Thanks throgh.
I don't know much about hardware, so I'll try to list some information that might be related.
If there is anything missing, please let me know.

The version I tried to install was v0.3.1.

• CPU: Intel Core i3-8100

• Storage: Intel Cannon Lake PCH SATA AHCI Controller, Non-Volatile memory controller

• Network: Intel Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V

# dmidecode
BIOS Information
    Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
    Version: P4.00
    ...
    BIOS Revision: 5.13
System Information
    Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Product Name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    Version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
    ...
...

# dmidecode -t baseboard
Base Board Information
    Manufacturer: ASRock
    Product Name: B360M Pro4
    Version:
    ...

I booted the Parabola live image (parabola-dual-openrc-cli-2020.08.03-netinstall.iso) to test it out and was able to connect to the Internet.
I could not install it due to PGP signature issues, so I could not verify that the hardware and kernel modules work properly.

There is a kernel description in Parabola, but not in Hyperbola:

# lspci -v
...
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V (rev 10)
    ...
    Kernel driver in use: e1000e
    Kernel modules: e1000e
...

e1000e driver version is the same for both Parabola and Hyperbola:

# modinfo -F version e1000e
3.2.6-k

I think it has something to do with the kernel version, but I'm not sure.

# uname -a
Linux parabolaiso 5.7.10-gnu-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:44:34 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Linux hyperbolaiso 4.9.210-gnu-1-lts #1 SMP Thu Jan 16 21:46:32 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Does it not work with freesoftware? If so, I can't do anything.
It installed fine on my Aspire 5750, so I assumed it would work on my main machine. Of course, Aspire 5750 is an old laptop.

How do people find out what hardware freesoftware runs on?
Is there a list somewhere? h-node?

Anyway, thanks for the reply. I guess I was too careless about hardware.

That said, I found Hardware Information (HDT) in the Live Image menu.
We can get the hardware information from this menu.

There was already a topic about the hardware on which Hyperbola runs:
What hardware do you use for Hyperbola?

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# rc-service dhcpcd start
WARNING: dhcpcd has already been start

After loading the module with modprobe, I restarted DHCPCD, but to no avail.
The DHCPCD itself seems to be working.
Ethernet connection is enough for me, so I haven't tried wireless connection.

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The driver is present in the kernel and the module can be loaded.
But I can't connect. Why?

Well, I just hope that I can install v0.4 or HyperbolaBSD.
Thank you, zapper.

This is old but I feel it necessary to explain for future reference and readers, that you don't need to rely on Fear Uncertainty and Doubt to determine whether a machine can run Hyperbola. All you need is to check your dmesg logs in /var/log/dmesg or run dmesg | tee > dmesg.txt

Linux-libre, like mainline Linux, still runs on a variety of devices. What you need to look for is the DEBLOBBED message.

For instance my machine says:

$ dmesg | grep DEBLOBBED
[    4.413102] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413118] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413131] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413144] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413158] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413170] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413183] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413195] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ failed with error -2
[    4.413199] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: minimum version required: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/22
[    4.413201] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: maximum version supported: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/29
[    4.413202] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: check /*(DEBLOBBED)*/
[    4.471606] Bluetooth: hci0: failed to open Intel firmware file: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/ (-2)
[    4.471618] Bluetooth: hci0: failed to open default fw file: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/
[    4.830071] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Failed to load DMC firmware /*(DEBLOBBED)*/. Disabling runtime power management.
[    4.830073] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] DMC firmware homepage: /*(DEBLOBBED)*/

This log helpfully explains which parts were removed, in my case the wifi, bluetooth, and power management on the processor. Early in my Linux-libre days I too worried about it but now I know exactly what to look for to ascertain compatibility. Bring more people to Linux-libre and other freed kernels: learn dmesg!

Such a cause is extremely worthy indeed, as I might have mentioned before, the idea of a free software phone, is nowhere near as important as more libre hardware, such as wifi, cpus, storage, etc...

It is for this reason, that I am skeptical about why FSF/GNU thinks a free software phone should be a top priority...

aka, its not just a moving target, its one that will forever remain moving.

Because the modem is utterly useless unless it can connect to the satelite... and without that, its more or less, a piece of junk, unless Europe has different laws concerning phone technology such as 5G...

Side note:

Doubt it is enough

The out of box working idea, is good... for hardware that can be used without remote blobs.

Otherwise, it is more useless than the security in microsoft windows.

Sorry did I say security?

I forgot, microsoft doesn't know what that even means...

I would have said its good for software, but then I remember,  the sneaky stuff that is being done to break security deliberately in distros.

We are heading more and more towards convergence of phone and computer systems, so throgh's point about phone being basically computers now is right - and it's a good thing, because now more and more people around the world will get a taste of 'technological emancipation', and that is where projects like Hyperbola come in. Most people in the world, in the farthest reaches, the homeless, and in indigenous communities, have phone-computers now. The future of software freedom will be in the hands of millions running cheap hardware.

The cheap kind of hardware that people who can only use the most basic necessities rely on. Because they cannot afford the high end stuff, or anything optional for fun.

We are the early adopters, the makers, the ones giving life to that wave. Somewhat privileged in this position I am, but using it for the greater good.

And having fun while doing it

Oh yeah don't want to come across like it's actually an unabashedly good thing, we are just dealing with the hand we have been dealt, you know? The only alternative is we have these spy devices that we cn't even use for the self enhancement of our people. We also have no real nee of the consmerism or the rapid cycle of technology wasted, that harms ourselves and our world. But as it is here already, we gotta do the best we can with what we have. In the spirit of that message is Free software / techno emancipation, where we can secure our cultural knowledge for generations to come

I think my post on re-read comes across as technocratic, but I mean it from the standpoint of being part of those communities that could put the power of a phone to good use.