Wessel klein Snakenborg
Founder of NovaCustom, a custom laptop brand in the Netherlands. Passionate about laptops, laser engraving, firmware development, and the latest computer hardware in general. Loves open source projects and computer freedom.
Sessions
NovaCustom has previously experienced a number of problems related to the proprietary firmware of the laptop. In this talk, we will present three cases in which Dasharo open source coreboot based firmware has played an important role.
- The first case is about the desire for a modified fan curve.
- The second case study concerns an application where the customer asked whether it is possible to disable certain CPU options, which turned out to be necessary for audio production.
- The third case is about the implementation of an own startup logo in the firmware.
In addition, there will be an explanation of the security aspects of the Dasharo firmware that NovaCustom has recently started using. Thanks to the growing active Dasharo community, the firmware can be increasingly optimised to the needs of our users.
Although Qubes OS already has a number of certified laptop models, their hardware is often quite old. The need for newer hardware that is fully compatible with Qubes OS is there, and this is where NovaCustom could play a role with certified hardware and firmware that is fully adapted with the Qubes OS operating system.