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From: Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Lockdown: free/open OS maker pays Microsoft ransom for the right to boot on users' computers
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:54:13
Message-Id: CA+czFiBU2Ck--Sw=BSQrQ2Q=go7b7K4=3VK8SqZajBYSt0AZVw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Lockdown: free/open OS maker pays Microsoft ransom for the right to boot on users' computers by Mick
1 On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
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3 [snip]
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5 >
6 > This is my CPU, a first generation i7:
7 >
8 > cat /proc/cpuinfo
9 > processor       : 0
10 > vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
11 > cpu family      : 6
12 > model           : 30
13 > model name      : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU       Q 720  @ 1.60GHz
14 > stepping        : 5
15 > microcode       : 0x4
16 > cpu MHz         : 933.000
17 > cache size      : 6144 KB
18 > physical id     : 0
19 > siblings        : 8
20 > core id         : 0
21 > cpu cores       : 4
22 > apicid          : 0
23 > initial apicid  : 0
24 > fpu             : yes
25 > fpu_exception   : yes
26 > cpuid level     : 11
27 > wp              : yes
28 > flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
29 > pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm
30 > constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc
31 > aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm
32 > sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm ida dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
33 > bogomips        : 3192.11
34 > clflush size    : 64
35 > cache_alignment : 64
36 > address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
37 > power management:
38 >
39 > You note that "power management:" above is empty.
40 >
41 > grep-ping the /proc tree for remoteaccess does not bring up anything.
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43 According to Intel's site, your processor has the vPro "feature" in it.
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45 http://ark.intel.com/products/43122/Intel-Core-i7-720QM-Processor-(6M-Cache-1_60-GHz)
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47 Can you find the device you noticed under /sys?
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50 --
51 :wq

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