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Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

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exander
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Re: Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

#31 Post by exander » Mon Nov 01, 2021 12:39 pm

harryK wrote:
Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:13 am
exander wrote:
Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:36 pm

I just compiled it. Anyone has pictures where is EEPROM chip located so I can hardware flash if I brick my machine?
If the x2100 is anything like the x210 you don't need to hardware flash. Coreboot can be flashed via software with

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flashrom -p internal -w coreboot.rom
I will definitely need hardware flash after I [censored] it up. I will be flashing internally, but I will most likely brick it with a bad coreboot build soon enough.

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Re: Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

#32 Post by lemoniter » Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:32 pm

Can someone with a working Intel ME (meaning BIOS->Advanced->PCH-FW Configuration does not show ME Firmware Version 0.0.0.0) send me a full dump of their X2100 Bios?
Preferably done via hardware flasher, so we can be sure the ME Region is fully dumped.
I'd like to take a look at it.

Thanks alot

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Re: Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

#33 Post by exander » Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:19 pm

lemoniter wrote:
Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:32 pm
Can someone with a working Intel ME (meaning BIOS->Advanced->PCH-FW Configuration does not show ME Firmware Version 0.0.0.0) send me a full dump of their X2100 Bios?
Preferably done via hardware flasher, so we can be sure the ME Region is fully dumped.
I'd like to take a look at it.

Thanks alot
I do not have fully working ME, but the complete BIOS is available, you don't need a dump.

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Re: Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

#34 Post by lemoniter » Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:29 pm

exander wrote:
Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:19 pm
lemoniter wrote:
Mon Nov 15, 2021 3:32 pm
Can someone with a working Intel ME (meaning BIOS->Advanced->PCH-FW Configuration does not show ME Firmware Version 0.0.0.0) send me a full dump of their X2100 Bios?
Preferably done via hardware flasher, so we can be sure the ME Region is fully dumped.
I'd like to take a look at it.

Thanks alot
I do not have fully working ME, but the complete BIOS is available, you don't need a dump.
ME is finicky, I believe I need the initialized configuration data from the ME Partition of the BIOS to reset the ME, and I'm not sure that is contained in the published BIOS.

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Re: Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

#35 Post by exander » Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:58 pm

Why do you need it?

Btw, I see some differences 0x00004216bb and forward, so there is something initialized there.

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Re: Pre-disabled ME X2100 Bios

#36 Post by exander » Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:04 pm

@lemoniter
I am trying to ascertain if my ME is even running.

Can somebody run this:

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git clone git@github.com:exander77/intelmetool.git
make
sudo ./intelmetool -m
And post the results.

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