libre mainboard?
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ahoy guys, I would like to build me a very libre system and I wonder which mainboards do you guys use on sockel 1155 systems!? and which system firmware do you use, bios, uefi or maybe even a real libre replacement?
You probably want an Intel board because Intel integrated chipsets are perfectly supported by free drivers. If you opt for the recent and efficient Ivy Bridge, be careful with the choice of the processor: i3-3225, i5-3570K and i7-3770K do not have any "trusted" execution technology. The other processors (i5-3475S, i7-3770T, i7-3770S and i7-3770) have it. It can be used to do very bad things such as remotely clearing your disk even if the computer is not on!
As for the firmwares, it is still very hard to run a computer without a proprietary BIOS/UEFI. This probably is a point on which you will have to accept proprietary code.
where can I get more information about TXT and which CPUs don't support it
yet!!? what about celeron G530 and gigabyte mainboards are they okey? and
somehow I like bios much more than UEFI, are there any LGA 1155 boards with
the good old bios?
and thanks for your quick respons ;)
See the Availability section on the Wikipedia page about TXT. In particular:
Not all Intel processors support Intel TXT. The only way to find out is to consult the marketing material for each CPU, available on Intel's website.
That is what I did with your processor. Result: it does not have TXT.
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On the specifications page for each processor lists:
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
You can find the information at:
Here is a corrected wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Execution_Technology#Availability
where can I get more information about TXT and which CPUs don't support it yet!!? what about celeron G530 and gigabyte mainboards are they okey? and somehow I like bios much more than UEFI, are there any LGA 1155 boards with the good old bios?
and thanks for your quick respons ;)
See the Availability section on the Wikipedia page about TXT. In particular:
Not all Intel processors support Intel TXT. The only way to find out is to
consult the marketing material for each CPU, available on Intel's website.
That is what I did with your processor. Result: it does not have TXT.
I am a member!
On the specifications page for each processor lists:
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology
You can find the information at:
Here is a corrected wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Execution_Technology#Availability
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