[Hardware] Noisebridge Coreboot Workshop

[Trent Robbins]

Here is more information on the Intel Manageability Engine. It's a really
ugly binary that we can't escape yet.  It does everything you fear.
http://io.smashthestack.org:84/me/

You may need a sample me.bin in order to do a test build during your
preparation for Thursday...

Speaking of which, Paul did you say you had a chromebook ME that people
could use JUST for learning purposes (NOT in your actual x220).

On Thursday, each of us will extract the me.bin from our own stock EEPROM
and include it in the coreboot build process.





Best,

Trent Robbins
Tau Informatics LLC
desk: 415-404-9452
cell: 513-233-5651
trent at tauinformatics.com
@trentrobbins

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Trent Robbins <robbintt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Get out your calendars - we're coreboot-ing our x220s this Thursday,
> November 5th.
>
> I have 14 of the 16MB/128MBit EEPROM chips recommended by Paul.  All of
> them have been spoken for, but we are expecting to have a few extra by the
> end if a waitlist forms.
>
> Please bring $4 per x220 you will be modifying. We can choose what to do
> with any extra chips. LMK in private if you need someone to spot you the $4.
>
> *Event: *Noisebridge Coreboot Workshop - Hardware Hacking Day! (1st
> session)
> *Place:* Noisebridge Hackatorium (we don't need a big space so we'll just
> grab a table)
>
> *Time: **5-6 PM begin hardware modification*. Latecomers should be fine.
> *Date:* Thursday, November 5th.
>
> *Important Preparation:* Please simulate this before coming in:
> http://www.coreboot.org/Build_HOWTO#Building_a_payload
> Lenovo x220, Specific Information:
> http://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/x220
>
> We are determining which payload to use. SeaBIOS is recommended for a
> first payload. I read that it is easy to screw up a GRUB2 payload if you
> don't know exactly what you are doing with grub. You can also run GRUB2
> from SeaBIOS so I am leaning in the SeaBIOS direction.
> SeaBIOS Payload <http://www.coreboot.org/SeaBIOS>
> GRUB2 Payload <http://www.coreboot.org/GRUB2>
> Anyone else have thoughts on payload?
>
> If anyone wants to come by earlier, Paul and I are meeting at 3 PM to make
> sure it's as smooth as possible and everyone leaves with a working x220.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Trent
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Trent Robbins <robbintt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Inaugural post for the freshly minted Hardware mailing list!
>>
>> There is a Noisebridge Coreboot workshop coming up.  It will be the first
>> of two workshops.
>>
>>
>> This workshop is focused on the Lenovo x220 and x230 laptop.
>>
>> We will be flashing and soldering new EEPROM with the GRUB2 payload.
>>
>>
>> There is currently discussion regarding when to run this workshop.
>>
>> The order of EEPROM has already been made, but we are planning to run a
>> second workshop soon after!
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Trent
>>
>
>
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