Group: Hardware/Computers/Laptops/Laptops with fatal flaws/Chromebooks
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+ | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
+ | ! 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. | ||
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+ | * Internal Wi-Fi card requires non-free firmware. | ||
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+ | * Free BIOS replacement (which one?). | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * ? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Chromebook Pixel | ||
+ | | Thin notebook | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * MRC.bin: RAM controller initialization, runs on the main CPU. | ||
+ | * ME.bin: runs on another CPU, the Management Engine, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology very hard to replace and dangerous]. | ||
+ | * Optional non-free VGA BIOS (has a free replacement in Coreboot). | ||
+ | * CPU microcode? | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * <span style="background:#6f6">None</span> | ||
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+ | * 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. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * 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? | ||
+ | * Uboot. | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * ? | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Available new… | ||
+ | * …in which countries? | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | <!--== TODO == | ||
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+ | * Add other Coreboot Chromebooks | ||
+ | * Add gdium--> | ||
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+ | {{featured resource|month=September|year=2014}} |
Revision as of 14:38, 31 August 2014
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 |
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Lemote Loongson 3A notebook | Notebook |
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Pmon | None, gNewSense needs just a custom kernel | Out of stock |
Lenovo T60 (with ATI GPU) | Notebook |
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Easy to find second hand |
Lenovo X201 | Small notebook |
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Second hand |
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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 |
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OLPC XO-1 | Small notebook |
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Chromebook Pixel | Thin notebook |
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Samsung Series 3 Chromebook | Thin notebook |
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This page was a featured resource in September 2014.