[sf-lug] sf-lug Digest, Vol 354, Issue 1

Ron W wellmanron at gmail.com
Tue Nov 21 15:52:08 PST 2017 

Worked there today, everything done except the shrine room and I'm 
also doing a dump run. Shrine room would have been done but they're still loading the truck and choosing what to discard in my dump run. 

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>   1. SF-LUG meeting today, HP Compaq PC (acohen36)
>   2. Re: SF-LUG meeting today, HP Compaq PC (jim)
>   3. HP Compaq PC correction (acohen36)
>   4. Intell reveal security problems with the IME, finally.
>      (Bobbie Sellers)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:02:02 +0000 (UTC)
> From: acohen36 <acohen36 at SDF.ORG>
> To: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: [sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting today, HP Compaq PC
> Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.20.1711201748200.24330 at sdf.lonestar.org>
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> Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com> wrote at [1]:
> 
>> .. the HP Pavilion is toast!  I have the drive and some
>> memory chips but not sure if anything there works.
>> The portable drive in its new case is not seen by the Dell.
>> That is where most of my iso files are stashed.
>> 
>> Going to work on this, with mostly Linux tools and a screw
>> drive but have to check the Craig's list for another
>> small box or metal cased notebook.  ...
> 
> I'm planning on attending this evening's SF-LUG meeting, and also plan to 
> bring along with me a fairly "small box"; an HP Compaq dc5000 Small Form 
> Factor x86 PC [2].
> 
> This HP Compaq dc5000 SFF
> + is working fine
> + is available for *free* and is preferably for Bobbie S
> + has dual-boot Debian Stretch and Linux Mint 18.2 MATE
> installed onto an 80GB EIDE/PATA hard drive
> + has a spare 80GB EIDE/PATA hard drive (tested fine)
> + has 4.0GB of DDR-400 PC-3200 SDRAM (memtest'ed fine)
> + has 6 available USB 2.0 ports and an extra installed
> Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet PCI card
> + has an internal CD-RW PATA drive (easily replaceable for
> a DVD/DVD-writer drive)
> + comes along with its power cable, a keyboard, and a
> mouse, but *not* a monitor
> + comes along with a external USB drive and a pair of
> 100GB+ ext3-formatted EIDE/PATA hard drives for
> storing files/"iso files".
> 
> If Bobbie S accepts this (directly cc'd on this as well), then maybe it's 
> not too far off from what John S wrote at [4] ;-)
> 
> -A
> 
> 
> ===========================================================
> References
> ===========================================================
> [1]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012977.html
> [2]https://www.manualslib.com/manual/275240/Hp-Compaq-Dc5000-Sff.html
> [3]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012978.html
> [4]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012978.html
> 
> ===========================================================
> 
> 
> acohen36 at sdf.org
> SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:28:02 +0000
> From: jim <jim at well.com>
> To: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting today, HP Compaq PC
> Message-ID: <13db523b-2540-1cda-e985-0d2c3df8b022 at well.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
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> 
>     I, Jim, may not have a vehicle this evening;
> if so, I will not be able to drive anyone home
> (from Cafe Enchante toward the Tenderloin and
> parts nearby. Will anyone coming have a vehicle
> and time and willingness to give rides from
> Cafe Enchante to Geary and Hyde and parts
> nearby?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 11/20/2017 06:02 PM, acohen36 wrote:
>> Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com> wrote at [1]:
>> 
>>> .. the HP Pavilion is toast!  I have the drive and some
>>> memory chips but not sure if anything there works.
>>> The portable drive in its new case is not seen by the Dell.
>>> That is where most of my iso files are stashed.
>>> 
>>> Going to work on this, with mostly Linux tools and a screw
>>> drive but have to check the Craig's list for another
>>> small box or metal cased notebook.  ...
>> 
>> I'm planning on attending this evening's SF-LUG meeting, and also plan 
>> to bring along with me a fairly "small box"; an HP Compaq dc5000 Small 
>> Form Factor x86 PC [2].
>> 
>> This HP Compaq dc5000 SFF
>> + is working fine
>> + is available for *free* and is preferably for Bobbie S
>> + has dual-boot Debian Stretch and Linux Mint 18.2 MATE
>> installed onto an 80GB EIDE/PATA hard drive
>> + has a spare 80GB EIDE/PATA hard drive (tested fine)
>> + has 4.0GB of DDR-400 PC-3200 SDRAM (memtest'ed fine)
>> + has 6 available USB 2.0 ports and an extra installed
>> Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet PCI card
>> + has an internal CD-RW PATA drive (easily replaceable for
>> a DVD/DVD-writer drive)
>> + comes along with its power cable, a keyboard, and a
>> mouse, but *not* a monitor
>> + comes along with a external USB drive and a pair of
>> 100GB+ ext3-formatted EIDE/PATA hard drives for
>> storing files/"iso files".
>> 
>> If Bobbie S accepts this (directly cc'd on this as well), then maybe 
>> it's not too far off from what John S wrote at [4] ;-)
>> 
>> -A
>> 
>> 
>> ===========================================================
>> References
>> ===========================================================
>> [1]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012977.html
>> [2]https://www.manualslib.com/manual/275240/Hp-Compaq-Dc5000-Sff.html
>> [3]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012978.html
>> [4]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012978.html
>> 
>> ===========================================================
>> 
>> 
>> acohen36 at sdf.org
>> SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org
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> ------------------------------
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 22:15:05 +0000 (UTC)
> From: acohen36 <acohen36 at SDF.ORG>
> To: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: [sf-lug] HP Compaq PC correction
> Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.20.1711202212260.23149 at sdf.lonestar.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII
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> 
> Previously, I wrote:
>> + comes along with a external USB drive and a pair
>> of 100GB+ ext3-formatted EIDE/PATA hard drives for
>> storing files/"iso files".
> 
> Correction.
> That's one external 3.5" USB **enclosure** for
> the 100GB+ ext3-formatted EIDE/PATA hard drives
> 
> -A
> 
> 
> acohen36 at sdf.org
> SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.org
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> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 22:12:42 -0800
> From: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com>
> To: SF-LUG <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: [sf-lug] Intell reveal security problems with the IME,
>    finally.
> Message-ID: <b9ef88f3-00ec-6771-02c2-f41c9ffa069f at dslextreme.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"
> 
>>> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017, at 05:26, Odd H. Sandvik wrote:
>>> https://www.wired.com/story/intel-management-engine-vulnerabilities-pcs-servers-iot/
>> And they have a tool, both for Windows and Linux, to check out your
>> systems:
>> 
>> https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27150
> 
> Note that the tool has to be run with droot privileges.
> and here is my report from the use of the tool.
> 
> 
> 
> [root at localhost SA00086_Linux]# ./intel_sa00086.py
> INTEL-SA-00086 Detection Tool
> Copyright(C) 2017, Intel Corporation, All rights reserved
> 
> Application Version: 1.0.0.128
> Scan date: 2017-11-21 06:02:31 GMT
> 
> *** Host Computer Information ***
> Name: localhost.localdomain
> Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
> Model: Latitude E6420
> Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
> OS Version: PCLinuxOS 2017 PCLinuxOS (4.13.14-pclos1)
> 
> *** Intel(R) ME Information ***
> Engine: Intel(R) Management Engine
> Version: 7.1.13.1088
> SVN: 0
> 
> *** Risk Assessment ***
> Based on the analysis performed by this tool: This system is not vulnerable.
> 
> For more information refer to the SA-00086 Detection Tool Guide or the 
> Intel security advisory Intel-SA-00086 at the following link:
> https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00086&languageid=en-fr
> 
> ??? ??? ==================================
> 
> ??? Bobbie Sellers
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