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| author | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-10-20 18:15:52 +0100 |
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| committer | Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> | 2015-10-20 18:15:52 +0100 |
| commit | c880d7566c413cfbeaf5681363c1f62d14fac093 (patch) | |
| tree | 79ba218daaa31ab91c3c6b5e7f2b6f99c6214575 /docs | |
| parent | cdd32facab7a97b0ec2568705256b318eafc8402 (diff) | |
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docs/hcl/kgpe-d16: warn about IPMI iKVM module
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diff --git a/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html b/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html index be649031..5139109b 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html +++ b/docs/hcl/kgpe-d16.html @@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ </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). |