model
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| − | ! Type
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| − | ! Required and Optional Proprietary “BIOS Replacement” Components
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| − | ! Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals
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| − | ! Compatible free BIOS Replacements
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| − | ! Compatible 100% Free software distributions
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| − | ! Availability
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| − | ! Lemote 8089D
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| − | | rowspan="2" | Netbook
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| − | | rowspan="2" | <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
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| − | | rowspan="2" | <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
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| − | * Pmon
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| − | * Grub2
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| − | * gNewsense
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| − | * [https://wiki.parabolagnulinux.org/MIPS_Installation Parabola]
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| − | | Out of stock
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| − | ! Lemote 8101B
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| − | | Last stock at [http://www.tekmote.nl/ Tekmote]
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| − | |}
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| − | === Laptops supported by libreboot ===
| + | What initialises the hardware before loading the operating system (like a fully free distribution) is software. |
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| − | {| class="wikitable" border="1"
| + | This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...). |
| − | ! Brand and Model
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| − | ! Type
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| − | ! Required and Optional Proprietary “BIOS Replacement” Components
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| − | ! Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals
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| − | ! Compatible free BIOS Replacements
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| − | ! Compatible 100% Free software distributions
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| − | ! Availability
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| − | ! Lenovo X60 / X60s / X60 Tablet
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| − | | light/compact Notebook
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| − | * The VGA option rom can be replaced<ref>It can be replaced by:
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| − | * Coreboot code, with text mode graphics support
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| − | * SeaBIOS's option rom that gives VGA compatibility
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| − | Both are probably needed, and coreboot changes will land soon in Libreboot, at the time of writing(august 2014)
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| − | </ref>
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| − | * CPU Microcode: most devices work without it<ref>Some of the impact of not updating the microcode can be found in intel's CPU erratas, like the [http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SPECUPDT/30922214.pdf Core solo/duo erratas].
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| − | A good way to avoid the issues described there is to have a cpu that has the bus you care about fixed in hardware: The more recent batches you get, the more erratas are fixed</ref>
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| − | * Some default Wi-Fi Card are from Intel and require non-free firmware. If you buy the laptop second hand and have an intel card, replace it.
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| − | * Else glugglug already ships with the good cards.
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| − | * The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with [http://libreboot.org/ libreboot], trough very dangerous and very complicated <ref>There is a big risk of breaking the laptop: Some time ago, lots of users tried and broke it, they cound't buy the laptop already flashed, so they tried it. They broke it because the instructions to switch from the original BIOS to free BIOS replacements are complicated.<br/>
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| − | That's due to some restrictions of the original BIOS, which tries to prevent easy reflashing.<br/>
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| − | </ref> [http://libreboot.org/docs/#flashrom_lenovobios instructions].
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| − | * Else glugglug laptops ship already flashed, and once the non-free BIOS has been replaced, reflashing is way easier but still dangerous.<ref>Once the free BIOS replacement is flashed, reflashing is easy, but still dangerous: if the free BIOS replacement doesn't work, then the user has to disassemble the laptop and reflash with an external flash programmer to recover.</ref>
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| − | * Trisquel 5.5 and newer
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| − | * Parabola
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| − | * Easy to find second hand, but very complicated and risky install procedure
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| − | * Can be bought already liberated at [http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/ glugglug]
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| − | ! Lenovo T60 (with Intel GPU)
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| − | | Notebook
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| − | * Easy to find second hand
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| − | ! Apple MacBook 2,1 / MacBook 1,1
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| − | | Notebook
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| − | * The default Wi-Fi card is an Atheros chipset which works fully with the Linux-libre kernel.
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| − | * The default non-free EFI firmware can be replaced with [http://libreboot.org/ libreboot], trough a dangerous <ref>If your macbook has the right flash chip, flashing it is easy, but still dangerous: if the free BIOS replacement doesn't work, then the user has to disassemble the laptop and reflash with an external flash programmer to recover.</ref> [http://www.coreboot.org/Board:apple/macbook21#Flashing procedure]
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| − | === Rereferences ===
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| − | <references/>
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| | + | Free software initialisation code, along with a 100% free operating system, and peripherals that work with free software can result in a 100% free system on some laptops. |
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| − | == Bad == | + | == Laptop that can be 100% free == |
| | + | * [[/Freeable_laptops|Laptop that can be 100% free]] |
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| | + | == Other laptops == |
| | * [[/Common Laptops| Common laptops]] | | * [[/Common Laptops| Common laptops]] |
| − | * [[/Partially free laptops| Partially free laptops]] | + | * [[/Laptop requiring some work | Partially free laptops that require some work to be free]] |
| | + | * [[/Partially free laptops| Partially free laptops that would be really hard to free]] |
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| − | == Bad for freedom == | + | == Incomplete information == |
| | + | * [[/Laptop to evaluate | Laptops that needs to be evaluated]] |
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| − | == Unsorted <!--TODO (needs to be sorted)-->== | + | == List of pages == |
| | + | This set of pages talks about laptops. |
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| − | {| class="wikitable" border="1"
| + | <splist |
| − | ! Brand and Model
| + | showparent=no |
| − | ! Type
| + | sort=asc |
| − | ! Required and Optional Proprietary “BIOS Replacement” Components
| + | sortby=title |
| − | ! Required and Optional Proprietary Components for Peripherals
| + | liststyle=unordered |
| − | ! Compatible BIOS Replacements
| + | showpath=no |
| − | ! Compatible 100 % Free software distributions
| + | kidsonly=no |
| − | ! Availability
| + | debug=0 |
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| + | /> |
| − | ! OLPC XO-1
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| − | | Small notebook
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| − | * VSA (LGPL) cannot be built with free software yet.
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| − | * Internal Wi-Fi card requires non-free firmware.
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| − | * Free BIOS replacement (which one?).
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| − | * ?
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| − | ! Chromebook Pixel
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| − | | Thin notebook
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| − | * MRC.bin: RAM controller initialization, runs on the main CPU.
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| − | * ME.bin: runs on another CPU, the Management Engine, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology very hard to replace and dangerous].
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| − | * Optional non-free VGA BIOS (has a free replacement in Coreboot).
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| − | * CPU microcode?
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| − | * <span style="background:#6f6">None</span>
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| − | * Coreboot with uboot as payload by default.
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| − | * ?
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| − | * Available new.
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| − | * Available in USA, UK, and probably other countries.
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| − | ! Samsung Series 3 Chromebook
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| − | | Thin notebook
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| − | * Required BL1: proprietary and signed.
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| − | * Wi-Fi 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?
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| − | * Uboot.
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| − | * ?
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| − | * Available new…
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| − | * …in which countries?
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| − | |}
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| − | <!--== TODO ==
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| − | * Add other Coreboot Chromebooks
| + | ''(Note that this page does not automatically update; if you add another page under Hardware/, make sure to [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} refresh/purge this page].)'' |
| − | * Add gdium-->
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| | {{featured resource|month=September|year=2014}} | | {{featured resource|month=September|year=2014}} |
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| | + | [[is entity::group| ]] |
| | + | [[organized around::issue| ]] |
| | + | [[Category:Hardware]] |
| | + | [[Category:Laptops]] |
