User:GNUtoo/Blobs-rewrite
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Definition
TODO: Explain why and what is a blob.
Introduction
In coreboot, over time:
- Some older devices's blobs gets replaced by free software:
- The I945 Thinkpads required a Video BIOS not to have a black screen during boot. Now there is a free software replacement for it.
- Many recent Intel devices required a proprietary software Intel blob to initialize the RAM. Now it has been replaced on many devices by free software.
- Newer x86 devices tend to require more and more blobs:
- Some newer devices depends on the intel FSP blob, which take care of initializing almost everything, leaving almost nothing to do to coreboot.
- On most recent Intel devices, a non-free and signed Management Engine firmware is required.