installation, this way -> https://forums.hyperbola.info/viewforum.php?id=87
packages / software, this way -> https://forums.hyperbola.info/viewforum.php?id=88
system / configuration, this way -> https://forums.hyperbola.info/viewforum.php?id=90
desktop, this way -> https://forums.hyperbola.info/viewforum.php?id=91

As you had mentioned the desktop-usage I would assume "system" or / and "destop". Hope this helps you!

Really sorry about that, buddy

Meh, I was reckless and didn't read instructions. My bad on that.

Btw, if you want to build the current libreboot for ivy bridge devices, you need at current, two things:

(For x230 in this paritcular comment)

An x230 rom which btw, will not have the blob in it by default.

And, you need her codeberg.org/lbmk repo aka, this:

git clone https://codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk

cd lbmk

Then you inject the rom like below:

https://libreboot.org/docs/install/x230 … elease-rom

then it should flash correctly when you use the flashrom command that is required. . I have hesitance to test this, due to my recent failures, but if someone, wants to, free free.

I would, but I have already had to get it fixed after being mailed, like 3 times. Anymore would be heavily suspicious as far as my country goes.

It is what it is.

Libreboot's guides were not quite what I expected aka.

Also, I have 2 x200 devices, but one has 256GB of memory and is very old, the other has a broken display that flickers and immediately goes off.

I decided that using a pre-built stable libreboot ROM was the best solution in order to reduce the risk of bricking this laptop (which would force me to get external flashing equipment)

This is by far the librest laptop I have ever used, which is great. It is also noticiably faster than the other, more modern laptop I was using. Booting is very unreliable and often doesn't work, but this is not surprising given the dead CMOS battery and the fact that I am using a setup without microcode updates (which the Libreboot project explicitly recomends against). The touchpad is dead and the internal audio is malfunctional, but that's ok as these two can easily be replaced my peripherals (mouse and headphone). No internal Wi-Fi; hopefully I will soon get an USB Wi-Fi adapter with libre drivers so that I can achieve a freedom-friendly connection

Well I don't think that having some global information about used hardware is that much of a problem as it seems to be some kind of Security through obscurity which is not very helpful using to keep it "secret". If some individuals could be attacked this can be done on so many other levels and ways that this information does not even count in the first place - getting information throughout "social engineering" is just one example. And it is helpful for people having interest getting more into libre hardware and the initial setup.

But yes, having possible information about libre hardware is also helpful on a global level!

I don't recall if I said this, but yeah, I forgot this for a moment.

Your right, that was silly.

After a long time of trying to find out a solution, I discovered that my mom's laptop (an Acer Aspire E 15; E5-571-33ZU) is slightly more freedom-friendly, so now we share it. It too has an Intel ME, but the battery is removable so I can (atleast in theory) temporarily disable the ME by removing all power sources. The Wi-Fi is libre so it is easy to run blob-free distros (tried Trisquel on BIOS, later replaced by Hyperbola on UEFI)

I must note that both of these laptops are flawed freedom-wise and I heavily recommend NOT buying them. They were obtained back when me and my parents didn't know about the importance of free software/firmware. Nowadays, I am loud about my criticism of proprietary software/firmware (such as Intel ME) and I warn my parents about its dangers. I also make it clear that I value freedom over modernity, so I refused my father's proposal to get me a more modern (read: more proprietary) laptop.