From e73d72d5d8cb061a29e555d99d9fe0903cfcc112 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:41:07 -0500
Subject: add note about desktop hardware

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diff --git a/site/faq/index.php b/site/faq/index.php
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@@ -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
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