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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2016-01-05 14:41:07 (EST) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2016-01-05 14:41:07 (EST) |
| commit | e73d72d5d8cb061a29e555d99d9fe0903cfcc112 (patch) | |
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add note about desktop hardware
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diff --git a/site/faq/index.php b/site/faq/index.php index 7c36ae3..0dcb1d9 100644 --- a/site/faq/index.php +++ b/site/faq/index.php @@ -411,7 +411,12 @@ <h2 id="desktops">Will desktop/server hardware be supported? <span class="r"><a href="#desktops">#desktops</a></span></h2> <p> - A common issue with desktop hardware is the Video BIOS. Libreboot has to initialize the graphics chipset, + Libreboot now supports desktop hardware: <a href="../docs/hcl/index.html#supported_desktops_x86amdintel">../docs/hcl/index.html#supported_desktops_x86amdintel</a>. + </p> + <p> + A common issue with desktop hardware is the Video BIOS, when no onboard video is present, since + every video card has a different Video BIOS. Onboard GPUs also require one, so those still have to be + replaced with free software (non-trivial task). Libreboot has to initialize the graphics chipset, but most graphics cards lack a free Video BIOS for this purpose. Some desktop motherboards supported in coreboot do have onboard graphics chipsets, but these also require a proprietary Video BIOS, in most cases. </p> @@ -419,7 +424,7 @@ There is the XGI Z9s PCI-E graphics card, documented under <em>Board Ports</em> in <a href="../docs/tasks.html">../docs/tasks.html</a>, which might be viable for you. </p> <p> - Although not desktop hardware (it's a server board), libreboot does support + Although not desktop hardware (it's a server board), libreboot does also support the <a href="../docs/hcl/kfsn4-dre.html">ASUS KFSN4-DRE</a>, with more server hardware support on the horizon, as outlined in <a href="../docs/tasks.html">../docs/tasks.html</a>. These boards have onboard graphics chipsets for which free native graphics initialization code |