Coreboot can run on Windows 10, but it depends on your setup and requirements.
Coreboot can run on Windows 10, but it depends on your setup and requirements.
I'm preparing for a Thelio desktop from System76. Some of their laptops now use Coreboot, and I'm excited to see them with Windows 10 installed. I'm curious if Windows 10 works well on Coreboot systems or the Open Firmware offered by System76, which is built around Coreboot. Has anyone had experience with this setup?
the laptops include hardware similar to other gaming laptops, so you shouldn’t have any issues there. however, you won’t be able to set up the laptop’s firmware on windows, unless system76 releases a compatible program (this also applies to desktop models once open-source firmware becomes available).
Yes, you need Pop_OS installed with Windows to manage and update the firmware properly.
you'll face some challenges switching from Pop-OS to Windows in a dual-boot setup. The Windows bootloader doesn't recognize Linux these days, which complicates things. But if you're prepared or willing to dig deeper, it's definitely doable.
However, the different bootloaders paired with Linux do recognize the Windows boot manager, and dual-booting between Windows and Linux has always been smooth. The original inquiry also found a tutorial on installing Windows, which is perfectly acceptable. http://support.system76.com/articles/dual-booting/
I've never used encrypted storage under linux so no idea if gparted and the like can manage and resize encrypted partitions the same way as unencrypted ones, or if it's easy to temporarily unencrypt, modify then reencrypt. But since it's a new machine you could always reinstall pop os straight after getting it and specifying a smaller partition size then. Or you could always get a 2nd SSD to install Windows on.