From c880d7566c413cfbeaf5681363c1f62d14fac093 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:15:52 -0400 Subject: docs/hcl/kgpe-d16: warn about IPMI iKVM module --- diff --git a/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html b/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html index be64903..5139109 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html +++ b/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html @@ -61,6 +61,16 @@
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IPMI iKVM module add-on

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+ Don't use it. It uses proprietary firmware and adds a backdoor (remote out-of-band management chip, + similar to the Intel Management Engine. Fortunately, + the firmware is unsigned (possibly to replace) and physically separate from the mainboard since it's + on the add-on module, which you don't have to install. +

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Flash chips

2MiB flash chips are included by default, on these boards. It's on a P-DIP 8 slot (SPI chip). -- cgit v0.9.1