/cyber/ - Cyberpunk & Science Fiction

>>476 (OP) 
As of right now, older machines or custom RISC-V hardware.

>>476 (OP) 
>>477
Don't forget me_cleaner (https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner - keep in mind you might need a fork for newer generations), you don't even need an SPI programmer though it's good to have in case you brick.

>>477
Is that a new 'company on the block?'
>>478
Last commit was 4yrs ago though. I'm reading through their wiki and I don't understand anything. Shit I need to study.

>>479
>Is that a new 'company on the block?'
RISC-V is a processor architecture like x86 or ARM, but the base spec is open source (though manufacturers can make proprietary modifications I believe). There isn't any consumer hardware to my knowledge but dev boards do exist.
>Last commit was 4yrs ago though
Yeah, I don't think ME has changed massively since then, the issues page has information about people trying various boards and specific forks that they used. Basically it takes a firmware image and at a minimum can enable the disable bit (telling the ME to shutdown during boot), you can also tell it to strip as much code as possible without triggering the fail safe (power off after 30 minutes). Not every machine supports a full clean and the ME does sometimes manage stuff like energy saving states, which may not work properly after a clean. With a backup of your firmware though you should be able to revert if needed.

>>480
>RISC-V
So it still isn't ready for desktop. Still, if I have any electronics ideas, it could be useful.
>IME
Wow, I really am not knowledgeable, hahaha.
Thank you, I'll get to studying; slowly but surely!

>>476 (OP) 
You could try an alternative ISA, ref:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki//aig/_Alternative_ISA_General
People have been able to make their machines from discrete components and then port Minix to it. That way you know there cannot be any hidden misfeatures.