Group: Hardware/History/Laptops Comparison

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* The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
 
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 ([warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Lenovo_x60x complicated procedure])
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Lenovo_x60x complicated procedure])
 
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* Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0
 
* Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0
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* The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
 
* The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
 
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Lenovo_x60x complicated procedure])
 
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* Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0
 
* Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0
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* The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
 
* The default Wifi Card is from intel and require non-free firmware, replace that card.
 
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 ([warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Lenovo_x60x complicated procedure])
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 (warning: [http://www.coreboot.org/Lenovo_x60x complicated procedure])
 
* Probalby optional ATI microcode for the GPU(No 3D without it).
 
* Probalby optional ATI microcode for the GPU(No 3D without it).
 
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Revision as of 12:42, 14 May 2013

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
Lemote 8089D Netbook None None
  • Pmon
  • Grub2 ?
  • Gnewsense ?
  • Parabola ?
Lemote 8101B Netbook None None
  • Pmon
  • Grub2 ?
  • Gnewsense ?
  • Parabola ?
Lemote Loongson 3A notebook Notebook
  • Ati VGA BIOS/Option Rom Required to have graphics
  •  ?
  • Probalby optional ATI microcode for the GPU(No 3D without it).
  • Pmon
  •  ?
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
Lenovo T60 (With Intel GPU) 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
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
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)
  •  ?(I've no idea of the wifi card inside)
  • Coreboot with uboot as payload by default
  •  ?
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