2024-01-12 16:22:44 +00:00
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% ThinkPad X201 removed from Libreboot
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% Leah Rowe
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% 12 January 2024
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Builds have also been removed from rsync, and build logic has been
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removed from lbmk. It was discovered that fan controls fail on this
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mainboard, when you use a neutered Intel ME image. This issue seems
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to only affect these older arrandale machines; the issue was discovered
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on X201 but probably affects the thinkpad T410, and other mobile
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arrandale machines.
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This issue does *not* affect the newer platforms, only arrandale / ibex
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2024-01-12 16:39:09 +00:00
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peak machines such as the ThinkPad X201. X201 uses Intel ME version 6. ME
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version 7 and up has not shown any issues, when neutered.
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2024-01-12 16:22:44 +00:00
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You are advised *not* to use Libreboot, on this platform. Use of coreboot
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is still possible, but you must use the full Intel ME image on it. As
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such, we will therefore not support it in Libreboot anymore. It is the
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policy of the Libreboot project to *only* provide no-ME configuration,
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or *neutered* ME configuration
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using [me_cleaner](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/How-does-it-work%3F).
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You are advised to simply use another machine. The arrandale machines are now
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considered *broken* (in a coreboot context) by the Libreboot project, and
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they will not be supported by Libreboot - unless further testing is done,
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and this issue is fixed. This removal has been done urgently, out of concern
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for the safety of users.
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The removal patch is here:
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<https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=09bed9a4c3257dbf9b4d59975db0071472ed67eb>
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That is all.
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