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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/cybersecurity

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https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII

I just saw this, even if it is pretty old.

They continue the IMB powerPC architecture.

Talk with a developer

3mdeb develops coreboot for the architecture.

Here is an interesting presentation

OS Installation is complex, but Linux/BSD with support for ppc64 should work.

The used AMD Radeon Pro WX7100 GPU is pretty open, but the boot code contains blobs.

Just as the NVME controller.

This is a competitor to RISC-V, while the latter is in early steps but is high in trend and developing fast.

FYI, SimpleX chat on RISC-V

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[–] ModerateImprovement 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's infuriating that they refuse to use Power10 that came in 2021, but I understand why they did it.

I think for normal users, something like a normal libreboot Desktop/Laptop would work better and be more cost effective than this.

I thought that the main target users for this is the server owners, but I doubt it would attract them now, especially since the company does not develop new technologies to make their offerings more attractive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yes it is pretty damn expensive.

3mdeb would be an alternative for people using servers, but they mainly to IOT and workstations I think.

And, no idea, but I assume there are server mainboards that are supported by Coreboot.

Afaik Google runs all their servers on Coreboot.

I as a mere mortal just spent reviving an "old" Thinkpad 250. I mean it had a 1TB SSHD in it, which never was full, a random old SATA SSD and it runs Xonotic!

That BIOS is 3 years EOL, and has strange settings, like not enabling TPM 2.0 or 2 strange remote management / antitheft services baked in, which could be permanently disabled.

Also disabling everything related to Network on the UEFI helped.