"It's not that bad" they told me – Coreboot

“It’s not that bad” they told me “It’ll be fun” they told me THIS WAS TORTURE AND I HATED ALMOST EVERY SECOND OF IT So I corebooted my Thinkpad T420. Why? Okay firstly what is coreboot? Coreboot is an aftermarket open source BIOS/Firmware replacement for computers. Its main features are faster booting, sometimes being able to do things that your stock BIOS doesn’t let you do, and making you feel better about yourself if you’re some obnoxious FOSS obsessed stallman loving fanatic. Most of what it supports is a bunch of old computers that aren’t really that useful in the modern age if you’re someone who enjoys using the internet Now why did I coreboot my T420? I can upgrade the CPU from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge (2nd gen Intel core series to 3rd gen) “Fun” project Lets start with a brief rundown of the basic process of installing Coreboot on a laptop. The Basic Process Bolded steps represent pain and suffering Disassemble the laptop until you can access the flash chip that co ... Read full article.