The most recent motherboard port to land in mainline Coreboot Git is for enabling the HP EliteBook 820 G2 laptop computer.
The HP EliteBook 820 G2 is an Intel Broadwell period enterprise laptop computer. The HP 820 G2 shipped with numerous Intel fifth Gen Core CPU choices, contains a 12.5-inch show, and different fundamentals for its time interval.
The HP EliteBook 820 G2 has lengthy been discontinued however stays accessible by way of used channels. For instance, a refurbished HP EliteBook 820 G2 is obtainable by way of Amazon (affiliate hyperlink) for round $185 USD.
The HP EliteBook 820 G2 is not as outdated as a number of the different laptops and motherboards supported by Coreboot and with there nonetheless getting used/refurbished availability, this laptop computer could also be fascinating to some of us.
Nonetheless, this HP EliteBook 820 G2 with Coreboot does rely upon an EC firmware blob in addition to the Intel Administration Engine (ME) firmware and the Broadwell MRC/REFCODE binaries. However no less than with these few blobs all main performance of the laptop computer has been examined as working.
Extra particulars on this new Coreboot port to land in Git by way of this commit.
