Comment on Introducing Ring -3 Rootkits: BIOS rootkit targeting vPro chipsets (2009) [pdf]parentComments−mschuster9112yOh, the 4965 generation. I vaguely remember the days of the Linux driver development, there were discussions to open-source the binary blob firmware.IIRC this was ultimately abandoned due to the possibility of turning the 4965 into a pretty sophisticated SDR. What a shame!−yuhong12yReminds me of why older Broadcom wireless chips don't have official open source drivers.
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Oh, the 4965 generation. I vaguely remember the days of the Linux driver development, there were discussions to open-source the binary blob firmware.
IIRC this was ultimately abandoned due to the possibility of turning the 4965 into a pretty sophisticated SDR. What a shame!
Reminds me of why older Broadcom wireless chips don't have official open source drivers.