Coreboot distribution that uses some proprietary firmware blobs
Libreboot
ThinkPad X200 running Libreboot
Original author(s)
Leah Rowe
Developer(s)
Leah Rowe
Initial release
12 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-12)
Stable release
20240504 (May 4, 2024; 56 days ago (2024-05-04)) [±][1]
Preview release
20240612 (June 12, 2024; 17 days ago (2024-06-12)) [±][2]
Repository
codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk
Written in
C, Shell, Python
Type
Open-source firmware
License
GNU General Public License, version 3
Website
libreboot.org
Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot[3][4]) is a free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing some of the proprietary BIOS firmware contained in some computers, though does require certain vendor code on some platforms as that code may not have been replaced with libre software. Libreboot is a lightweight system designed to perform tasks necessary to load and run a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.
^"Libreboot - Libreboot news". Libreboot. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^"Libreboot - Libreboot news". Libreboot. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^"List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016". GNU project. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^"[Libreboot] GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released". lists.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot) is a free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing some of the proprietary BIOS firmware contained...
hardware platforms and motherboard models. One of the coreboot variants is Libreboot, a software distribution partly free of proprietary blobs, aimed at end...
original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30. "Libreboot Git repositories now on Codeberg (RIP Notabug)". Libreboot. 2023-04-08. Archived from the original on...
vulnerability to exist. Critics like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Libreboot developers, and security expert Damien Zammit accused the ME of being...
Retrieved September 26, 2012. "HP Elite 8200 SFF and 6200 Pro Business". Libreboot. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Bell, Jared (July 25, 2011). "Sandy Bridge...
X200 with Libreboot (a free BIOS replacement), and Trisquel GNU/Linux. Before the ThinkPad X200, Stallman used a Thinkpad T400s with Libreboot and Trisquel...
imminent release of long-awaited Perl 6". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2017-10-05. "Libreboot Logo". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2023...
systems. Examples of first-stage bootloaders include BIOS, UEFI, coreboot, Libreboot, and Das U-Boot. Second-stage boot loaders, such as GNU GRUB, rEFInd,...
hardware support. A completely open source alternative to BIOS and UEFI is libreboot, which was promoted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). Free and open-source...
digital cameras Nikon Hacker project for Nikon EXPEED DSLRs Coreboot and Libreboot for computers Many third-party firmware projects for wireless routers...
As of 2024, this is one of the last models of the X-Series able to run Libreboot, a Free Software BIOS replacement. The maximum amount of installable memory...
1275-1994 standard but was withdrawn in 2005. Later examples include the libreboot, coreboot and OpenBIOS/Open Firmware projects. AMD provided product specifications...
natively on x86 hardware, in which case it is loaded by either coreboot or Libreboot as a payload; it runs on 386 and later processors, and requires a minimum...
(Hardware initialization stage) bootloaders include BIOS, UEFI, coreboot, Libreboot and Das U-Boot. On the IBM PC, the boot loader in the Master Boot Record...
Global Information
