AMD PSP technology

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8bitDev
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Iscritto: 09/27/2015

Hi guys

I am interested to know how can i check if i have AMD PSP installed on my Laptop and which version do i have?

I am afraid for the security on the machine that i am using.Its HP laptop with AMD A10 5745M CPU and dedicated GPU(R7 M260 Topaz XT).Compared to the another Acer laptop with Beema E26110 the HP laptop has LED indicators for the ethernet.

Now quite often my ethernet LED would remain active even after my Laptop has been turned OFF.Now sometimes it would happen when i turn OFF the Laptop(initiate through Ubuntu interface)my screen just goes into loading for the power OFF and remains there,and then if i would turn OFF laptop on the power button(by holding it until laptop turns OFF),my LED for the ehternet would turn OFF,only in this case,otherwise it would still remain ON.

Now i already tried fixing this with newer BIOS firmware,but this did not worked.Also worth of mentioning both laptops have really low number of options in their BIOS and on A10 version overclocking is not available at all,as there are no GUI tool for GNU/linux and options inside BIOS are limited.

So maybe you see my previous thread where i was interested in ARM,but when it comes to purchasing old Libreboot laptops such as X200 ,i am really skeptical as eroding is a problem and i do not like to buy used stuff .

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Iscritto: 07/24/2010

I am not certain but I do not think that the A10-5745M processor has PSP because:

lilos
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Iscritto: 09/04/2015

Try to get lenovo G505s and install coreboot.
To install core boot on it you will need external flasher.

Soon.to.be.Free
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Iscritto: 07/03/2016

Would that include any binary blobs in the installation? I know Coreboot includes such blobs, but the fam15h chip here was from before the fam16h...

More generally, are there any devices Coreboot frees which Libreboot doesn't, or am I just being hopelessly optimistic?