Dev1 Galaxy Forum / For those who like open bioses,

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (mclien) — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:32:56 +0000

@Codalunga I just got my StarLabs Byte a few days ago. After some days of struggle I can now use that one with 2 Monitors (as soon as the new cables arrive).
What was a real annoyance: The DP didn't give any signal until I figured out this:
My monitor was connected with a DP - DVI cable at the DP out of my TP460 dock working just fine. The Byte somehow does only get a signal with a direct DP to DP cable.

What a 2nd selling point for StarLabs was (beside the openBIOS): The open warranty. OPening the device for hardware upgrade, doesn't void the warranty.
I removed the WiFi/BT chip in mine.

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (zapper) — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:25:05 +0000

T480 is a definite improvement over T430 and X230 too. It uses very little electricity from what i see. And at 5.0 load it barely feels hot on my chest.

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (Codalunga) — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:48:52 +0000

I'm a happy user of a StarLabs StarBook. I believe it's a 6th generation one, no complaints whatsoever. And the bios update process is pretty straightforward; I've had it for a couple of years and the laptop improved with each update. Highly recommended!

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (zapper) — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:20:57 +0000

@SteveM not at all, but I am curious what hardware you have.

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (SteveM) — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:31:58 +0000

And here I thought my 11th gen Intel running Coreboot was getting old.

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (zapper) — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:31:34 +0000

@stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn Yes, but its still far better than the stock bios with intel me rammed completely open.

Re: For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn) — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:31:45 +0000

with reference to libreboot, this should probably be a required document:

https://libreboot.org/freedom-status.html

For those who like open bioses,

dummy@example.com (zapper) — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 01:45:33 +0000

I think its common news probably now, but I will say it anyways,

T480/T480s are now supported by libreboot.

Those are 8th gen intel laptops. And if you use me clean on it in combination, which libreboot dev Leah has as a default when its flashed correctly.

Then its a VERY fast libreboot laptop.

The fastest I know of anyhow that isn't a chromebook and maybe in general.

If anyone loves such tech, I recommend you to buy one. I pondered such an idea recently.