System76's Coreboot Open Firmware Manages To Disable Intel ME For Raptor Lake

[phoronix]

Phoronix: System76's Coreboot Open Firmware Manages To Disable Intel ME For Raptor Lake

Linux laptop/desktop vendor System76 has made some improvements to their Coreboot open firmware offerings to benefit their latest Intel Core 13th Gen "Raptor Lake" wares as well as prior generation devices...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Disable-ME-RPL

[NotMine999]

I would be more interested to read a list of the ME features that this "open firmware" (System76's own words, but my quotes) has disabled. Then we would all know what is being done behind the scenes that is now being disabled for us. It would allow consumers to make an informed decision: System76 "open firmware" or Intel "closed firmware".

After all, isn't transparency supposed to be a good thing ?

Care to step up to this System76 ?

[ahoneybun]

I would be more interested to read a list of the ME features that this "open firmware" (System76's own words, but my quotes) has disabled. Then we would all know what is being done behind the scenes that is now being disabled for us. It would allow consumers to make an informed decision: System76 "open firmware" or Intel "closed firmware".

After all, isn't transparency supposed to be a good thing ?

Care to step up to this System76 ?

You can find the source code here:

https://github.com/system76/firmware-open

[mmstick]

I would be more interested to read a list of the ME features that this "open firmware" (System76's own words, but my quotes) has disabled. Then we would all know what is being done behind the scenes that is now being disabled for us. It would allow consumers to make an informed decision: System76 "open firmware" or Intel "closed firmware".

After all, isn't transparency supposed to be a good thing ?

Care to step up to this System76 ?

- https://github.com/system76/firmware...ter/LICENSE.md
- https://github.com/system76/ec/blob/master/LICENSE

The git repositories and every commit pushed to them are publicly hosted on GitHub for all to see.
Some companies even fork System76 open firmware for their systems: https://source.puri.sm/firmware/librem-ec#system76-ec
I'm wondering why you think System76 firmware is not transparent or open. There isn't a conspiracy to deceive.

[andyprough]

Awesome!!! I love these folks. They think about computing the way that I think about computing in a lot of cases.

[Ironmask]

Could just not even use Intel like anyone with any self-respect.

[Quackdoc]

I would be more interested to read a list of the ME features that this "open firmware" (System76's own words, but my quotes) has disabled. Then we would all know what is being done behind the scenes that is now being disabled for us. It would allow consumers to make an informed decision: System76 "open firmware" or Intel "closed firmware".

After all, isn't transparency supposed to be a good thing ?

Care to step up to this System76 ?

obviously not interested enough to actually look into it

[chithanh]

That System76 can disable Intel ME is a dubious claim. The most they can do is set the HAP bit, and remove parts of the ME firmware.
OEMs cannot disable Intel ME, only Intel can.

https://twitter.com/rootkovska/status/939064351008395264

[scottishduck]

Could just not even use Intel like anyone with any self-respect.

AMD do basically nothing to support coreboot and have a system exactly like Intel ME. Go use them if you want.

[Melcar]

AMD is no better.