ellyMar 11
get corebooted, @frameworkcomputer
Show threadGrunge Fox Mar 11

@elly I wonder, is this in any way related to the work that Framework sponsored years ago, or did you do this independently of them? Because I remember reading some kind of thread on the Framework Community, where some employee stated that they already donated a few devices to the Coreboot community, but I haven't seen or heard of any progress on that since then...  

Unless they've sent those devices for no reason at all, just like they did with Omarchy  /s

Show threadGus

@grunge_fox @elly IIRC those ones were the earlier Intel models with Boot Guard fused off (unlike the production laptops).

The Framework CEO made some offhand comment at the time like "to work with Intel Boot Guard then we'll need to make a firmware shim that's signed, and then it'll chain to Core Boot." Suspect that thought bubble lasted about as long as any lawyers from Intel or their BIOS partner hearing about it...

Good if the AMD ones aren't as locked down, that's awesome - lots of potential for open source to step up where Framework has systemically underachieved! 👏

Mar 11 at 11:17pmWeb
Show threadellyMar 11
@projectgus @grunge_fox nothing stops them from signing builds with their BootGuard key, just saying  

CBnT tooling is integrated in coreboot, Intel CPUs are well supported. In fact, I worked on PantherLake alongside people from Intel and Google to have SoC code ready before they showed it publicly at CES2026 so PantherLake shipped with day 0 coreboot support (despite changing quite a bit from previous generation).

All that would be needed would be a nerd with ADHD (like me) getting schematics under NDA, writing code, and Framework signing the builds. Sure, end-users wouldn't have as much control over their systems but they would still be better off than relying on InsydeH2O which is just... ugh.
Show threadGusMar 11

@elly @grunge_fox Very good points.

I guess this would require them to value BIOS quality enough to put even a little increased resources into it, and evidence for this remains slim... but here's hoping.

Cheers to the ADHD nerds of the world getting annoyed and building it anyway!