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Hai there,
im having a strange issue with ME FW 6.0.3.1195.
It sometimes fails to be loaded on boot and the bios is showing 0.0.0.1 or 0.0.239.8 and not the correct version, of course its inopperable then, too.
Im hoping someone can provide me the files for 4M Sku as i think a simple reflash could fix this but i wasnt able to locate the files i need for this operation as of yet.
Best regards
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- How to run the SCS Discovery Tool
- Video: Discovering your Intel vPro Capabilities using the Intel SCS Discovery Tool
What tool are you using to update your firmware (does it require a password for the ME?) System is shut off? Network Cable is disconnected?You might also try resetting the CMOS (take the battery out for 20 seconds - when network and power is disconnected.) This is easy if it is a desktop system. If it is a notebook then there might be a bios option to "Disable AMT", save, reboot and then Enable AMT - on some OEM systems this will in effect clear the cmos. Then you can try to update the firmware again.
Gael
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Hello Gael,
its a Pegatron Mainboard with HM55 and i5 540M, by the way I've 2 MB's where one is working like a charm and AMT is fine - so if you could be so kind a provide me a Tool to Dump v6 FW (FWUpdLcl -SAVE is on v7 versions and above) I think I'm fine again. I also tried fpt.exe -D but it gives me that:
Error 26: The host CPU does not have read access to the target flash area. To enable read access for this operation you must modify the descriptor settings to give host access to this region.
The next thing i tried was extracting the ME FW of the Bios IC itself (having a Galep here) and cutted it via WinHex on the appropiate points but theFWUpdLcl versions i found say its an invalid Header, although i can open it in fitcjust fine - suggestions?
Is the SCS Discovery tool available for Dos? Sys isn't running a Windows OS.
As last another question - is ME FW designed for each System or are they generic for the same Chipset Branches?
Best regards and thanks for looking into this!
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Hello Gael,
thanks for the feedback. I tried resetting cmos/the Self Test Utility - files attached for both working and non working Mainboards
The only issue with ME i can trigger out of them is the [16] ME UMA Size Valid, as its stating failed. Also i installed a windows os to run SCSDiscovery - i came across an issue which i didnt notice before, LAN Controller was missing so i think its locked down by me and therefore it also fails to be loaded completely as the ME cant load the Ethernet part either?! Anyways, here is the output just for completeness:
2010-12-03 10:15:54:(ERROR) : 127.0.0.1, Category: AMT Interface error: Failed while calling Soap call GetCoreVersion. Intel AMT connection error 0xc000521c: A TCP error occurred. Make sure that the destination settings are correct and that a network connection exists to the target. , error in discover 0xc000521c
So my question now is - is it possible to overwrite any existent security checks/passwords or is this done by flashing a higher/same ver of the ME, is so i'd still need the file!? Just to be sure I double checked the bios settings regarding set pw's and all are unset (It's an Ami Aptio Bios)
Last but not least, i can not receive the ME Firmware from the Mainboard Vendor as there is Zero support... neither i've found a 6.1 or 6.2 ME FW that was flashable on this specific SKU.
May i attach the extracted 6.0.3.1195? It can be loaded into the ftutil just fine as stated before (just not flashed with the tools i found of yet).
Oh and what do you mean by
/* Also, in order to use the ftp -D command, you have to have the flash descriptor override or dediprog type access. (I am also still looking into this question and will get back with you when I get an answer.)
*/
dediprog is nothing else but an external spi programmer right? So just as the galep i used to extract the whole 4mb of the flash?
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Hai again,
i tracked the issue down to the NIC (Atheros AR8131), on PXE boot it has an correct Mac but the GUID is FF...., is Me Fw reading this and returns something like lan_load_fail and so fails to load completely?
I did another test and replaced the first 2MB's of the flash with v7 MeFW, bios is stating version 0.0.0.0 and on boot a popup says Me Update failed, so im pretty sure having the correct v6 fw will fix my problem, so i kept reasearching the internet for a 2Mb sku update file but i sadly found none, probably because its too old (just like you said) so - doesn't intel have some kind of archive where such firmware remains?! Hopefully you can help me on this issue as its kinda driving me nuts after 2 weeks of testing...
Best regards
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Hello Gael,
please find the log files for MEinfo as attachment. I ran the versions i found while researching, if you could give me the version apropiate to the amt version the mainboard uses i'll ofcourse run them.
In the meantime i fixed the NIC error, also i've a GUID again on PXE boot.
When looking at the MEinfo logs theres seems to be an error which I haven't noticed before - the Ignition Firmware(I suppose MeBX to be that) within the bios is failing and not the MEFw itself... Its the current version of the bios tho...
Best regards
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Hai, mid germany describes it best. The closest Intel lab i know of is in Dresden (~300km from here).
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Hello Gael,
here is the result of the invoked command.
Intel MEInfo Version: 6.0.0.1115
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2009, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
FW Status Register: 0x00001055
FW Status Register1: 0x201A0000
CurrentState: Normal
ManufacturingMode: Enabled
FlashPartition: Valid
OperationalState: M0 with UMA
InitComplete: Initializing
BUPLoadState: Success
ErrorCode: Unknown Failure (1)
ModeOfOperation: Normal
Phase: Privilege Micro-Kernel
PhaseStatus: SUPERTASK_ARC_EXCEPTION
and this on a working one:
Intel MEInfo Version: 6.0.0.1184
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2009, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
FW Status Register: 0x00000245
FW Status Register1: 0x69000000
CurrentState: Normal
ManufacturingMode: Disabled
FlashPartition: Valid
OperationalState: M0 with UMA
InitComplete: Complete
BUPLoadState: Success
ErrorCode: No Error
ModeOfOperation: Normal
Phase: HOSTCOMM Module
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Hi,
any news on this subject?
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Any update on this? I have an ASUS G75VX and I'm outlining the complete how to and tutorial on how to Unlock the System BIOS as well as Overclock the GPU. Here is my forum link: http://www.overclock.net/t/1493245/how-to-unlock-the-system-bios-on-an-asus-g75vx-nvidia-gtx-670mx-custom-vbios-overclock-tutorial/ I also get the Error 26 when trying to dump the FULL 8MB BIOS including the ME portion and I'm trying to figure it out. I don't want to buy an EEPROM SPI JTAG yet. One of the people helping out in my topic suggested disabling Secure Boot, I'll check that now for me.
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It's unclear what you are requesting. This forum is about using ME for Intel vPro/AMT, not about overclocking or BIOS.
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I'm trying to dumb my FULL BIOS, which on my laptop is 8 MB, this includes the ME portion, which will allow me to unlock the timings and overclock my CPU. I'm using FPT to dumb my BIOS, I do this from a DOS USB drive not within windows. When I use FPT, I get the same error as you: Error 26: The host CPU does not have read access to the target flash area. To enable read access for this operation you must modify the descriptor settings to give host access to this region. I need to find out how to fix this error so that I can dump my FULL system BIOS and get more overclocking abilities. Everything is connected. We are using the same tools, we have the same error. Doesn't matter what our project is, just that we are in the same boat in terms of our road block.
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You need to check with your motherboard manufacturer. They are the only BIOS supplier for your motherboard.

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