Loonies for Loongsons
Summary
An in-depth hands-on project salvages a Loongson 3A5000-based motherboard, detailing hardware quirks, BIOS updates, and an early Debian-based Linux setup. The piece highlights the evolving Loongson ecosystem, from firmware updates to OpenBenchmarking results and light gaming on an unusual CPU architecture. It offers practical insights for hobbyists exploring Linux on non-x86 hardware.