Friends, I invite you to today’s vPub opensource firmware online party! December 11, 2025 5:00 PM Full event schedule and join links are available here - Dasharo User Group #12 | 3mdeb
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3mdeb continues giving back to the opensource community - this time by bringing a Dasharo coreboot opensource firmware distribution to ASRock SPC741D8 server motherboard! Although not as firmware-free as KGPE-D16 old AMD board preferred by some (i.e. 15h.org people), this server board can be really useful when you need raw power with no firmware compromises. Its C741 chipset supports such CPUs as Xeon Gold 6444Y with 47k multi-thread / 3.3k single-thread according to Passmark - compared to KGPE-D16’s Opteron 6386SE 8.2k multi-thread / 1.3k single-thread this is a truly significant boost! On top of that, ASRock SPC741D8 supports up to 2TB RAM - making it an attractive choice for any self-hosted opensource AI not limited by any artificial boundaries often found at commercial closed-source offers. We will describe enabling Dasharo coreboot distribution on this mighty server platform.
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Our special guest Daniel Maslowski will tell you about his fresh developments of Intel Firmware tooling that hopefully will enable our new advances on Intel ME front. In addition, we may present you our https://shop.3mdeb.com/ 's new opensource-loving hardware that hopefully will catch your eye
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Sometimes, despite being hardcore opensource OS users, still we may need Windows for some rare but important task. In example: you would like to update your SSD firmware but discover that SSD firmware update utility is Windows only
And of course it would suck if your PC glitches during this important process. Luckily, Windows Hardware Lab Kit that will be featured in our talks - helps to ensure the stability of Windows on PCs supported by Dasharo coreboot distribution -
Inbetween these amazing talks, we’ll have Q&A / free-for-all open discussions where we can share our hard-earned knowledge on open-source firmware/hardware, like unique debugging approaches or cool hardware tools.
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Overall, this is a rare opportunity for you to have a great time in a cozy community of fellow opensource firmware enthusiasts
There are multiple ways to be a part of this event: Matrix / YT stream / Jitsi Meet (no registration required by past experience, may disable mic/webcam for privacy) - that I hope are satisfactory even for the hardcore privacy nerds: after all, privacy is one of many great reasons to go coreboot Please check out this link to see the most convenient way for us to meet together Today:
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