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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 ?
  • Parabola ?
 ?
Lemote 8101B Netbook None None
  • Pmon
  • Grub2
  • gNewsense
  • Parabola
 ?

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 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
  •  ?
  • should be available new (I've not tried to buy one though)
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 nonfree 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
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 dangerous(used for AMT in some other devices))
  • Optional? VGA Bios
  •  ? (I don't know which wifi card it has)
  • Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 ?
  • Parabola ?
  • Second hand
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 PBL? BL1? (I don't remember the exact name): proprietary and signed.
  •  ?(I've no idea of the wifi card inside)
  • Coreboot?
  • Uboot
  •  ?
  • Available new
  • In which countries?

TODO

  • Add other coreboot chromebooks
  • Add gdium
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