privacyguy123

Tried this on my machine - sound doesn't work and it takes over a minute to boot ... is this the intended outcome? EDIT: Is it possible that ME 12...

Maybe someone can take a look at this ME firmware image? https://gofile.io/d/Vu5sjL

I typed the commands in the guide: `python me_cleaner.py -S -O modified_firmware.bin .\ME_12_0.bin` `ME/TXE image detected -d, -D, -M, -S and -s require a full dump`

Here's -c output: `ME/TXE image detected Found FPT header at 0x10 Found 15 partition(s) Found FTPR header: FTPR partition spans from 0x2000 to 0xe6000 Found FTPR manifest at 0x2250 ME/TXE...

Yes this is a Windows laptop ... I'm not sure how a Python script would perform differently on each OS? I noticed my dump (provided by manufacturer) is in .bin...

Seeing as my manufacturer supply the official Intel ME firmware dump why would I need to be opening up the laptop and messing about with programmer chips? I JUST told...

> > > You can't use official tools to flash a stripped ME firmware. Also, me_cleaner doesn't work on ME firmware updates but only on flash images. With that in...

Diving deeper ... ``` Intel (R) Firmware Update Utility Version: 12.0.38.1430 Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Checking firmware parameters... Warning: Do not exit the process...

``` .\FWUpdLcl64.exe -f edited.bin -y -FORCERESET -allowsv Intel (R) Firmware Update Utility Version: 12.0.38.1430 Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Checking firmware parameters... Warning: Do not...

What are the chances I totally brick my machine using said tool? EDIT: What I don't understand is a "full" dump from either `FWUpdLcl64` OR `FPT` produce this same error:...