Re: Is https://github.com/artix-linux/{packages,packages-galaxy} still current?
Reply #4 –
(came across this topic while trying to compile an artix kernel )
The intel MEI kernel modules have nothing to do with the functioning or non-functioning of MEI
You either use
https://github.com/bol-van/me-disable/blob/master/mei-disable.c
or
https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/
or whatever works for your bios/mobo, it's a pretty complex topic, and the ways to (try to) disable vary depending on hardware.
For me the first link seems to be working, as I have an unsupported mobo, but I had to change the device to mei0
static const char *DEV_NAME = "/dev/mei0";
It fails seconds after that (check dmesg), and it persists across soft reboots, if you do a full shut down - boot cycle, it needs re-executing.
[ 7966.779994] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: cl:host=01 me=32 fw disconnect request received
[ 7966.783322] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: FW not ready: resetting.
[ 7966.783352] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = ENABLED fw status = 90000255 84280106 00000020 00084000 00000000 00000000
[ 7968.905772] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: wait hw ready failed
[ 7968.905778] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_start failed ret = -62
[ 7968.905806] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING fw status = 90132054 34470006 00000020 00080000 00000000 00000000
[ 7968.905815] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: H_RST is set = 0x80000031
[ 7971.039116] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: wait hw ready failed
[ 7971.039123] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_start failed ret = -62
[ 7971.039151] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING fw status = 90132054 34470006 00000020 00080000 00000000 00000000
[ 7971.039159] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: H_RST is set = 0x80000031
[ 7973.172443] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: wait hw ready failed
[ 7973.172450] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hw_start failed ret = -62
[ 7973.172477] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: unexpected reset: dev_state = RESETTING fw status = 90132054 34470006 00000020 00080000 00000000 00000000
[ 7973.172482] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset: reached maximal consecutive resets: disabling the device
[ 7973.172485] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: device disabled = -19