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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-10-20 18:15:52 +0100
committerFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-10-20 18:15:52 +0100
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</div>
<div class="section">
+ <h1 id="ipmi">IPMI iKVM module add-on</h1>
+ <p>
+ Don't use it. It uses proprietary firmware and adds a backdoor (remote out-of-band management chip,
+ similar to the <a href="http://libreboot.org/faq/#intelme">Intel Management Engine</a>. 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.
+ </p>
+ </div>
+
+ <div class="section">
<h1 id="flashchips">Flash chips</h1>
<p>
2MiB flash chips are included by default, on these boards. It's on a P-DIP 8 slot (SPI chip).