Just installed coreboot on my T60. Not only I didn't brick

>>62167005
>coreboot

Nice botnet

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>>62167050
care to explain?

>>62167005
Image sauce?

>>62167277
Talk of being compromised of government.
>>62167005
Did you use OEM 1.66 ghz CPU?
>>62167375
The Rose of Versailles - Lady Oscar

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>>62167398
Genuine Intel(R) CPU 1400 at 1.83GHz

>>62167488
Coreboot likely is less bloated than the Intel tech.

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>>62167530
...but how much does BIOS (basic input output system) affect a OS in runtime? Wasn't BIOS only there to get the hardware ready for OS takeover?

>>62167591
BIOS does more than a basic bootloader, it facilitates basic hardware interaction. In modern devices BIOS is just an overglorified bootloader (but we use EFI now), but older mobos can interface with peripherals and manage runtimes. They can also do remote microcode updates for Intel to backdoor your system.

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>>62167700
i see. then i'm just happy it's more responsive now.

>>62167005
Probably just placebo aka wishfull thinking and lack of proper testing.

>>62167005
Why not libreboot? Did you have one of the funky T60's with ATI that wasn't compatible?

>>62167700
This. The Intel ME is in Northbridge or PCH and shares flash space with the BIOS. It can examine anything running on the system, regardless of OS.