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pLinux5-NG Hack Expands Linux & Steam Game Support to Newer PS5 Firmware

A new PlayStation 5 Linux hack, known as pLinux5-NG, has recently gained support for additional, newer console firmware versions. This development enables users to install and run a full Linux environ...

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NVIDIA Becomes Premier Sponsor of Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)

NVIDIA announced yesterday its new status as a premier sponsor of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS). This move positions NVIDIA alongside other key industry players in supporting the platform, ...

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AMD openSIL & Coreboot Phoenix AM5 Support Upstreaming Initiated

Firmware consulting firm 3mdeb has begun upstreaming their open-source firmware support for modern AMD Ryzen AM5 platforms. Last week, 3mdeb released their initial open-source firmware, based on AMD o...

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Harmonic Firmware Initiative Aims for Standardized RISC-V Power-On Experience

The Harmonic Firmware Initiative (HFI) was recently reported, with the goal of establishing a generic, standardized power-on firmware experience for RISC-V architecture boards. The initiative aims to ...

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NVIDIA Develops New TLV Firmware Format for Open-Source Nova Driver

NVIDIA engineers are developing a new "TLV" firmware binary format for use with their in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver. This new format is intended to simplify parsing by the driver's Ru...

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AMD openSIL and Coreboot Being Ported to Modern AM5 Consumer Motherboard

Development is underway to port AMD's openSIL and Coreboot to a modern AM5 consumer motherboard. This initiative provides an experimental path for open-source firmware enthusiasts to use open hardware...

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