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me_cleaner
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Power issue with my X250. Time to upgrade? (more info in comments)
Some times Intel version of Lenovo have a problem with Intel ME , check this out. LINK
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System76's Coreboot Open Firmware Manages to Disable Intel Me for Raptor Lake
Yes; there are several ways, depending heavily on the version, and ranging from most trustworthy to least trustworthy:
* By patching the ME firmware itself - see the me_cleaner project, and methods documented here: https://puri.sm/posts/deep-dive-into-intel-me-disablement/ . This is Pretty Reliable; the runtime code has been deleted from flash.
* By setting a bit in the flash configuration, assumed to be added for the US High Assurance program: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/HAP-AltMeDisable-bi... , https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/disabling-intel-m... . This is Mostly Reliable; the mechanism has been fairly aggressively reverse engineered and was added for a program with strict requirements.
* By sending an HECI command that says "hey ME, turn off your runtime" https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/52800 . This is Somewhat Reliable; the method is well understood and seems to work but I'm not sure someone has done a deep dive audit into whether it could be re-enabled somehow.
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Modern CPUs have a backstage cast
"...this is interesting is because POWER9 is basically the first time the public got a real view of how sophisticated the backstage cast actually is of a modern server CPU."
Not quite correct; the OpenSPARC T1 and T2 were publicly released and available by 2008.
https://www.oracle.com/servers/technologies/opensparc.html
"Large parts of this process are handled by vendor-supplied mystery firmware blobs, which may as well be boxes with “???” written in them.
The maintainers of the me_cleaner script likely have the clearest view of what is known.
https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner
- What is the most trusted hardware most OpenBSD people would suggest?
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Let's find our next HW wallet
Your dedicated laptop with disabled Intel ME running OpenBSD might be the gold standard choice for your hardware wallet. Main discussion here.
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Laptop with deactivated Intel ME running OpenBSD as a hardware wallet for top cryptos
I consider a dedicated laptop with deactivated Intel ME running OpenBSD (maybe from USB flash) can be a much secure alternative to a proprietary hardware wallet connected to your casual multi-purpose laptop.
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On Intel ME
On a side note, if Intel has made it this hard to disable Intel ME, is the US government happy with this change? It was them who got the HAP bit part working, and I do not see any news suggesting they have another trick to disable Intel ME. Should I just assume that this still works? Has anybody here tried? And does me_cleaner still work (last updated in 2018: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner)?
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I ordered my first laptop from System76. I'm so excited
This is incorrect. Intel ME has an internal disablement mechanism: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/HAP-AltMeDisable-bit this is the mechanism that it used by S76 and Purism.
- linux and tails compromised? if this is real we lost all privacy. found it on twitter
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Why I Use Old Hardware
If you are sensitive about the Intel Management Engine, the original Core 2 Duo/Quad systems are the last where it could be fully disabled.
Anything later will forcibly shut down after 30 minutes if (at least a fragment of) Intel's closed & bug-ridden monitoring code is not present.
I ran me_cleaner on a few of these systems, and I do all my finances with them running OpenBSD (usually on q9550s).
Yes, this effort to run old hardware is worth it for me. Below are the bios images that I was able to produce:
https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/issues/233
linux-surface
- Linux Kernel for Surface Devices
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Notes on My Remarkable Tablet
Apart from camera, almost everything is working correctly. Camera doesn't work at all.
https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
I use this kernel, you can use this with most operating systems.
I use xournal++ for note writing, and using GNOME is necessary. KDE doesn't have support for screen rotation etc. When you use GNOME, make sure to disable gestures and screen edge detection, because that might occasionally cause problems.
So, the workflow is quite simple with xournal++, you run a `inotify` based watched which automatically compiles and pushes stuff on every save. I of course assume that only `xournal++` on tab can change those handwritten notes. You can get some fancier git logic if needed.
```
while inotifywait -e modify,create,delete,move $INPUT;
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Microsoft's next Surface laptops will reportedly be its first true 'AI PCs'
There's support for Linux on the Surface range:
https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Supporte...
But actual users seem to say it's a bit of a mixed bag.
If someone's looking for a laptop (that doesn't need touchscreen support), then Apple laptops are probably the better choice.
- Trying out the thermald configuration for the Surface Laptop Go 2 on the Surface Laptop Go 1
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Surface Pro 2017 didn't boot USB flash drive(s) and system
How to get out of this situation? Links https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/issues/1240 - the same problem as I have and the same puncture, but the person managed to get out of the situation https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/comments/16d40vs/kill_my_surface_pro_2017_need_help/ - my similar post in a nearby subreddit, but since I'm here, the problem turned out to be bigger than I thought
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Giving up the iPad-only travel dream
https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface
Should have you covered.
I went the 12” MacBook route which can also install Linux.
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New Linux Tablet from Star Labs
I have a surface with Ubuntu and the Surface Kernel (https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface) , and it works really wonderfully. I will say, before installing the Surface Kernel, it was very janky.
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Linux distribution on Surface Laptop?
I know about https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface but I'm looking for practical feedback from people who did the operation in order to orient my choice.
- Status of the surface laptop 5
What are some alternatives?
firmware-open - System76 Open Firmware
iptsd - Userspace daemon for Intel Precise Touch & Stylus
thinkpad-firmware-patches - Collection of ThinkPad UEFI patches.
surface-uefi-firmware - UEFI firmware updates for surface using fwupd. WIP, be careful.
t430-coreboot - coreboot rom for thinkpad t430
libwacom-surface - Patches to support Microsoft Surface Devices with `libwacom`.
coreboot - DEPRECATED: coreboot on the w541. See link below.
void-packages - The Void source packages collection
cadmium - [Moved to: https://github.com/Maccraft123/Cadmium]
TLP - TLP - Optimize Linux Laptop Battery Life
thepyphone - Voice and SMS/MMS on a Raspberry Pi 3B+
Linux-Surface-Wizard - Quickly get your Surface device running Debian/Arch/Fedora distros in a working state.