Re: [coreboot] New Motherboards?

[Bob Ham]

On Mon, 2012-06-04 at 10:35 -0700, ron minnich wrote:
> so that answers your question, I guess: match the chipsets on those
> boards up, see what kind of flash, etc. and you maybe one will work?

You've used the phrase "match the chipsets" but haven't said what to
match them up to.  Presumably you're referring to the "Supported
Chipsets and Devices" page on the wiki.  Unfortunately this page isn't
much use because information on what kind of flash, etc. a motherboard
has, isn't usually published.

The answer to Gary's question, "are there any new motherboards that are
fully supported?", has value beyond just mine and Gary's use cases.
Though it sounds like the answer is: you don't know.

New Motherboards?

[ron minnich]

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Bob Ham  wrote:
> Though it sounds like the answer is: you don't know.

I know about some. It is not possible to know about all. In general,
it's not possible to know *even if you have a part number* because
vendors change things on these boards all the time without changing
the board number. I've bought boards in the past that were supported
and a the board arrives and it has enough changes to qualify as a new
board -- and the original part number.

In general, the best bet is to buy a board which has vendor-supported
coreboot -- such as the chromebox.

ron