Re: [tboot-devel] Buying a machine that will actually work with TXT

[Jonathan M. M. <jon...@cm...>]

Hi Karthik,

Thanks for the quick response. 

Intel, are there SINIT modules available for these systems?  Are they 
shipping with SINIT modules as part of the BIOS?

Thanks,
-Jon



Karthik . wrote:
> Hi Jon
>
> As far as I know, the new 2008 Elitebook platforms from HP support
> TXT/Tboot feature.
>
> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/321957-321957-64295-3740645-89315-3688868.html
> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/321957-321957-64295-3740645-3329741-3782310.html
> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/321957-321957-64295-3740645-3329741-3784202.html
> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/321957-321957-64295-3740645-306995-3784558-3784561-3802771.html
> http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/321957-321957-64295-3740645-306995-3782222-3782253-3782268.html
>
> Thanks
> Karthik
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Jonathan M. McCune <jon...@cm...> wrote:
>   
>> Hi Karthik, tboot-devel,
>>
>> Any news on the HP BIOS?
>>
>> Are there any laptops available yet that support tboot? I seem to remember a
>> post from Joe explaining when they might become available but I've been
>> unable to locate it.
>>
>> A search on newegg.com for laptops with vPro turns up several machines.
>> Lenovo and Toshiba seem to be using an M45 chipset.  ASUS has one with a
>> GM965. My understanding is still that Q35 and X38 are the only ones that
>> work today.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -Jon
>>
>>
>>
>> Karthik . wrote:
>>     
>>> HP Desktop Bios team is working on this issue and may release it in couple
>>> of weeks. Thanks
>>>
>>> Karthik
>>>
>>>
>>> *Re: [tboot-devel] Buying a machine that will actually work with TXT*
>>> From: Jonathan M. McCune <jonmccune@cm...> - 2008-10-09 17:18
>>> fyi...
>>>
>>> It seems that the HP Compaq dc7800 does _not_ include a reset button
>>> either.
>>>
>>> -Jon
>>>
>>>
>>> Jonathan M. McCune wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hal Finney wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> When Trusted Execution was announced, 3 models of computers were
>>>>> identified as supporting it: The HP Compaq dc7800, Dell OptiPlex 755
>>>>> PC, and the Lenovo ThinkCentre M57p. I don't know of any others that
>>>>> have been added to that list since then.
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Does anybody know whether the HP or Lenovo systems include a reset
>>>> button? At least the Ultra Slim Form Factor Optiplex 755s have no reset
>>>> button, meaning that debugging a system hang requires a power cycle that
>>>> clears LT.ERRORCODE, making debugging substantially more difficult.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alternatively, does anybody know another way to trigger a reset on one
>>>> of these systems? I'm told that there is a CMOS reset byte, and that it
>>>> may be possible to write a value to it that causes the "soft" power
>>>> button on the Optiplex to cause a reset instead of a power off. I have
>>>> not investigated this yet, as I'd rather just get a different machine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -Jon
>>>>
>>>>
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