Libreboot
Free and open source BIOS/UEFI firmware
Libreboot is a coreboot distribution, in the same way that Debian is a Linux distribution. It provides free, open source boot firmware based on coreboot, replacing proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware on specific Intel/AMD x86 and ARM based motherboards, including laptop and desktop computers. It initialises the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, peripherals) and starts a bootloader for your operating system (OS). Linux and BSD are well-supported. Libreboot provides GNU boot loader GRUB and SeaBIOS payloads on x86/x86_64 Intel/AMD motherboards, and a U-Boot UEFI payload for coreboot on ARM64(Aarch64) motherboards. An x86/x86_64 U-Boot UEFI payload is also available on some boards. Libreboot's design incorporates all of these payloads in a single image, and you choose one at boot time.
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