> I was trying to flash libreboot onto my system but bricked it (the > libreboot instructions seemed to say “ignore the errors and reboot” ( > https://libreboot.org/docs/install/#thinkpad-t60x60x60tabletx60s > screenshot attached as IMG_0066.png ) — never do that, instead read > back the flash and see if it flashed right!!), and I ended up
The issues may likely have been my own mistakes and misunderstanding, I don’t use a cmos battery, I find the internal battery or external power supply power the cmos and clock fine without one. It’s possibly that wasn’t true here. > so if you pull it out, i imagine you get coreboot but it looks like > phoenixbios from last century ( attached image.jpeg 1 from dosdays ) > rather than a conventional hacker palace ( attached image.jpeg 2 from this is maybe a poor use of the word “palace” — hackers like to have or demonstrate full ability to customize or mod their systems, this reflects their ability to use the systems for arbitrary tasks they come up with, rather than being stuck in situations somebody else designed. When you learn Linux, one of the first things learned traditionally (could be wrong) is how to set all the keys and things to do what you want. Backspace can be any key or combination, etc etc. This continues through all parts of the system as well as into how new programs are written, such that everything is personalized to be useful to the developer. People change their keyboards to have custom layouts, and set up desktop environments that control windows in custom ways, and have toolsets for performing many unique personal tasks. ( extends to network situations …
