On 09.10.2017 02:39, Duncan wrote:
Hi,
I am not aware of a Coreboot port for the W530. Do you have any more information?
The W5xx and T5xx models usually share the same motherboard. The only difference I know of is that the W530 comes more likely (maybe always) with 4 DIMM slots. 4 DIMMs is not much tested with the native code but you can always use the MRC blob as last resort (should be doable in a day with some community support (if flashing and debugging are already set up)).
Nico
Best, Duncan
Taiidan@gmx.com:
On 10/08/2017 11:06 AM, Jim Hendrick wrote:
Just subscribed - I will mostly "lurk" but I do have a few questions for the group.
I am looking at a new laptop, and one of my options is a Dell Precision 7510 (I like the quad-core and loads of RAM available) but I would like to not use a vendor BIOS.
Has anyone put coreboot on one of these?
Assuming there is no hardware code signing enforcement anti-feature ("boot guard") for the firmware enabled you would have to port coreboot to it, this would take around 6 months for a skilled firmware engineer.
Anyone tried and failed?
Any recommendations for something similar (a good laptop ~15 in. quad-core, 32GB RAM and fast SSD storage)? I will be running multiple virtual machines - hence the RAM and cores...
W530, supports open source hardware init coreboot and me cleaner. Buy one, install your own SSD, RAM upgrade and W520 keyboard/armrest if you don't like the chiclet layout.
Alternatively you could get a G505S (owner controlled) if you don't want ME/PSP - but that only supports 16GB RAM.
(I also am looking at system76 and Purism but I am bit leery of spending a lot with a small / new company - comments appreciated)
Purism dishonestly markets their products - while they claim that their laptops "respect freedom and privacy" their version of coreboot is nothing more than a wrapper layer for intel FSP (binary blob that does all the hardware init) which is next to pointless for the amount of money you would spend on one as all it does is move trust from vendor to OEM not avoiding the hypothetical OEM firmware backdoors.
System76 is a fine choice if all you want is a laptop that runs linux without difficulty.