From e751bf37d636a0849e06353b35a681bb1f856d47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:39:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 820 news Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe --- site/docs/hardware/hp820g2.md | 9 +++++ site/news/MANIFEST | 1 + site/news/hp820g2.md | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 73 insertions(+) create mode 100644 site/news/hp820g2.md diff --git a/site/docs/hardware/hp820g2.md b/site/docs/hardware/hp820g2.md index 1c0f298..9409be5 100644 --- a/site/docs/hardware/hp820g2.md +++ b/site/docs/hardware/hp820g2.md @@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ Full hardware specifications can be found on HP's own website: +Libreboot pre-installed +======================= + +This is also now being *sold* with Libreboot pre-installed, by Minifree Ltd +which is my own company that I run, in order to fund the Libreboot project. The +pre-installed 820 G2 is available, here: + + + Introduction ============ diff --git a/site/news/MANIFEST b/site/news/MANIFEST index 2f971b5..3340643 100644 --- a/site/news/MANIFEST +++ b/site/news/MANIFEST @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +hp820g2.md audit4.md 10.md libreboot20231106.md diff --git a/site/news/hp820g2.md b/site/news/hp820g2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e3ecdb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/news/hp820g2.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +% HP EliteBook 820 G2 support added to Libreboot! +% Leah Rowe +% 10 January 2024 + +
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+HP EliteBook 820 G2 +HP EliteBook 820 G2 +
+HP EliteBook 820 G2 +HP EliteBook 820 G2 +
+HP EliteBook 820 G2 +HP EliteBook 820 G2 +
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+ +This patch was uploaded last night, adding support for HP EliteBook 820 G2 +to Libreboot: + + +Full hardware specifications can be found on HP's own website: + + + +Libreboot pre-installed +======================= + +This is also now being *sold* with Libreboot pre-installed, by Minifree Ltd +which is my own company that I run, in order to fund the Libreboot project. The +pre-installed 820 G2 is available, here: + + + +Introduction +============ + +This is a beastly 12.5" Broadwell machine from HP, the main benefit of which is +highly power-efficient (compared to Ivybridge and Haswell platforms), while +offering similar CPU performance but much higher graphics performance. + +Variants exist with either Intel Core i5-5200U, i5-5300U, i7-5500U or +i7-5600U and it comes with a plethora of ports; 3x USB 3.0, DisplayPort (which +can do 4K 60Hz), a VGA port, can be expanded to 32GB RAM, has *3* slots which +can take SSDs (PCIe, M2 and regular SATA), also has a side dock connector (for +a docking station). The screen is eDP type and can be upgraded to 1920x1080. + +Full specifications can be found on HP's website: + + +This is a nice portable machine, with very reasonable performance. Most people +should be very satisfied with it, in daily use. It is widely available in +online market places. This page will tell you how to flash it! + +All variants of this mainboard will come with Intel HD 5500 graphics, which has +completely free software initialisation in coreboot, provided by *libgfxinit*. + +How to install Libreboot +======================== + +Refer to the [HP 820 G2 hardware/install guide](../docs/hardware/hp820g2.md) +for more information about how to flash this board. This machine is widely +available online.