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# ME cleaner
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-A cleaner for Intel ME images.
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+A cleaner for Intel ME/TXE images.
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-This tools removes any unnecessary partition from an Intel ME firmware, reducing
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+This tools removes any unnecessary partition from an Intel ME/TXE firmware, reducing
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its size and its ability to interact with the system.
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-It should work both with Coreboot and with the factory BIOS.
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+It should work both with coreboot and with the factory firmware.
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Currently this tool:
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* Scans the FPT (partition table) and checks that everything is correct
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@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ Currently this tool:
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* Removes any partition except for the fundamental one (FTPR)
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* Removes the EFFS presence flag
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* Corrects the FPT checksum
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- * Removes any LZMA-compressed module (pre-Skylake only)
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- * Removes most of the Huffman-compressed modules (pre-Skylake only)
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+ * Removes any non-essential LZMA or Huffman compressed module (pre-Skylake only)
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+ * Checks the validity of the RSA signature of the FTPR partition
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-Don't forget to power cycle your PC after flashing the modified ME image (power
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-off and power on, not just reboot).
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+Don't forget to power cycle your PC after flashing the modified ME/TXE image
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+(power off and power on, not just reboot).
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-See the current status [in the wiki](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/me_cleaner-status).
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+See the [current status](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/me_cleaner-status)
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+or [a more detailed description](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/How-does-it-work%3F)
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+of me_cleaner.
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-Special thanks to Federico Amedeo Izzo for his help during the study of Intel
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-ME.
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+Special thanks to Federico Amedeo Izzo for his help during the study of Intel ME.
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Nicola Corna