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BIOS Updates and Alternatives

The cluster focuses on BIOS/UEFI firmware updates, microcode patches, proprietary BIOS limitations, and open-source replacements like Coreboot and Libreboot, particularly for Lenovo ThinkPads and enabling hardware features.

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Sample Comments

BunsanSpace • Jan 8, 2021 • View on HN

No bios update, but I wouldn't be surprised if windows shipped updated microcode or something.

chooseaname • Aug 24, 2018 • View on HN

Find a way to embarrass Lenovo into updating the BIOS to give you that option.

em3rgent0rdr • Aug 12, 2015 • View on HN

Wow. Don't trust proprietary BIOS. Use libreboot.

mark-r • Apr 1, 2014 • View on HN

Any way to replace it with a BIOS, e.g. Coreboot?

noisy_boy • May 6, 2025 • View on HN

Not deep enough; we need systemd to replace the BIOS and preferably the CPU microcodes too.

MintelIE • Jul 3, 2020 • View on HN

That's what the BIOS claims anyway...

glandium • Dec 21, 2019 • View on HN

Don't BIOS patches contain microcode updates?

vwuon • Nov 4, 2019 • View on HN

I've seen many BIOS that allow you to do that

zdw • Apr 5, 2013 • View on HN

Sounds like a chicken/egg scenario if you're able to reflash the BIOS arbitrarily.

yoo1I • Jun 16, 2016 • View on HN

Except libreboot doesn't help. ME executes below BIOS/UEFI.