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Malicious hardware can fake a successful BIOS flash. I wouldn't start trusting a computer from a random Chinese company just because I flashed Coreboot on it. (
by josephcsible 1y ago
Malicious hardware can fake a successful BIOS flash. I wouldn't start trusting a computer from a random Chinese company just because I flashed Coreboot on it. (To be clear, I'm just saying to avoid that hardware. If you're going to use it anyway, you're definitely better off at least trying this.)
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