04-06-2023 16:34 via linux.slashdot.org

System76's Open Firmware 'Re-Disables' Intel's Management Engine

Linux computer vendor System76 shared some news in a recent blog post. "We prefer to disable the Intel Management Engine wherever possible to reduce the amount of closed firmware running on System76 hardware. We've resolved a coreboot bug that allows the Intel ME (Management Engine) to once again be disabled."
Phoronix reports that the move will "benefit their latest Intel Core 13th Gen 'Raptor Lake' wares as well as prior generation devices."Intel ME is disabled for their latest Raptor lake lap
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