On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 11:10 +0100, hw wrote: > Hi, > > this module causes delays when booting and I'm finding this in dmesg: > > > [ 14.889003] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_reset failed ret = -62 > [ 20.009003] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_reset failed ret = -62 > [ 25.129003] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_reset failed ret = -62 > [ 25.129315] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: reached maximal consecutive resets: > disabling the device > [ 25.129797] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset failed ret = -19 > [ 25.130086] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: link layer initialization failed. > [ 25.130431] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: init hw failure. > [ 25.130745] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: initialization failed. > > > Should I just blacklist it or is that a bad idea? Apparently whatever it is > for > gets disabled anyway and it doesn't seem to be a disadvantage other than > causing > delays. >
If you use Google to search for mei_me you'll lots o similar reports going back a decade, e.g. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=168403 These seem to suggest blacklisting the module or disabling Management Engine Interface in the BIOS. -- Tixy
