“We have obtained fully functional JTAG for Intel CSME via USB DCI”

Re:“We have obtained fully functional JTAG for Intel CSME vi... by dmix on Friday November 10, 2017 @12:35PM (#15671452)

I managed to unplug the mic in my Thinkpad and my Dell XPS laptop with about 5min of work for each. It's still possible to do at the moment if you don't mind relying on plugging in headphones w/ a mic to use one.

Of course a switch would be nice, similar to the older Thinkpads which had a hardware switch for the network devices on the front, originally for use on airplanes.

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Re:“We have obtained fully functional JTAG for Intel CSME vi... by ethagnawl on Friday November 10, 2017 @01:18PM (#15671773)

> I managed to unplug the mic in my Thinkpad

Any chance you documented the procedure or have links to relevant documentation?

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Re:“We have obtained fully functional JTAG for Intel CSME vi... by detaro on Friday November 10, 2017 @05:53PM (#15673771)

For Thinkpads the documentation you're looking for is the "Hardware Maintenance Manual" (HMM). E.g. here is one for the X260, it clearly describes where the camera/microphone assembly is, how to get to it and where its wire connections go: https://ok2.de/ThinkPad/HMM/x260_hmm_en_sp40j72016.pdf I haven't taken apart one of the more Ultrabook-style ones, so not sure how accessible those are, but the traditional ones are very serviceable.

I wouldn't be surprised if the better Dell models have similar documentation available.

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Re:“We have obtained fully functional JTAG for Intel CSME vi... by mschuster91 on Friday November 10, 2017 @02:20PM (#15672212)

This is easy in almost all laptops: the microphone is attached to the mobo via a 2-wire tiny plug. Disassemble your laptop, look at the other side of the keyboard pane, a bit away from the speakers. Some laptops might also carry mikes in the screen bezel or multiple mikes, so check all cables that go away from the mobo.

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