Group: Hardware/Computers/Laptops/Laptops with fatal flaws/Chromebooks

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== Someone needs to write a free replacement for some parts ==
 
 
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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
 
|-
 
! Lemote Loongson 3A notebook
 
| Notebook
 
|
 
* <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 mandatory for newer kernel versions.
 
| Pmon
 
| None, gNewSense needs just a custom kernel
 
| Out of stock
 
|-
 
! Lenovo T60 (with ATI GPU)
 
| Notebook
 
|
 
* With Coreboot: <span style="background:#f99">ATI VGA BIOS/Option ROM required to have graphics</span> (can be used in headless mode, without graphics. Serial console and SSH).
 
* CPU microcode: usually optional, like X60
 
|
 
* The default Wi-Fi card is from Intel and requires non-free firmware, replace that card.
 
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* The default non-free BIOS can be replaced with Coreboot v4 ([http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x60/Installation complicated procedure])
 
* Probably optional ATI microcode for the GPU '''(no acceleration without it)'''.
 
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* Trisquel 5.5 and newer
 
* Parabola
 
| Easy to find second hand
 
|-
 
! Lenovo X201
 
| Small notebook
 
|
 
* ME.bin: runs on another CPU, the Management Engine, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology very hard to replace and dangerous]
 
* VGA ROM: like for X60
 
* CPU microcode?
 
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* The default Wi-Fi 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])
 
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* Trisquel 5.5 and 6.0 ?
 
* Parabola ?
 
| Second hand
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
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Revision as of 04:13, 30 October 2014

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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
OLPC XO-1 Small notebook
  • VSA (LGPL) cannot be built with free software yet.
  • Internal Wi-Fi card requires non-free firmware.
  • 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. very hard to replace. Dangerous to have.
  • 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.
  • Wi-Fi 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?