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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-08-26 16:27:47 (EDT) |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-08-26 16:30:20 (EDT) |
| commit | eb7dae00fb8a9ccdc6df842520ea3cfd317d11e5 (patch) | |
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docs/tasks.html: Tyan S8230 notes about IPMI/iKVM firmware
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diff --git a/docs/tasks.html b/docs/tasks.html index e51213b..3cb9dc9 100644 --- a/docs/tasks.html +++ b/docs/tasks.html @@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ </li> <li> IPMI firmware is non-free but optional (for iKVM feature, remote management like Intel ME). Not sure if add-on module or baked in. + In either case, it might be removed or otherwise excluded because it's a HUGE backdoor. Unlike Intel ME, this isn't signed so can be + removed, and also replaced theoretically. Is the protocol standard public? If so, might be easy/feasible to replace with free code. + <a href="https://github.com/facebook/openbmc">https://github.com/facebook/openbmc</a> - also linked from + <a href="https://raptorengineeringinc.com/coreboot/kgpe-d16-status.php">https://raptorengineeringinc.com/coreboot/kgpe-d16-status.php</a> + - might be possible adapt this. </li> <li> SAS controller requires firmware, but optional. (same thing on KGPE-D16). Board also has SATA, so it's fine. |