Re: [coreboot] GRUB2 compilation failure

2017-02-01 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Could you provide all the commands from start to finish that you used to build coreboot with? By any chance did you make the cross toolchain? or are you compiling without it? -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

[coreboot] Supermicro H8QGI-F (Quad G34) - blob status?

2017-02-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
https://www.coreboot.org/Board:supermicro/h8qgi A quad g34 with 1TB RAM would be nice to have... I am creating a beginners guide with all the new enough to be useful and easily available brand new in box boards, I am curious if anyone uses this as I have the following questions: - Does it

Re: [coreboot] Proposal: "Freedom level" field for boards

2017-02-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/05/2017 09:09 PM, Daniel Kulesz via coreboot wrote: supported by coreboot Message-Id: <20170206030901.a2ac00bcd93e316782a3e...@googlemail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.5.1 (GTK+ 2.24.31; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

[coreboot] KGPE-D16 SR-IOV problems (iommu groups) - Anyone else tried this?

2017-01-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Assigning regular devices such as a graphics card to a VM works just fine, but when I try to assign an intel i350 virtual function I receive the error "error: internal error: Invalid device :07:10.0 iommu_group file /sys/bus/pci/devices/:07:10.0/iommu_group is not a symlink" The

Re: [coreboot] KGPE-D16 SR-IOV problems (iommu groups) - Anyone else tried this?

2017-01-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
It seems the PCI-e root ports on the KGPE-D16 have ARI which is needed for SR-IOV, however it is not reported via # lspci -vv I assume that is why the VF's are not assigned to IOMMU groups and thus can't be assigned. I am running coreboot v4.5 (I forgot to note this as it is another late

Re: [coreboot] KGPE-D16 SR-IOV problems (iommu groups) - Anyone else tried this?

2017-01-23 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/23/2017 09:23 AM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/21/2017 02:57 AM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: It seems the PCI-e root ports on the KGPE-D16 have ARI which is needed for SR-IOV, however it is not reported via # lspci -vv I assume that is why

[coreboot] Does the 62xx Series Opteron work *securely* without microcode?

2017-01-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I know the 63xx has a very fatal NMI exploit, but according to the libreboot (oh no) website the 62xx works safely out of the box without microcode however I would like to confirm if this is actually true. I looked at the errata .pdf from the AMD website but I didn't see anything that seemed

Re: [coreboot] Does the 62xx Series Opteron work *securely* without microcode?

2017-01-26 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/26/2017 10:12 AM, ron minnich wrote: On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 3:41 AM Sam Kuper wrote: Hypothetical example: I buy a machine with built-in microcode from the young Anakin Skywalker. A decade later, Darth Vader releases a microcode update. Should I apply it? A

Re: [coreboot] Best supported modern laptop?

2017-01-30 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/30/2017 11:53 AM, Philipp Stanner wrote: I'm going to buy a new laptop soon (has to have a touchscreen) and am considering buying one which supports coreboot. Which model would that be? >From what the wiki tells me The X220 is supported best, thanks to Vladimir, but also the X201 is

Re: [coreboot] Best supported modern laptop?

2017-01-30 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/30/2017 07:09 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: On 01/30/2017 11:53 AM, Philipp Stanner wrote: I'm going to buy a new laptop soon (has to have a touchscreen) and am considering buying one which supports coreboot. Which model would that be? >From what the wiki tells me The X220 is suppor

[coreboot] Documentation creation for the coreboot wiki - what to do?

2017-01-27 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I have been given a wiki account and I would like some input as to what is needed in terms of maintance, documentation updating, tutorial creation etc? I am a sysadmin so it is good to offload this kind of stuff to me so that you guys are free to do the programming bits. So far I have

[coreboot] KGPE-D16 with over 128GB RAM - works reliably yet?

2017-01-27 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Is anyone using this configuration? does it work reliably? I am asking as I don't know if this has been fixed yet. For a real server platform this is a must have, the ram issues are the one valid point that leah made... - Thanks in advance for any replies -- coreboot mailing list:

Re: [coreboot] Documentation creation for the coreboot wiki - what to do?

2017-01-29 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/28/2017 08:48 PM, Martin Roth wrote: On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 5:16 PM, taii...@gmx.com <taii...@gmx.com> wrote: I would like to know as to how much we are allowed to indicate that x86 OEM's are generally hostile to the FOSFW movement? I don't want to ruffle any feathers, as thes

Re: [coreboot] Does the 62xx Series Opteron work *securely* without microcode?

2017-01-25 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/25/2017 01:35 PM, ron minnich wrote: Tim and Aaron are right. If you have a machine with microcode updates, you should load the updates. I have never understood the objections to microcode blobs. If you accept the microcode that's on the machine already, then objecting to the microcode

Re: [coreboot] Does the 62xx Series Opteron work *securely* without microcode?

2017-01-27 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/27/2017 03:18 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/27/2017 01:41 PM, Merlin Büge wrote: On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:26:56 -0600 Timothy Pearson wrote: Core 2 duo is more than a decade old and I think that it

Re: [coreboot] Contribution in coding

2017-02-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Hello and welcome!, we are always looking for new acolytes. Feel free to ask any questions you have. I would suggest reading these pages. https://www.coreboot.org/Binary_situation https://www.coreboot.org/Board_freedom_levels To clarify a popular misconception most new users have --- coreboot

Re: [coreboot] Is Xeon E5 supported?

2017-02-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/19/2017 07:24 AM, Zheng Bao wrote: Hi, All, We are evaluating a resolution, which requires more than four x8 PCIE lane. We assume Intel Xeon E5 can meet this requirement. I am not quite familar with Intel platform. I am wondering if coreboot supports Xeon E5. Thanks. Zheng What

[coreboot] Where to get ME image/flash descriptors for the x220?

2017-02-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I want generic ones, not the sketchy extracted ones that came with my fleabay laptop. The lenovo website doesn't work on my computer BTW -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] Crowdfunding Status for KGPE-D16 BMC Port Offer

2017-02-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Hey maybe a stupid question but why not port OpenBMC to a pci-e card instead? then it would have wider compatibility instead of just being for a single board. -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] Libreboot X220 pre-order from Minifree - libre firmware preinstalled

2017-02-17 Thread taii...@gmx.com
This is a product that doesn't exist yet and that may not ever exist at all. It is dishonest to claim that a computer with ME (nerfed or not) is "libre", shame even after all the drama I figured you better than the faux libre purism types. I will be greatly impressed if the 30 minute

Re: [coreboot] coreboot community meeting minutes for February 16, 2017

2017-02-16 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am dumb so I wasn't aware that there was a community meeting. The mailinglist should stay, it is the most convenient and supported in a variety of viewing methods. Google groups and reddit both require javascript and they don't support easy text mode viewing - both should also not be used

Re: [coreboot] The fastest possible intel free-as-in-freedom pattform not supported now?

2017-02-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Why wouldn't you just use an interlagos g34/c32 opteron (no me or psp) which is way faster than that first gen intel core you mention, and there are already coreboot boards that have native init. I can't understand the obsession with intel that everyone has. -- coreboot mailing list:

Re: [coreboot] Coreboot on Thinkpad "X62" (i7-5600u)?

2017-02-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/23/2017 04:22 PM, Rafael Send wrote: "MEI device not found". I take it that's good news? Rafael On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 4:51 AM, Iru Cai wrote: Hello, On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Rafael Send wrote: Hello there- I'm assuming this is

[coreboot] Where do I get cables that can fit a SOIC8 clip?

2017-02-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
tl;dr where do I get test clip ribbon cables? no one has cables that small. I already bought another one online that came with a nice ribbon cable (and a nicer mezzanine connection) but I want to make this one functional. rant: I went to a store to get a clip, they didn't have cables for it

Re: [coreboot] Libreboot X220 pre-order from Minifree - libre firmware preinstalled

2017-02-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/18/2017 01:26 PM, Jonathan Neuschäfer wrote: On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 08:24:49PM -0500, taii...@gmx.com wrote: [...] I will be greatly impressed if the 30 minute bullshit is somehow bypassed. I guess you haven't seen Nicola Corna's recent work on the me_cleaner tool, then: * https

Re: [coreboot] Libreboot X220 pre-order from Minifree - libre firmware preinstalled

2017-02-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
artin Roth wrote: Please, let's keep things calm and civil. There's no call for personal attacks of this nature. Let's not create drama. Thanks. Martin On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 6:24 PM, taii...@gmx.com <taii...@gmx.com> wrote: This is a product that doesn't exist yet and that may not e

[coreboot] There are G34 Opteron 6287SE's on ebay (best g34 cpu and very rare)

2017-02-14 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I thought people might want to know: There's three opteron 6287SE's on ebay for $300 each and the seller also has best offer, they are a foreign seller but the ebay money back guarantee applies. It is the fastest g34 cpu made and apparently it was only ever sold to a small amount of OEM's so

[coreboot] What does cmos option Experimental Memory Speed Boost do?

2017-02-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Is it safe to enable? what does it do? -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] KGPE-D16: Excessive power consumption in idle

2017-02-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/09/2017 06:46 PM, Daniel Kulesz via coreboot wrote: Hi, I just compiled and flashed the lastest master on my KGPE-D16 with pretty much the default config. My board has only one of the CPU sockets populated with an Opteron 6276. Things seem to work fine so far, except the power

[coreboot] Rowhammer protection via increased ecc scrub rate?

2017-02-12 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am wondering if increasing the ECC scrub rate with nvramcui will improve rowhammer protection on the various coreboot fam15h boards, and if there is any downside to putting it at the fastest setting. Default is 640ns but it can go down to 40ns. I know that laptop memory is very vulnerable to

Re: [coreboot] KGPE-D16 SR-IOV problems (iommu groups) - Anyone else tried this?

2017-01-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Logs (thought I would separate them) ARI-fwd+ on the root port devcap and devctl but it doesn't have ARI listed in capabilities, I am not sure if lspci should report that on a root port as there is so little documentation for IOMMU/SR-IOV on the internet 07:00.3 Ethernet controller: Intel

[coreboot] Would anyone like a free ASMB4-iKVM module?

2017-01-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Early bird gets the worm, send me an address and I'll drop it in the mail for you. This is a (currently closed source non libre) network kvm module for certain ASUS motherboards including the kgpe-d16 and kcma-d8 Obviously remove the list reply address so your addy doesn't end up public. --

Re: [coreboot] [Resend] Tapping into the core (33C3)

2017-01-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/18/2017 08:08 AM, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli wrote: On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:11:38 + Maxim Goryachy wrote: [...] If I understand correctly, when DCI is disabled in the flash descriptor, such attacks are not possible and the computer is safe. Unfortunately no,

[coreboot] Biostar AM1MHP compatibility?

2017-01-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I can't find the AM1ML anywhere (lame... a real short run for an embedded system) and I was wondering if the AM1MHP is compatible too as it seems (to the naked eye) like a sister model (I figure they wouldn't bother messing with the design that much) Anyone know? or does anyone know of

Re: [coreboot] Fund a TALOS Secure Workstation as coreboot build system

2017-01-17 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Tim, how come you guys didn't go after government and corporate sources of funding? I read DARPA is really interested in assured computing these days. Maybe there should be a fund for a IBM/TYAN POWER system for the coreboot project?, maybe better than being stuck doing development on an

Re: [coreboot] [Resend] Tapping into the core (33C3)

2017-01-16 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Bootguard can be bypassed by simply swapping compatible CPU's from two computers/laptops, correct? The bigger issue is, do we really want to support a company that will one day succeed in shutting us down? while x86 is the only real option for a mobile workstation I feel as though all

Re: [coreboot] ASUS KCMA-D8 workstation board port offer

2017-01-19 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/19/2017 06:51 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/19/2017 05:41 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: On 01/19/2017 12:58 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: On 11/10/2015 10:40 PM, Alex G. wrote: This is something I'd be interested in: Making a 501(c) (tax

Re: [coreboot] ASUS KCMA-D8 workstation board port offer

2017-01-19 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/19/2017 12:58 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/10/2015 10:40 PM, Alex G. wrote: This is something I'd be interested in: Making a 501(c) (tax-deductible) contribution towards this goal. Is there a way to make this happen? Can the FSF get

Re: [coreboot] Proposal: "Freedom level" field for boards supported by coreboot

2017-01-19 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/19/2017 06:16 PM, Andrés Domínguez wrote: 2017-01-18 23:39 GMT+01:00 Timothy Pearson : -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 All, I've been working on a new way to classify boards supported by coreboot based on their freedom level. Very good

[coreboot] Any H8SCM owners? (does it work?)

2017-02-27 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am making a beginners guide for the wiki, and I would like to include the low cost H8SCM board on it. (widely available used for around $30 vs $220 for a used KCMA-D8) If anyone has this one I have a few questions: Assume a 42xx series Opteron processor is in use. (41xx is crap and 43xx

Re: [coreboot] How to reduce formal issues with new contributions from corporations?

2017-02-27 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/27/2017 04:37 PM, Stefan Reinauer wrote: Should this documentation be moved to the repository? A lot of the “guideline Wiki pages” are locked anyway. People knowing the Linux kernel, would expect that to also live in the source code repository? Yes, I am in favor of moving relevant

Re: [coreboot] PCI passthrough on ASUS KGPE-D16

2016-10-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I would really love to find a legit answer Re: what chipsets/mobos support gfx i/o fwd before I splash out hundreds of dollars. AFIAK forwarding graphics devices requires a lot more special sauce than regular pci devices (like network interfaces) On my propitiatory-firmware intel laptop

Re: [coreboot] Support for Gigabyte ga-ma78gm-us2h?

2016-10-01 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am curious, does the default bios properly support IOMMU with graphics forwarding? And does coreboot support that as well? the wiki page doesn't say What blobs do you need to make it work? I am looking to purchase a new coreboot compatible motherboard and that is a must have, although if

Re: [coreboot] It appears the build process still uses unverified http wget sources

2016-11-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
https://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/make/make-${MAKE_VERSION}.tar.bz2; On 11/06/2016 05:02 PM, Nico Huber wrote: On 06.11.2016 22:44, taii...@gmx.com wrote: It is 2016 not 2001 and MITM's are a regular thing so this is a serious issue. Yes, YOU haven't fixed that yet. -- coreboot mailing list:

[coreboot] It appears the build process still uses unverified http wget sources

2016-11-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
It is 2016 not 2001 and MITM's are a regular thing so this is a serious issue. -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] Buy desktop mainboard

2016-11-10 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Tired correction: *newer* intel boards are shimboot (FSP) / the 2008+ bit is about ME not FSP - but they're both awful in terms of you actually owning your computer and being able to do what you please with it. http://hackaday.com/2016/01/22/the-trouble-with-intels-management-engine/ --

Re: [coreboot] Buy desktop mainboard

2016-11-10 Thread taii...@gmx.com
New versions may or may not work, sometimes they change critical components. *rolls dice* you could always see if they're on ebay. If I was you I'd buy a *new* KGPE-D16 (around $400), a cheap g34 62xx CPU off of ebay ($10-40) and a decent foss video card - it is blob free, one of the most

Re: [coreboot] DMA protection? [AMD-Vi]

2016-11-22 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 11/22/2016 12:48 AM, Zoran Stojsavljevic wrote: Interesting thread. I would like to thank you to all for very/extremely interesting read. And this thread forced me to start thinking/focusing about these problems you have outlined here. I have no idea how things are handled in Coreboot

Re: [coreboot] PCI passthrough on ASUS KGPE-D16

2016-11-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 10/02/2016 12:22 PM, opte...@keemail.me wrote: Hi, would it be possible to passthrough a graphics card to a virtual machine while using Coreboot/Libreboot? The libreboot website says that the motherboard offers full IOMMU-support when using a CPU from the Opteron 6200/6300 series.

Re: [coreboot] It appears the build process still uses unverified http wget sources

2016-11-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
of the tarballs, and the checksum is cloned from the git repository via HTTPS or SSH, so I think we don't need to worry. On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 5:44 AM, taii...@gmx.com <taii...@gmx.com> wrote: It is 2016 not 2001 and MITM's are a regular thing so this is a serious issue. -- coreboot mailing list: co

Re: [coreboot] It appears the build process still uses unverified http wget sources

2016-11-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
06:26 PM, Nico Huber wrote: On 14.11.2016 00:06, taii...@gmx.com wrote: Shouldn't we be using sha256 or sha512? I am not a crypto expert but AFIAK couldn't sha1 collisions could be easily generated with the type of resources available to someone who would want to attack coreboot? AFAIK

Re: [coreboot] DMA protection? [AMD-Vi]

2016-11-19 Thread taii...@gmx.com
You the man! Very informative >:D Was the card malicious or just horribly programmed? How much would it run for you fellas to make DMA protection happen? On 11/15/2016 04:58 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/15/2016 03:35 PM,taii...@gmx.

[coreboot] DMA protection? [AMD-Vi]

2016-11-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I have KGPE-d16 with IOMMU/AMD-VI and I was wondering if it would be possible to designate in coreboot certain devices pass-through only to stop them from communicating with the host? If I have to launch a rescue CD or what not then a rogue infected device could do a DMA attack correct? On

[coreboot] Neither seaBIOS or GRUB payloads are able to boot gentoo [amd_pmu_init performance counters freeze] [KGPE-D16]

2016-11-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I have tried booting with multiple gentoo kernels but every time it either hangs on amd_pmu_init ("amd performance counters") with a stack trace or simply black screens and reboots quickly. Other distros (fedora, opensuse) work fine. I have tried coreboot 4.5 and the git version but neither

Re: [coreboot] Newbie question about motherboard support

2016-10-31 Thread taii...@gmx.com
(I do not believe it does, but wait for a more experienced person to reply.) Information for you as a new member of the community: The past 5 years intel (and AMD FM2/AM4) platforms are generally pretty locked down, it is very difficult to install blob free or even semi-open firmware

[coreboot] KGPE-D16 SR-IOV support?

2016-10-26 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Hello I am wondering if this motherboard supports with coreboot SR-IOV and PCI-e Access Control Services (needed for secure sr-iov apparently) Information: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US=displayKC=1036811

[coreboot] CPU Turbo [KGPE-D16]

2016-12-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am wondering as to: * Why 6274 cpu refuses to turbo to the second turbo state with half of the cores in use (it stops around 100mhz before the first turbo state) * Is it possible to force enable second turbo state for all cpu cores, assuming adequate cooling? Or is it controlled on the CPU

[coreboot] TALOS project short of funding goals - where to now?

2016-12-11 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am incredibly sad that TALOS has not gotten the required cash flow, short of a miracle in the next few days. The coreboot project is pretty much dead in the water without it, the only real choices for further development are either super low power crappy ARM devices or always going to be

Re: [coreboot] Offering Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 for porting

2016-12-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
It *appears* to support IOMMU, and the AM3+ higher end procs (8350) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_800_chipset_series#890FX http://www.overclock.net/t/730776/official-gigabyte-ga-890fxa-ud5-ud7-owners-thread-club/4040 The 7xx chipset that coreboot currently supports does not do IOMMU

Re: [coreboot] CPU Turbo [KGPE-D16]

2016-12-11 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/09/2016 09:51 AM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/08/2016 11:20 PM,taii...@gmx.com wrote: I am wondering as to: * Why 6274 cpu refuses to turbo to the second turbo state with half of the cores in use (it stops around 100mhz before the first

Re: [coreboot] Does the Core2Quad Mobile Q9100 require microcode updates?

2017-01-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/09/2017 05:28 PM, Nico Huber wrote: These are all good reasons not to buy a CPU that requires black-box updates. But not against applying the update if you have such a CPU. Nico Of course, which is why I warned the thread parent earlier in the email chain. It seems a lot of people

Re: [coreboot] Minifree Libreboot D16 server/workstation launched

2017-01-07 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I would care to disagree with. "The Libreboot D16 Server is the only high-end, business-grade, secure owner-controlled server that safeguards your privacy, security and freedom." *x86-64* should be added in, as you can buy a reasonably *for what you get* priced POWER8 server that has open

Re: [coreboot] Minifree Libreboot D16 server/workstation launched

2017-01-07 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/07/2017 09:37 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 01/07/2017 07:26 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: I would care to disagree with. "The Libreboot D16 Server is the only high-end, business-grade, secure owner-controlled server that safeguards

Re: [coreboot] Does the Core2Quad Mobile Q9100 require microcode updates?

2017-01-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/08/2017 06:50 PM, Daniel Kulesz via coreboot wrote: Hi, for the record: I had the Q9000 (not Q9100) running in my Thinkpad T500 for a few weeks now without microcode updates and did not encounter any issues so far. Cheers, Daniel On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 12:25:18 -0500 "taii...@gm

Re: [coreboot] coreboot on KGPE-D16 "boot-loops"

2017-01-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I don't know if this is the same problem as I lack a null modem cable but mine sometimes takes 30 seconds or so to actually boot and show vga output. If I flip the power switch and turn it back on after a little while I have to wait much longer, in the meantime the PWM fans are off and it is

Re: [coreboot] Minifree Libreboot D16 server/workstation launched

2016-12-31 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/30/2016 09:19 AM, Leah Rowe wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi all, Minifree has launched a new freedom-friendly computer. Two, in fact. Desktop/workstation version: https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-d16/ Server version:

Re: [coreboot] Minifree Libreboot D16 server/workstation launched

2016-12-31 Thread taii...@gmx.com
One more thing, as you probably know the PWM fans stay full tilt without linux "fancontrol" so make sure to include a note instructing people to turn it on. (for a moment I had assumed that libreboot removed the fan controller ic firmware or something) -- coreboot mailing list:

[coreboot] Removing ME on G45 desktop chipset - same as GM45 mobile?

2016-12-30 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I am wondering if the procedure for removing ME on a GM45 mobile chipset motherboard would work on its desktop siblings, has anyone done this before? I have a G45FC from Intel which has an X4500HD graphics chipset and ICH10R southbridge. -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org

Re: [coreboot] Minifree Libreboot D16 server/workstation launched

2017-01-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/08/2017 08:12 AM, Paul Kocialkowski wrote: Le samedi 07 janvier 2017 à 22:14 -0500, taii...@gmx.com a écrit : Ah thanks for the info, I had thought all IBM POWER8 systems had open firmware :( So to confirm, the more reasonably priced S812LC for 4.8K doesn't have it? What a shame

Re: [coreboot] Does the Core2Quad Mobile Q9100 require microcode updates?

2017-01-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Reasons to hate microcode updates: * They enable companies to ship broken CPU's and fix them later thus a CPU undergoes less testing (remember when software/games didn't have and worked fine without a day one patch?) * Theoretically a nation state actor could screw around with a CPU and have

Re: [coreboot] Intel ME Question

2016-12-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/23/2016 03:13 PM, ban...@openmailbox.org wrote: Seeing that many of you know a lot about Intel's ME I wanted to ask a couple of things if its ok. * Is the ME network accessible on all Intel chips or only the vPro ones with AMT? * I saw an interesting take on this in the link below,

[coreboot] KGPE-D16 Coreboot SR-IOV support?

2016-12-16 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Hey does this have SR-IOV support? I want to know before I get a card. - thanks -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] CPU Turbo [KGPE-D16]

2016-12-16 Thread taii...@gmx.com
y'all helpful as always >:D On 12/12/2016 03:00 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/11/2016 07:52 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: Thanks! helpful as always >:D Yes c states and cc6 states are enabled, 1 or 2 cores can get up to around 100mhz or s

Re: [coreboot] Where to buy the KCMA-D8? *brand new*

2017-03-22 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/22/2017 07:07 PM, Daniel Kulesz wrote: Does anyone know? I have checked everywhere I can't find the accessories for the board family either (TPM etc) There is shop in Germany that sells it (according to the website, they have 6 pcs left in stock):

[coreboot] Where to buy the KCMA-D8? *brand new*

2017-03-22 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Does anyone know? I have checked everywhere I can't find the accessories for the board family either (TPM etc) I would just get another KGPE-D16 but I want to make a router with one of the 35W C32 "EE" opterons and the retail price is a little cheaper. And does anyone know how much longer

Re: [coreboot] Have a anyidea? that change the serial number of DMI?

2017-03-29 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/29/2017 03:51 AM, 김유석 wrote: Dear Sir. Currently, I was successed the read a serial number, and product name useded the DMI, in kernel space and user space. - kernel space. use the "dmi_get_system_info()" - user space use the "dmidecode" - coreboot space I don't know any

Re: [coreboot] How come the community meeting is hosted by proprietary software?

2017-03-17 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/17/2017 10:25 AM, ttu...@codeaurora.org wrote: I'm sorry, I have to contribute at this point. I got started with OSS in 2000 when Monta Vista Software (anybody remember HardHat Linux?) hired me as a FAE. I was teamed with a salesperson and we were trying to close business selling an

Re: [coreboot] Intel ME and the onboard e1000e

2017-03-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/20/2017 02:37 PM, Trammell Hudson wrote: As a very belated data point to disabling the ME on the x230, it appears that it also disables the e1000e wired ethernet. The Linux kernel's ich8lan.c file reports an error that "No valid NVM bank present" and won't bring up eth0 if the ME has

Re: [coreboot] PS/2 Mouse on KGPE-D16

2017-03-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/20/2017 05:15 PM, c...@imap.cc wrote: Has anybody had any success using a PS/2 mouse on the KGPE-D16? I tried a few PS/2 compatible USB mice, along with an adaptor, without success and thought that the mice might be to blame but I've just confirmed a native PS/2 mouse doesn't seem to

Re: [coreboot] How come the community meeting is hosted by proprietary software?

2017-03-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/14/2017 03:33 AM, Paul Menzel wrote: Dear Taiidan, Am Dienstag, den 14.03.2017, 00:36 -0400 schrieb taii...@gmx.com: Discord is proprietary software, why don't we use something free and open source? 1. Discord is not used anymore. Where did you find this outdated information? https

Re: [coreboot] CPU Turbo [KGPE-D16]

2017-03-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/19/2016 01:03 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/16/2016 07:13 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: y'all helpful as always >:D On 12/12/2016 03:00 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote: On 12/11/2016 07:52 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: Thanks! helpful as alw

Re: [coreboot] RYZen single APU design

2017-03-16 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/16/2017 06:05 AM, qma ster wrote: As far as I know, AMD does not have any "evil brother" of Intel ME. It only has AMD PSP (Platform Secure Processor) that is built-in to CPU. So, I don't think that cutting a PCH from AMD CPU has any practical value: even if the platform will boot after

Re: [coreboot] Coreboot gamers?

2017-04-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 04/03/2017 08:25 AM, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli wrote: On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 16:05:42 -0400 "taii...@gmx.com" <taii...@gmx.com> wrote: Hey any other coreboot gamers? Hi, What are your specs, games do you play and on what settings? I don't play often, and some of the tim

Re: [coreboot] Question about Intel HD graphics and FLR

2017-03-31 Thread taii...@gmx.com
This is indicative of a graphics device without FLR or with a broken reset mechanism. You would have more luck posting on the vfio-users mailing list, the vfio core developer responds to every question there. -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org

[coreboot] Coreboot gamers?

2017-04-02 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Hey any other coreboot gamers? What are your specs, games do you play and on what settings? Me: I purchased my D16 specifically for IOMMU-GFX VM gaming, I have a 6274 with a geforce gtx 780 and the new highly multithreaded games work great on it - right now I am playing battlefield 1 and

Re: [coreboot] Design discussions on gerrit

2017-04-11 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 04/11/2017 11:31 AM, Patrick Georgi via coreboot wrote: Hi, I just pushed https://review.coreboot.org/19242, which adds a document discussing mitigations for the ReBAR SMM attack Intel Security presented in January. I think we had a couple of people bringing it up on IRC and on the list, but

Re: [coreboot] Crowdfunding Status for KGPE-D16 BMC Port Offer

2017-04-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Are there any status updates on this? I noticed that some people still haven't paid up and we're a couple grand short. - Thanks -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://mail.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

Re: [coreboot] server board support - Supermicro H8DGi-F ?

2017-04-23 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 04/23/2017 02:03 PM, Idwer Vollering wrote: 2017-04-23 19:55 GMT+02:00 Michael L. Wilson : Hello Idwer Vollering, I came across an old mailing list item concerning the H8SGL Opteron motherboards. https://mail.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2013-April/075629.html

Re: [coreboot] call on AMD to release src+specs+datasheets for ryzen

2017-03-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5x4hxu/we_are_amd_creators_of_athlon_radeon_and_other/dekwva9/ "Thanks for the feedback. Please believe me that this has CEO level attention and AMD is investigating the steps and resources necessary to support this. It is not the work of a minute, so

Re: [coreboot] Reminder: The maiing list vs forum poll closes in just under 24 hours.

2017-03-03 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/03/2017 05:38 PM, i1w5d7gf38...@tutanota.com wrote: I would also really prefer a non-google poll. Taiidan wrote "I also do not like contributing to machine learning or advertising databases." You wrote "If people want to just email me responses, I can fill them into the form on their

Re: [coreboot] call on AMD to release src+specs+datasheets for ryzen

2017-03-03 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/03/2017 02:25 PM, Leah Rowe wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi all, https://libreboot.org/amd-libre/ We call on coreboot to join us in our campaign to convince AMD to start cooperating with the libre hardware community again. Are there people in coreboot already

Re: [coreboot] call on AMD to release src+specs+datasheets for ryzen

2017-03-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/04/2017 06:39 AM, Nico Huber wrote: On 04.03.2017 02:57, taii...@gmx.com wrote: Of course they also must release the signing keys as well afaik, or we would be stuck at a tivo style not really open source impasse. Nobody has mentioned this fact in that thread. Please don't ask

Re: [coreboot] We need a place to hold the knowledge about the Manageability Engine.

2017-03-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/07/2017 10:33 PM, Persmule wrote: Hello coreboot contributors, Currently I am a member of hardened linux community. We have collected a lot of knowledge about the Intel Manageability Engine

Re: [coreboot] Where do I get cables that can fit a SOIC8 clip?

2017-03-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
oldering is more reliable, which is good, because when flashing externally there are quite some things which can cause problems. 7. Mar 2017 09:26 by taii...@gmx.com: Thanks martin but the clip I have needs the smaller cables like the ones in this photo as they didn't space the connectors enough f

[coreboot] How come the community meeting is hosted by proprietary software?

2017-03-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Discord is proprietary software, why don't we use something free and open source? I would be more than pleased to set up a SIP server or something to that effect (I have only 10mbps upload but I know folks who will give me a VPS if I want one). There are plenty of FOSS softphones for every OS

Re: [coreboot] Crowdfunding Status for KGPE-D16 BMC Port Offer

2017-03-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Hey Tim could you elaborate on the IBM OpenBMC stretch goal? Technical details, benefits etc as I don't have any POWER systems I don't know what it is. - Thanks -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

[coreboot] Where to buy KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 Accessories? (TPM and KVM chip)

2017-03-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
^title I am looking for a place to buy a compatible TPM and the ASMB4-iKVM chip for KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 motherboards I would like a TPM that has the owner controlled CRTM like the one that was mentioned on the TALOS project page. Thanks -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org

Re: [coreboot] Where to get ME image/flash descriptors for the x220?

2017-03-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/08/2017 01:29 PM, Igor Skochinsky wrote: Hello Taiidan, Alas, the 8duj28us.exe update and a few others I checked do not seem to contain the ME region or the descriptor. There is 8duj28us.exe with the ME update but it requires an already running ME to be applied. You could in theory

Re: [coreboot] Anyone using the free VBIOS implemention for AMD GPUs?

2017-03-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I have a 5450 (listed as tested working by him) and I am willing to test this if you can find me the location (on the card) of the BIOS EEPROM just in case anything goes wrong. I am not sure what other cards are compatible, although the author says that anything AtomBIOS probably is (but I am

Re: [coreboot] Where to get ME image/flash descriptors for the x220?

2017-03-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/05/2017 05:20 AM, Arthur Heymans wrote: "taii...@gmx.com" <taii...@gmx.com> writes: Well I managed to download the latest BIOS from the lenovo site, which includes an ME update now the issue is that I can't seem to figure out how to extract it from the .FL1 and .FL2 file

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