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Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm)Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm)Posted May 31, 2012 11:58 UTC (Thu) by loevborg (guest, #51779)Parent article: Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) The official announcement notes that the Chromebook is built on "an open-source firmware stack". Does this mean that the laptop actually boots through Coreboot? That would be great news (and perhaps a reason to get a Chromebook). I've seen video demos of Chromebooks booting in 5 seconds (partly) because of Coreboot, but it would be great to have confirmation that you can actually buy a laptop that doesn't use a BIOS any more.
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Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted May 31, 2012 16:22 UTC (Thu) by gioele (subscriber, #61675) [Link]
Phoronix says that Google contributed Ivy Bridge support to coreboot in April: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MT...
Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted May 31, 2012 18:37 UTC (Thu) by olof (subscriber, #11729) [Link]
Yes, that is correct. The new devices use coreboot as the main firmware, and a stripped-down u-boot for portions of the verified boot functionality.
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