Sooo, with a great help of our local #hackspace (https://0x08.in) I updated my #Libreboot to the 25.06 version and installed the right (txtmode) version suitable for #FreeBSD

Now, all my problems with Stage 3 loader, installed with the latest system update — are gone!

https://eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/2025/07/09/update-libreboot-to-25-06.html

Tried to flash new #Libreboot binary with (proper) text-mode instead of corebootfb-mode.

And suddenly found that my #ch341a programmer is dead It was in the antistatic pouch in the shelf for half of the year and now it can't read/write/erase my #SPI chip on the #Thinkpad X220. It even can't be detected by OS.

Are CH341A programmers really so unreliable that they are dying without any visible reasons?

Wow, looks like since the end of 2024, the two new versions of #Libreboot was released and the stable version is 25.06 now!

Also, in the Libreboot site there is a new article about BSD!

https://libreboot.org/docs/bsd/

If it (libreboot with txtmode) will work with my DP-3 display — then all my previously described problems with MBR stage 3 loader of #FreeBSD is solved completely!

#Linux Weekly Roundup for July 6th, 2025: #Thunderbird 140, #KDE Plasma 6.4.2, KDE Gear 25.04.3, #DXVK 2.7, new #Steam Client update, #Libreboot 25.06, #Geany 2.1, #digiKam 8.7, second #Debian 13 installer Release Candidate, new #ArchLinux ISO snapshot, Alpine Linux working on Wayback, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-july-6th-2025

#Libreboot 25.06 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Adds More Hardware Support and Various Improvements https://9to5linux.com/libreboot-25-06-open-source-bios-uefi-firmware-adds-more-hardware-support

It's Sunday, perfect for finishing those shitty projects. I'm back with the T25 Frankenpad librebooted let's see if I can really get used to this Japanese keyboard.
Cutting things with the Dremel relaxes me...

Help needed on #libreboot IRC. If you have a *ThinkPad T480*, see:
https://libreboot.org/docs/build/

Build latest lbmk.git with it BUT BEFORE YOU BUILD, make this config change:

./mk -m coreboot t480_vfsp_16mb

Debug -> Compile debug code in Ada sources

Build:

./mk -b coreboot t480_vfsp_16mb

Flash, and boot with linux option: iomem=relaxed

Now, in lbmk:

make -C src/coreboot/default/util/cbmem

as root:

src/coreboot/default/util/cbmem/cbmem -1 1>cbmem.log 2>cbmem.err.log

give nic-Pi the .log files

Die Open Source Boot Firmware Libreboot 25.04 wurde veröffentlicht!

Was ist Libreboot!

Libreboot ist eine Open-Source-Boot-Firmware, die als Alternative zu proprietären BIOS- oder UEFI-Firmwarelösungen entwickelt wurde. Sie basiert auf der Coreboot-Plattform und zielt darauf ab, eine freie und quelloffene Firmware bereitzustellen, die die Sicherheit und Privatsphäre der Benutzer verbessert. Libreboot unterstützt eine Vielzahl von Hardware und ermöglicht es Benutzern, ihre Systeme ohne proprietäre Software zu starten. Es ist besonders bei Nutzern beliebt, die Wert auf Freiheit, Transparenz und Kontrolle über ihre Computer legen.

https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot2504.html

Bin mal wieder an überlegen, ob ich auf mein altes #Lenovo #ThinkPad #T420 #libreboot drauf packe. Warum? Weil's geht... wäre auch mal wieder ein wenig interessante Bastelei. Muss mal schauen, ob ich das wirklich mal mache, schließlich muss man dafür das ganze Notebook zerlegen, um an das BIOS ran zu kommen.

Someone on #libreboot IRC said this today, when trying to describe a problem:

"it's the equivalent of a parakeet explaining nuclear fusion"

To which I said:

<leah> i personally would pay good money for a parakeet to teach me quantum physics

and the individual said to me:

"I'm  told they don't know squawk"

To which my final response was:
<leah> they do know squark

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sfermion#Squarks

#squark !