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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2016-01-05 14:41:07 (EST)
committer Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2016-01-05 14:41:07 (EST)
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<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