Trammell Hudson wrote: > I've experimented with clearing additional bits, from 0x3000 to 0x10000 > with the same results. If I were really motivated I might binary search > how much of the firmware it needs...
That would be interesting. > > > ME: Current Working State : Recovery > > > ME: Current Operation State : Bring up > > > ME: Current Operation Mode : Normal > > > ME: Error Code : No Error > > > ME: Progress Phase : BUP Phase > > .. > > > ME: Current Working State : Reset > > > ME: Current Operation State : Preboot > > > ME: Current Operation Mode : Normal > > > ME: Error Code : No Error > > > ME: Progress Phase : ROM Phase > > > > How do the above change, if at all, with unchanged flash? > > With the firmware partition table restored: .. > ME: Current Working State : Normal > ME: Current Operation State : Bring up > ME: Current Operation Mode : Normal > ME: Error Code : No Error > ME: Progress Phase : BUP Phase .. > ME: Current Working State : Normal > ME: Current Operation State : M0 with UMA > ME: Current Operation Mode : Normal > ME: Error Code : No Error > ME: Progress Phase : Host Communication So the ME is clearly in a different state, which is interesting. But, if your goal is to avoid the ME interfering with the system then I guess there is still some way to go, as long the ME PCI interface works. (Where the above state comes from.) (Spoiler alert: I don't think it's possible; read the book.) //Peter -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
