Awesome, we've missed this.
Good going and congratulations to all of us. Keep up the hard work,
liberators of computers everywhere
Technoethical D16 is also RYF-certified by FSF:
http://www.fsf.org/news/fifteen-new-devices-from-technoethical-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom
Following your example, we've reduced the price for our D16 board with
Libreboot, which now sells at 900 EUR with 1x CPU and 1x RAM. More
The FSF RYF certified Vikings D16 mainboard is now available at a *massive*
price reduction (400 EUR (VAT excl.)/476 EUR (VAT incl.)) *only* for the next
50 orders.
Available at:
https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/d16-ryf-certfied
The Vikings D16 is currently the only
It's a Russian laptop MCST Elbrus HT-R1000. Heavy duty 10 kg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCST
Man what is that computer? looks like a soviet union military computer for
nuclear war.
"Utiliarian" is the word in my book (rather than "brutal"").
I'll add that if this design is good enough for space stations, it's good
enough for me. Sleek and attractive is about form over function. But I agree
that before the X230 (not usable in total freedom though), Thinkpads aren't
very attractive. Still, I've seen way uglier, and not much more
By the way when you did this to the MacBook, did your Libreboot include this?
(Quoted from Libreboot website at
https://libreboot.org/docs/hcl/#macbook21):
"The system does get a bit hotter compared to when running the original
firmware. It is certainly hotter than an X60/T60. The heat
"is clunky, ugly design. It's just embarrassing to be seen with such a
brutally ugly machine."
Maybe it's just me but I think it's a plus. In addition, the scratches and
dents on my ThinkPad give it character.
Hope some day someone release a computer with PowerPC, something like this
http://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/
eoma68 can be a nice alternative to x86.
I actually like slim ultrabooks. I do use an x200 after all.
:)
But in the future I may get the eoma68. I am not sure yet.
The stickers on carbon vinil of T400 are printed by me, not so high quality,
but enough for keep on the laptop. Thanks you SuperTramp!
Great hobby, keep it up. I love your stickers!
Thank you for suggestion, this is just a hobby, my hobby is repair any
computer or improve it, electronics, soldering, servicing-repairing and
restoration any size mechanical watches, building electrical generators...(I
have much more hobbies, just repair/fix/improve everything). Right now I
You should start offering Libreboot enabled MacBooks on eBay. With your
modifications it should work well, although I'd make it an option whether to
remove the DVD-ROM for the extra heat sink or not.
You could even put a decal on the lid with the Trisquel logo on it for the
Apple logo
O the blob runs inside the card, jxself thanks you for this information.
Thinkpad T400 it is greatest laptop, and seems be better than T410, T420,
T430. Just compare heatsinks of each and see. And yes Thinkpads are perfect,
but Macbooks looks much better. But I hate all slim-light-ultra books crap.
It's me, yes, I improved temps. Here is no problem for Macbook when it is on
idle, the problem is on load (light or heavy as watching 1080 video), when on
load, now temp are not so high, it runs about 75-80 celcius, but the fan runs
almost at 7000rpm, it is extremely loud, when T400 runs
Yes, Libreboot says (or said) that it is is not possible run 3.0 (while
running free software), this is not true, I run my librebooted computer with
gigabyte board and 4x3.0 usb ports PCI card, and all my librebooted Thinkpads
run 2x3.0-3x3.0 usb ports Express54 cards. And personally I send
I actually prefer that to be frankly honest.
The trackpoint is easier for me.
I use this laptop anywhere I feel like without shame.
It serves my needs quite well.
To each his own. I like the older Lenovo Thinkpads. The keyboard has been
mentioned, in my mind the "old" models are far superior to the latest models.
I like the overall design of a Thinkpad. Macbooks are nice but they are hard
to repair which is disproportionately expensive. Upgrades are
yes, I once read that libreboot doesn't support it, but Coreboot does (thanks
to its blobs)
The heat issue for the MacBooks sounds legit. One of the people on this
forum drilled a big hole in the bottom panel to let the heat out, and expose
a fan. I'm not sure if it's an extra fan he put in or just creates more room
for the fan.
Coming from the opposite end, I've tried trackpoints and it's more physical
effort than a touchpad, plus all that effort is concentrated on the index
finger alone.
"For Thinkpads just buy a cheap Express54 expansion card with 2-3 3.0 usb
ports."
Hi, does this work with Libreboot? I didn't think Libreboot has USB 3.0
support yet?
I never tryed better laptops than T400, trackpad is resposible and small
enough for not touching it when typing on keyboard (I covered all my
trackspads of all my thinkpads with carbon vinile for not polish them), also
if you are typing it is faster to use trackpoint. The keyboard is best
Just all video acceleration loads on CPU (making the computer slower
obviously), when GPU is relaxed because it needs blobs.
After nearly 20 years of using Thinkpads, I can hardly function with the
crappy keyboards and touchpads that come with lesser laptops. I've tried
using Chromebooks. The weight difference was negligible the build and
hardware was wimpy, even compared to an X60. I missed my trackpoint and
Three new devices are now certifed by FSF. First is Vikings X200, second is
Vikings D16 Mainboard and third is Vikings USB Stereo Sound Adapter.
https://status.fsf.org/notice/209047
https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/d16-ryf-certfied
Also, the ASUS Chromebook doesn't have good video acceleration, so you are
force to use lightweight DEs, if you use them. But I agree with you, a T400
laptop with Trisquel installed, looks horrible, but a Chromebook with KDE
Plasma 5, looks awesome. But there's nothing to do, except that you
The primary objection to the Libreboot-enabled Lenovos, aside from dated
specs, lack of backlit keyboard, lack of trackpad in the X200, and lack of
USB 3, is clunky, ugly design. It's just embarrassing to be seen with such a
brutally ugly machine.
The MacBook 2,1 and the Acer ChromeBook
maybe people do not look for such devices
There's a cottage industry now of people overhauling Core 2 Duo Lenovos to
put Libreboot and Trisquel (or another free distro) on them. Not just
Libiquity, Technoetic, Minifree and Viking, but they're all over eBay too.
I wonder why nobody's doing the same for the other hardware that is or
It is possible vikings are planning to fork libreboot at some point. :)
https://www.fsf.org/news/three-devices-from-vikings-gmbh-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom
These are 2 libreboot devices. The interesting thing is that is says The
Vikings X200 libre-friendly laptop is a refurbished laptop that comes with a
free bios pre-installed and we all know
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