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### ifd unlock and me_cleaner: the 8MB chip |
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### ifd unlock and me_cleaner: the 8MB chip |
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The Intel Management Engine resides on the 8MB chip (at the bottom, closer to |
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you). We don't need to touch it for coreboot-upgrades in the future, but to |
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enable internal flashing, we need to unlock it once: |
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The [Intel Management Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine) |
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resides on the 8MB chip (at the bottom, closer to you). |
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We don't need to touch it for coreboot-upgrades in the future, but to |
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enable internal flashing, we need to unlock it once, and remove the Management |
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Engine for |
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[security reasons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Security_vulnerabilities): |
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sudo ./external_install_bottom.sh -m -k <backup.bin> |
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sudo ./external_install_bottom.sh -m -k <backup.bin> |
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@ -167,9 +170,9 @@ enable internal flashing, we need to unlock it once: |
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That's it. Keep the backup safe. |
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That's it. Keep the backup safe. |
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#### background (just so you know) |
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#### background (just so you know) |
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* The `-m` option above also runs `me_cleaner -S` before flashing back. |
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* The `-m` option above also runs `me_cleaner -S` before flashing back, see [me_cleaner](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner). |
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* The `-l` option will (re-)lock your flash ROM, in case you want to force |
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* The `-l` option will (re-)lock your flash ROM, in case you want to force |
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yourself (and others) to hardware-flashing externally. |
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yourself (and others) to hardware-flashing. |
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* Connecting an ethernet cable as a power-source for SPI (instead of the VCC pin) |
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* Connecting an ethernet cable as a power-source for SPI (instead of the VCC pin) |
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is not necessary (some other flashing how-to guides mention this). |
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is not necessary (some other flashing how-to guides mention this). |
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Setting a fixed (and low) SPI speed for flashrom offeres the same stability. |
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Setting a fixed (and low) SPI speed for flashrom offeres the same stability. |
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