recommend mini-itx motherboard

[green]

I am looking for a fanless mini-pc for running Debian and would like, if 
possible, to run 100% free software on it.

So I followed all the OK links in the v4 section of
 http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards
and read the support tables and only found 2:
 http://www.coreboot.org/Avalue_EAX_785E
 http://www.coreboot.org/GIGABYTE_GA-M57SLI-S4
that are actually close to being fully tested and supported.

Now I am surprised about the claim on the main page that coreboot supports 
"over 230 different mainboards".  That seems to be false...?  I do not mean 
to insult, and acknowledge coreboot's accomplishments regardless.

Anyway, is there any recommendation for a mini-itx for desktop use?  I would 
like something fully supported by Linux, and perhaps which could run coreboot 
also; at least would like to put money on a supportive vendor.

Thanks

[Peter Stuge]

green wrote:
> Now I am surprised about the claim on the main page that coreboot
> supports "over 230 different mainboards".  That seems to be false...?

Things might work even if they have not been tested. And other things
might need more work before they work. Of course it would be nice to
have more 100% mainboards. Your contributions toward achieving this
will be most welcome.
> Anyway, is there any recommendation for a mini-itx for desktop use?

Have a look at the ASRock E350M1.
> I would like something fully supported by Linux, and perhaps which
> could run coreboot also; at least would like to put money on a
> supportive vendor.

Then you'll want to buy AMD. Note that you will generally be stuck
with an unfree VGA BIOS almost regardless of what you buy.

Supergreen.

//Peter

[green]

Peter Stuge wrote at 2012-02-14 11:16 -0600:
> > Anyway, is there any recommendation for a mini-itx for desktop use?
>
> Have a look at the ASRock E350M1.
> > I would like something fully supported by Linux, and perhaps which
> > could run coreboot also; at least would like to put money on a
> > supportive vendor.
>
> Then you'll want to buy AMD. Note that you will generally be stuck
> with an unfree VGA BIOS almost regardless of what you buy.

Thanks for the suggestions!