Are there different implementations of Coreboot?
As a System 76 GALP5 owner, I’m not all that fond of Coreboot’s options. Granted I’m not a developer so maybe you need to be one to be able to configure it to your heart’s content. But from my POV, the firmware is stripped down and doesn’t give me access to settings I’d need from something like Phoenix.
To this day, no idea how to switch to legacy mode (it doesn’t seem to have that), configure TPM, memory timing/speeds, edit boot entries (requires knowledge of bcdedit or efi cmd line tools), etc.
Again, probably have OS-level config tools, but System76 doesn’t have an all-in-one firmware settings app (nothing like a GUI that exposes traditional firmware/BIOS settings). They have command line packages for various things like power management, battery charging limitation setting, etc.
Coreboot is amazing for some people who has a handle on that kind of access, but not everyone does. There are still people who complain about System76 use of Coreboot. Yes it’s faster because it’s stripped down, but not everyone wants it stripped down. Most people are just used to a traditional firmware.
If Framework can offer two different firmwares you can swap between easily, then sure.
System76 offers a way to get the proprietary firmware back on the laptop but I believe it requires special tools most people don’t have.
I’m personally having issues with dual booting PopOS and Windows 11 on my GALP5 and Coreboot left a very nasty taste in my mouth right now. Waiting on System76 to fix the issues turned it into a Linux only laptop for me (which isnfine for those whomuust want Linux) . They didn’t release a new firmware until my laptop was 2 generations old. And it still didn’t fix the issue.
I don’t want this to happen to my Framework laptop.
Here’s a video of mine showing System76 Coreboot.
