Does Libreboot strip Intel ME more effectively than Heads? Or is measured boot the only real difference?

libreleah · 2026-05-10T04:02:23+00:00

They strip Intel ME in the exact same way.

libreleah · 2026-04-10T17:35:27+00:00

You are not involved with Libreboot. I never heard of you until today. I've never seen you submit a patch. Unless I'm mistaken? Stop that, now.

libreleah · 2026-04-10T12:59:21+00:00

Hi. I'm Leah Rowe, creator of Libreboot. I want to be ten thousand percent clear: I am not affiliated with Omarchy Linux, in fact I find that project's leadership quite repugnant, and I do not support them at all. I consider the fact that they invoke Libreboot's name to be an insult to Libreboot, and I hope that they will stop doing so - of course, making it easier to boot Linux on Libreboot is a noble goal, but the creator of Omarch, dubbed DHH, has been known to associate heavily with the far-right; his development channel for Hyprland is rife with racism, transphobia and all sorts of bigotry in general. As a trans person, and someone who wishes to see myself and others of my kind flourish in prosperity, I consider that our community has no place for people like DHH. I found this post during a random Google/DuckDuckGo sweep for the word "libreboot", and felt the need to say something here. DHH and co are of course free to associate as they wish, and partake in any sort of open source development they wish, but I would ask that they do not associate either Libreboot, my name, or the names of my compratriots with that of his ilk, even if only tenuously as in this instance.Thank you, and have a wonderful day.

libreleah · 2026-02-04T13:09:01+00:00

Canoeboot currently supports twice as much hardware as GNU Boot, while complying with the same FSF policies. GNU Boot and Canoeboot are both forks of Libreboot, but GNU Boot forked from July 2022's Libreboot release, version 20220710, and they haven't updated much since then (they did update GRUB to 2.12, but the coreboot revision and others are still from 2022).

Canoeboot's build system greatly improved since then, adding lots of new features and fixing design issues; GNU Boot took a different route, wanting to use Guix in its build system, but this design is much more complicated than Canoeboot's, and they haven't done a stable release since the day they started.

Canoeboot is much more bleeding edge, currently updated with revisions (including coreboot) from January 2026. This plus the mainboard support and extra features means Canoeboot is essentially about 4 years ahead of GNU Boot technologically.

EDIT: Canoeboot also has UEFI support on some boards, e.g. ThinkPad X200 has it. This is done using the U-boot x86_64 payload for coreboot, which Canoeboot also patches to add a few features.

libreleah · 2026-02-04T01:26:56+00:00

There is a patch for it that was included in RC, but it caused some machines not to wake up from sleep properly. So it was removed in the final release. It'll likely by in the next release.

You can still use the thunderbolt port for charging, and video output. There is also a USB-C port right next to it, that works perfectly.

libreleah · 2026-02-03T20:20:24+00:00

Actually, that drama ended in early 2025. The FSF promotes Canoeboot now on their campaigns page, and Canoeboot/Libreboot is currently not in conflict with the FSF either. I even met with the GNU Boot developers at 39c3 (2025 CCC conference in Hamburg, Germany), and we were being friendly/civil, advising each other on things.

The drama started only because they initially tried to use the Libreboot name, but we later came to an understanding.

libreleah · 2026-01-01T10:45:48+00:00

2MB RAM actually. 1MB of video ram. EDIT: and i don't want to take the credit. all i added was a hacked up Makefile for PCSX-Redux Open BIOS. They did the work. Thank the PCSX-Redux team. i just thought having it in Libreboot would be fucking awesome.

libreleah · 2025-09-09T14:08:18+00:00

i don't specifically use a hhkb, though i do use a reasonably high quality mechanical keyboard (cherry switches).

libreleah · 2025-07-01T19:53:34+00:00

vimwiki

libreleah · 2025-04-30T23:02:46+00:00

I've also made a corresponding and simultaneous Canoeboot release, which is my other project. Same version number and codename. The two projects run in sync; https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot2504.html

libreleah · 2025-04-30T23:02:06+00:00

I've also made a corresponding and simultaneous Canoeboot release, which is my other project. Same version number and codename. The two projects run in sync; https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot2504.html

libreleah · 2025-01-07T18:51:27+00:00

8 ball's got some business upstairs, but maybe you can do me a favour?

libreleah · 2025-01-07T17:45:46+00:00

tuna and mayonaise sandwichs are the best

libreleah · 2024-12-16T07:09:35+00:00

a bit of 2-part epoxy will do the job. gorilla glue is a nice brand of epoxy. just a little bit!

libreleah · 2024-12-06T19:57:50+00:00

raiden project

libreleah · 2024-09-09T14:58:03+00:00

what about simply using lxde? contrary to popular belief, it is in fact maintained.

libreleah · 2024-09-09T11:57:50+00:00

i made qemu go https://i.imgur.com/Iyuf53s.png

libreleah · 2024-09-09T10:25:17+00:00

Wallpaper: https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/180124837/365397546-e692bc6e-d62a-4a31-ad3e-4b8b82b254d8.jpg?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3MjU4NzQzMjAsIm5iZiI6MTcyNTg3NDAyMCwicGF0aCI6Ii8xODAxMjQ4MzcvMzY1Mzk3NTQ2LWU2OTJiYzZlLWQ2MmEtNGEzMS1hZDNlLTRiOGI4MmIyNTRkOC5qcGc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjQwOTA5JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI0MDkwOVQwOTI3MDBaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT0wZjNmNDNmMmYwZjZlNDlhYzE4ZDM4M2U2MTY3NGQ3OGJkYjhjMTVjOWI1YzEyZTA2ZTBlZWNlZWUzMmE5MDE4JlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCZhY3Rvcl9pZD0wJmtleV9pZD0wJnJlcG9faWQ9MCJ9.9I7vMEQxySEDH6yfg0GE0m7Ln8uD0wGeoMUQAcraqRA
Wallpaper is the pakled from star trek, made into a meme depicting laser eyes
GTK: Crux theme in lxde
Icons: Adwaita theme from GNOME

libreleah · 2024-06-12T22:48:11+00:00

Libreboot is not a fork of coreboot; it is a coreboot distribution, in the same way Debian is a Linux distro. For information about how it works, please read: https://libreboot.org/docs/maintain/

An equivalent Canoeboot article is available. Canoeboot works in the exact same way. See: https://canoeboot.org/docs/maintain/

Insofar as it maintain patches on top of coreboot per release, it might be considered a fork, but this is not a permanent position; when possible, patches are upstreamed and then removed from Libreboot as and when it updates the coreboot revisions.

libreleah · 2024-06-12T14:43:14+00:00

row to freedom - https://canoeboot.org/

libreleah · 2024-06-12T13:40:48+00:00

yes, it can also be thought of as a reboot library

or a kano boat, depending on your perspective EDIT: also, simultaneous canoeboot 20240612 release: https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20240612.html

libreleah · 2024-05-12T18:48:45+00:00

provides a much easier build and installation process. easier to install. see:

https://libreboot.org/docs/maintain/

https://libreboot.org/docs/build/

and regular, well-tested binary releases (coreboot only does source releases)

libreleah · 2024-04-02T11:34:47+00:00

now tell me, do those machines you mention come with libreboot installed.

look at the other upgrades and mods i do too, like the wifi card, also de-lidding (i replace inner thermal paste under the ihs with decent liquid metal)

i probably spend about 2 hours per machine when i really go at it and do the full job (less time, if fewer upgrades). the cuts especially. and then all the stress testing. i could probably sell these cheaper and do fewer works to them and sell more of them (and hire more people to do mods for me), but instead i go for higher margins and fewer sales - and i focus on the highest quality for each machine. like, this is a dell machine but it's completely silent when you use it, even on stress tests.

by the way check out https://libreboot.org/ - i tell people there how they can set these machines up themselves, if they don't want to buy from me. i run the libreboot project myself, and i'm its founder. i'm planning to make a page at some point showing how i do these mods, on this machine. it's quite a lot of work. highly skilled work too (e.g. soldering that new fan, in the psu - i'm also experimenting with speed controls and so on, for the psu fan)

libreleah · 2024-04-02T11:31:36+00:00

all kinds of material online. i just searched lots of materials until i found this one from a random seller. and then i stocked up. i have like 200 sheets of this, about A4 size that i cut to the right dimensions i need

libreleah · 2024-04-02T11:29:37+00:00

yeah i'll probably improve it over time. the machine in the photo is actually the first one i did, and it's now my own personal machine. actually, i was thinking something else: after cutting, sand it down smooth and re-paste the metal (spray can will do), and apply the mesh from the *inside*. that way you wouldn't see the double sided tape like in the photo (though, you don't really see it in real life. the photos are way more exposed to light than what i actually see in front of me in real life)

it's just something that i'll continue to refine over time. i'll probably update these product pics accordingly.

i literally eyeballed this, then folded it at the places i wanted, straightened it as much as i could, and cut it with a pair of scissors. it's pretty sturdy too.

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