[REQUEST+REWARD] Add AES-NI support to IBM x3500 M3 firmware

[DeathBringer]

Can you enable EFI booting?

[AdamBearWA]

Have this motherboard any jumpers for BIOS update access?

No. I did previous update by uploading  ibm_fw_uefi_y4e160a-1.15_linux_32-64.bin via the IMM (Integrated Management Module) web based portal. I didn't open the case. I've had a look and I can't see any obvious jumpers

[AdamBearWA]

Can you enable EFI booting?

I don't know how to do this

[DeathBringer]

So I can't help you without a hardware programmer like this - CH341A


and SOP16 flash clip to DIP8 like this

[AdamBearWA]

I read through the BIOS options and there is a boot to file option. Here is the result of the setup_var command

[DeathBringer]

Good news.
Result is 0x01
I need results of
setup_var 0x76
setup_var 0x178
setup_var 0xA3

[AdamBearWA]

offset 0x76 is: 0x01
offset 0x178 is: 0x01
offset 0xa3 is: 0x00

[DeathBringer]

Run
setup_var 0xA3 0x01
Boot in linux and run
sudo rdmsr 0x13c

[AdamBearWA]

first command sets the value successfully

shutdown and boot into linux..

sudo rdmsr 0x13c
3

[DeathBringer]

Try again
setup_var 0xA3