So somewhat recently I acquired a #Dell #Optiplex 7010 SFF. This one has an #Intel Core i5-3470, 16 GB RAM, and a 480 GB HDD running #Windows 10.

This actually comes from my workplace, and I was lucky enough to keep this machine. My boss once used this as their main computer, but I guess something happened and they've been using a new one since. Thus, right now, I'm going to get data off it and get confirmation we got all the data my boss wants before I completely wipe the thing. Afterwards, I'm going to use it as a server or something and flash #Coreboot on it. (Maybe I'll figure out a way to build my own version of Coreboot with an #edk2 payload). Until then, I've setup a dual boot with Fedora 43 on it in case I need to get any more data off it. Then, I'll put #AlpineLinux on the thing and use it as a server for something.

I'm also taking suggestions on what to do with the thing if anyone has any! :D

Introducing the new PineTab :( Edition 🙁

#pine64 #pinetab2 #edk2

I've just installed "generic" Fedora 42 workstation on my OrangePi5+ thanks to EDK2 and it works very well out of the box (display, GPU, Ethernet, USB).

How come this thing is not more widely used? A generic distro running mainline Linux kernel : this is the user experience I would like to see on more ARM SBCs!

https://github.com/edk2-porting/edk2-rk3588

#RK3588 #OrangePi5Plus #EDK2 #UEFI

Installing UEFI Firmware on ARM SBCs

https://interfacinglinux.com/2025/08/25/edk2-uefi-for-the-rock-5-itx/

#HackerNews #UEFI #Firmware #ARM #SBCs #Edk2 #Rock5ITX #TechNews

Does anyone here know how to run #Amazon Linux 2 or 2023 #aarch64 #QEMU images? They seem to hang right after exiting boot services. Latest qemu and #EDK2 i could get on Fedora 42.

Perhaps @hrw knows, or knows someone who knows.

I saw edk2 PR to handle PPTT using ConfigurationManager framework.

How bit waste of potential CM is. Something what could be serious helper became yet another board specific code dump.

There should be CM->GeneratePPTT(data) function which either go through hardware to detect cores/caches/clusters/topology or gets it in a structure/object/array.

Instead is yet another code drop which generates whole PPTT by hand.

#edk2 #ConfigurationManager #codedump #trash

Great news and presentation.

https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/firmware_uor/

#uefi #edk2 #bootloader #risc_v

Quick recipes to get OVMF and AAVMF anywhere:

OVMF:

AAVMF:

Distributions place these files in variable places when they deploy QEMU and EDK2 so it is is good to have ubiquitous method for acquiring them for e.g. kernel testing.

#alpinelinux #qemu #edk2 #ovmf #aavmf