Hi, Thank you very much for highlighting Dasharo and Novacustom laptops. Great video. I'm Piotr, the Founder of 3mdeb, the company behind Dasharo. If you have any questions regarding Dasharo, feel free to ask.
@@pietrushnic awesome, you are very welcome, I love to highlight great projects and companies on the channel and what Wessel has going on over at @NovaCustom and what you guys are doing with Dasharo are two things I find very interesting and cool, always happy to help spread the word and get the projects out there.
@@pietrushnic hello Piotr, I have a question about the firmware, I have noticed my laptop (NovaCustom V56), running Void Linux, seems to be running hotter than normal under light use, I ran "cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0 - thermal_zone2" and found output between 56000 -80000 depending on which zone (0,1,2) I checked. Which zone is the CPU sensor and is this normal for the temps to be this high in light load? Also is there any way to test fan operation through the firmware, I have Dasharo firmware version 0.9.0. thanks for any help, also point me to the documentation if it is easier. Thanks again.
@@JakeLinux The sensors should be CPU core, Wi-Fi card and CPU package, in that order. The temperatures seem fine, the wifi card especially can get surprisingly hot under load. You can also check out the fan mode option in firmware setup menu, performance mode should stay cooler. There's also an option to change the throttling temperature if you're worried about overheating
I'm surprised that flashing connection with the pogo pins doesn't have a 90 degree head on top so you can place something heavy on it. Almost wonder if it would be easier to just remove the eeprom and flash it separately.
@PixelBoar I would love to get my hands on a framework laptop. The idea is cool but I'm not sure of the quality. They are not Linux focused like NovaCustom, from what I hear they only officially support a few distros and they are not pre-installed, you have to do it, not an issue for your typical Linux user but newcomers may be scared off. That is why I like NovaCustom.
@@JakeLinux Same I like the idea, but they are quite expensive. I will check out NovaCustom, maybe they are only based in USA? I live in Europe and at least Framework ship to my country.
Hi bro, how are you? I hope you're doing well. I've been checking out your channel and I find everything you post about Void Linux interesting. I have 3 questions if you can answer them for me please, do you know how to install GROMACS on Void? Is it possible to compile a specific kernel for the hardware I have on Void? and do you know how to boot into starx/dwm skipping the tty? Thanks in advance and keep up with Void, I plan to upload videos to RUclips in Spanish later and contribute to the distribution.
I've got three older computers. One is the first System 76 laptop (Kudu) which is based on the Clevo computers. The other two are Dell 990s. I doubt that this software was designed for such old technology in the first place. Further, I am an absolute noob when it comes to bios and the idea of flashing foreign software onto a bios chip on my motherboard by holding down a connector terrifies me. I'm good with software but I cannot afford to have my computer(s) repaired or replaced if/when I screw this up. So, I'll pass. After doing a little research, this software does cover older technology. I wrote in ignorance above. I stand corrected though my conclusion has not changed. However, this does open a whole new world of learning for me. Becoming more familiar with bios and how it works can be advantageous regardless of whether or not I ever use this software. Life is interesting. There are many things in the computer world that I swore I would never do in the past but ended up doing later including using Arch Linux, and using Window Managers. So, who knows where this could lead? Life goes on and I continue to learn and grow. I don't learn quickly but who cares?
got an X200 for coreboot support. accidentally got an X200S instead. the X200S needs to be taken apart and soldered to install coreboot. I should be more careful abt the details whenever i spend money in the future😭
LOL This is a change to the bios. No way to emulate that in a VM that I am aware of. You are literally flashing the software onto a chip on your motherboard.
Sorry but the title of the video is 100% misleading. There is nothing about "unlocking firmware's full potential". It's all about flashing some very particular laptops... i a very particular way. Absolutely 0 universal information on Coreboot, flashing process, custom bioses etc.
I don't think it was that misleading. It really depends on how you interpret it. Given that Coreboot and Dasharo come first, and that we are talking about firmware across thousands of computers and configurations, there is no way that there is a way to do this on every single computer anyway.
Hi, Thank you very much for highlighting Dasharo and Novacustom laptops. Great video. I'm Piotr, the Founder of 3mdeb, the company behind Dasharo. If you have any questions regarding Dasharo, feel free to ask.
@@pietrushnic awesome, you are very welcome, I love to highlight great projects and companies on the channel and what Wessel has going on over at @NovaCustom and what you guys are doing with Dasharo are two things I find very interesting and cool, always happy to help spread the word and get the projects out there.
@@pietrushnic hello Piotr, I have a question about the firmware, I have noticed my laptop (NovaCustom V56), running Void Linux, seems to be running hotter than normal under light use, I ran "cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0 - thermal_zone2" and found output between 56000 -80000 depending on which zone (0,1,2) I checked. Which zone is the CPU sensor and is this normal for the temps to be this high in light load? Also is there any way to test fan operation through the firmware, I have Dasharo firmware version 0.9.0. thanks for any help, also point me to the documentation if it is easier. Thanks again.
@@JakeLinux I will ask our team and let you know.
@@JakeLinux The sensors should be CPU core, Wi-Fi card and CPU package, in that order.
The temperatures seem fine, the wifi card especially can get surprisingly hot under load. You can also check out the fan mode option in firmware setup menu, performance mode should stay cooler. There's also an option to change the throttling temperature if you're worried about overheating
Thank you for the quick response, I appreciate it.
Very cool!!! I want to eventually put coreboot on my fw laptop. I don't think it's compatible yet. But it may be in the works
I'm surprised that flashing connection with the pogo pins doesn't have a 90 degree head on top so you can place something heavy on it. Almost wonder if it would be easier to just remove the eeprom and flash it separately.
I understand why people do this, but holy cow. That's a lot of work. 😄
It is a lot of work, but it definitely has its benefits.
Hey Jake, what's your thoughts on Framework's laptops that cater to Linux users?
@PixelBoar I would love to get my hands on a framework laptop. The idea is cool but I'm not sure of the quality. They are not Linux focused like NovaCustom, from what I hear they only officially support a few distros and they are not pre-installed, you have to do it, not an issue for your typical Linux user but newcomers may be scared off. That is why I like NovaCustom.
@@JakeLinux Same I like the idea, but they are quite expensive. I will check out NovaCustom, maybe they are only based in USA? I live in Europe and at least Framework ship to my country.
Hi bro, how are you? I hope you're doing well. I've been checking out your channel and I find everything you post about Void Linux interesting. I have 3 questions if you can answer them for me please, do you know how to install GROMACS on Void? Is it possible to compile a specific kernel for the hardware I have on Void? and do you know how to boot into starx/dwm skipping the tty? Thanks in advance and keep up with Void, I plan to upload videos to RUclips in Spanish later and contribute to the distribution.
I've got three older computers. One is the first System 76 laptop (Kudu) which is based on the Clevo computers. The other two are Dell 990s. I doubt that this software was designed for such old technology in the first place. Further, I am an absolute noob when it comes to bios and the idea of flashing foreign software onto a bios chip on my motherboard by holding down a connector terrifies me. I'm good with software but I cannot afford to have my computer(s) repaired or replaced if/when I screw this up. So, I'll pass.
After doing a little research, this software does cover older technology. I wrote in ignorance above. I stand corrected though my conclusion has not changed.
However, this does open a whole new world of learning for me. Becoming more familiar with bios and how it works can be advantageous regardless of whether or not I ever use this software. Life is interesting. There are many things in the computer world that I swore I would never do in the past but ended up doing later including using Arch Linux, and using Window Managers. So, who knows where this could lead? Life goes on and I continue to learn and grow. I don't learn quickly but who cares?
i noticed nitropad v56 using a dasharo instead of coreboot, what the difference?
got an X200 for coreboot support. accidentally got an X200S instead. the X200S needs to be taken apart and soldered to install coreboot. I should be more careful abt the details whenever i spend money in the future😭
I almost always test run 'big' changes in a VM closely resembling my daily system. I tend to brick my system often from tinkering
LOL This is a change to the bios. No way to emulate that in a VM that I am aware of. You are literally flashing the software onto a chip on your motherboard.
@donaldmickunas8552 I meant that to be a generality. Just sharing and trying to comment to help his channel
I have started doing that as well
Thank you, I appreciate the engagement. Need all the help I can get with getting this lead balloon I call a RUclips channel off the ground.
all those cpu's with a backdoor !
RISC-V!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry but the title of the video is 100% misleading. There is nothing about "unlocking firmware's full potential". It's all about flashing some very particular laptops... i a very particular way. Absolutely 0 universal information on Coreboot, flashing process, custom bioses etc.
Addressed the title, I questioned the title myself but it was late last night so I just went with it. Not my intention to be misleading.
I don't think it was that misleading. It really depends on how you interpret it. Given that Coreboot and Dasharo come first, and that we are talking about firmware across thousands of computers and configurations, there is no way that there is a way to do this on every single computer anyway.