generally what you do is build it into your initramfs
<sad_plan>
I dont do initramfs. all builtin
<sad_plan>
it says it blocks it. not sure how exacly they do that.
<sad_plan>
it would be nice to have a blobfree kernel though. I like atleast having *some* security measures taken. so at the very least its no 0
<sad_plan>
s/no 0/not 0/
<kris_>
idk ive never done a initramfs-free install
<kris_>
i use tinyramfs on desktop types for decrypting my ssd, dracut on servers for the same reason but with dracut i can just ssh into my initramfs via the dropbear module
<kris_>
i haven't written a similar thing for tinyramfs yet
<sad_plan>
its much easier. you just compile the kernel, and youre done :p
<sad_plan>
ah dropbear, nice to see someone actually use it
<kris_>
just for my initramfs
<sad_plan>
right
<kris_>
idk we'll see, i got a pretty good deal on a t480
<kris_>
unfortunately it's the 8350u model and not the 8650u model but 130 usd isnt bad for a really good condition t480 with 32gb of ram and a screen upgrade already installed
<sad_plan>
I suppose not. I honestly dont get the whole deal about these thinkpads. theyre really old now :') one would think people would want modern hardware. I get that you buy hardware for w/e you wanna run. much like I do with getting a pixel phone for grapheneOS. might simply be the same thing
<kris_>
this is the absolute oldest one ill consider personally
<kris_>
8th gen intel, the cpu is 4c8t at least
<kris_>
its just nice because the battery life is insane, the external battery is *hotswappable* because it has an internal smaller one to keep the system alive while you do that, and the performance isnt awful
<kris_>
+ coreboot support
<sad_plan>
nice
<sad_plan>
my old desktop had a 7th gen iirc
<kris_>
currently running intels latest on my desktop
<kris_>
previously, 10700k
<sad_plan>
nice. I got a 7600 for my new desktop. im quite happy with that tbh
<kris_>
ryzen im guessing?
<sad_plan>
yeah
<kris_>
if it's working out for you then good shit
<kris_>
i dont think ill get another ryzen chip
<sad_plan>
for sure. the intels run a bit hot, and seeing as I have a 2.9L case, I cant really have things run really hot. although im kinda locked into 65W because of this
<kris_>
honestly the latest gen doesnt really run all that hot
<kris_>
you can get a 280w AIO for the 265k and it will work fine
<kris_>
280mm*
<kris_>
i dont have a visual for what 2.9L is though
<sad_plan>
perhaps not. nevertheless, its what I got, and it works all good for my usecase