You can run a free OS pretty effortless, but when wanting 100% free software, you have to dig deeper and replace the proprietary BIOS firmware.

  • alt
    2·
    1 年前

    No the NV41MZ for example has no numpad.

    That’s unfortunate.

    but it was the only clevo on like all Europes Ebay. Literally shipped it in from Great Britain

    Honestly, I haven’t done a lot of business on Ebay. So, I don’t know a lot on how much cheaper you might get devices from there. Though, I wonder if it’s a lot cheaper than say this device.

    • Pantherina@feddit.de
      2·
      1 年前

      Damn good find! Not expensive, about double the price I paid but still very reasonable.

      Very funny, they have a Tux bootsplash logo in their Bios??

      And the BIOS really is great, I will miss that on Coreboot I guess. But all the necessary features should be there.

      • alt
        1·
        1 年前

        Damn good find! Not expensive, about double the price I paid but still very reasonable.

        Oh lol, that’s a considerable difference. Though I suppose the Intel CPUs on your device probably aren’t 12th gen?

        they have a Tux bootsplash logo in their Bios??

        Who offers that :P ? Did I somehow miss that?

        And the BIOS really is great, I will miss that on Coreboot I guess. But all the necessary features should be there.

        coreboot FTW!