So Sup Forums why haven't you installed the only BIOS that actually respects your freedom, privacy, and human rights by using no proprietary firmware and disables the Intel (NSA backdoor) ME?
>inb4 the dev is a tranny and drama queen That's a red herring and has no bearing on the project The dispute with GNU was resolved several months ago youtube.com/watch?v=FQCwYAhZnQg
>inb4 no compatible system You can literally get a ThinkPad X200 for $50 on ebay
>inb4 no beaglebone/pi for external flashing You can get an X60 for internal flashing or use a Libreboot flashing service (about $50) on ebay for X200/T400
>inb4 that hardware is ancient An X200 will pretty much do anything besides "muh gaymin" plus there are some descent mobo's that support Libreboot for an Intel or AMD desktop system (see below)
Compatible Laptops/Boards: Server boards: Asus KFSN4-DRE and Asus KGPE-D16 Desktop boards: Asus KCMA-D8, Intel D510MO, Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L, and Apple iMac 5,2 Laptops: Asus Chromebook C201, Lenovo ThinkPad X60/X60s, Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet, Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (some exceptions), Lenovo ThinkPad X200, Lenovo ThinkPad R400, Lenovo ThinkPad T400, Lenovo ThinkPad T500, Apple MacBook 1.1, and Apple MacBook 2.1
The best performance gains will come from adding an SSD, 8GB RAM (Samsung 2x4GB PC10600 works great), and an Atheros AR9380.
Charles Gonzalez
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Julian Bennett
really? I'm pumped, I guess I'll take a look at used X220s when I'm in tokyo early next year
Wyatt Turner
topkek
Jaxson Morgan
Maybe an ssd would give some gains, but adding ram didn't offer me any performance gains. It's nice to have 8gb of ram though.
John White
>inb4 no beaglebone/pi for external flashing I have a w500 what do I need to flash libreboot? I need a spoonfed list please.
Xavier Clark
If you're uneasy about the process, there's a guy on ebay who will do it for $50. If you still want to try on your own, start by watching the video on flashing the X200/T400, it should apply for W500 as well.
I would say SSD made the most improvement of all. Extra RAM is just more for avoiding swap.
Dominic Harris
>he thinks this monstrosity will actually find a way around the ME
Luis Bailey
The fuck I care how it looks, I only care if it can be done and be thankful when done, fuck off
Juan Allen
Cute cute :33!!!
Angel Sanders
It won't be done. I don't care how it looks either. He has very little hardware experience and has shown no proof that it's possible to run the processor of an X220 without ME.
Matthew Watson
>I don't care how it looks either You literally posted a picture and call it monstrosity, fuck off CIAnigger
Ian Morgan
They already did for chipsets with ME 4.0 (ie X200/T400)
Gavin Lee
Oh look, it's the daily CIAnigger to shit on the libreboot general.
Dylan Parker
Mental monstrosity, known for picking fights with the FSF.
