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Posted: **Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:38 am**

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PC config:
coreboot on Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 + Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1270
+ Geforce GT 730 4GB + 2x8GB 1600 GSkill ram!

youtu.be/SjtLI___Q9E

Intel ME is neutralized !

Download coreboot rom for this mainboard:

https://www.iot-tech.dev/ff/ga-61mcoreboot.rom

How to flash? This board can be directly flashed you no need external programmer for this!
First install flashrom on your Linux distro and use this command to flash:

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flashrom -p internal:laptop=force_I_want_a_brick -c "MX25L3206E/MX25L3208E" -w /home/xxx/coreboot/build/ga-61mcoreboot.rom

In case you wana build for yourself:

1.Dump your original rom:

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flashrom -p internal:laptop=force_I_want_a_brick -c "MX25L3206E/MX25L3208E" -r backup.rom

2.Kill the intel ME and make the rom more fit

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python me_cleaner.py -r -t -d -O out.bin -D ifd_shrinked.bin -M me_shrinked.bin /home/xxx/coreboot/backup.rom

3.Use ifd_shrinked.bin and me_shrinked.bin to build coreboot!

4.After flashing check is Intel ME is dead on boot with this command:

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./intelmetool -m

5. In case you want to build for other board check if ME region of your bios can be read or written.

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 ./ifdtool -d /home/xxx/coreboot/backup.rom