Techotic wrote:
^ It's compatible with all boards with MEI firmware 8.0+. I have it installed, and it's running fine with my RIVE (running firmware MEI 8.1.40.1416).

"• Starting from Intel® ME 9.0, Intel will release one version only of Intel® ME
software, which will be used for all generations of ME firmware from Intel®
ME 8.0 onwards. (This applies to all Intel® ME software - e.g., LMS,
IMSS, etc.- and the installer.) This will simplify maintenance, manufacturing
and IT administration.
• There will be one installation package. The software determines during
runtime which features are supported by the platform’s firmware version,
and only loads the appropriate modules to support those features."

Unixsystem wrote:
Curious, how did you install the LMS driver?

Durzel wrote:
Looking to upgrade my ME, as I understand it I can't upgrade from 7.x straight to the latest 8.x, I have to flash to a earlier one first. I've been following the instructions in this thread, but I get the following output from MEInfoWin64.exe:

F:\Downloads\Intel\ME firmware\me_firmware_1318\MEInfo\Windows64>MEInfoWin64.exe


Intel(R) MEInfo Version: 8.1.10.1286
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.


Error 1002: Failed to retrieve Intel (R) ME FW Version

Intel(R) ME code versions:

BIOS Version:                           4102
MEBx Version:                           Not available
Gbe Version:                            1.3
VendorID:                               8086
PCH Version:                            5
FW Version:                             7.1.21.1134
UNS Version:                            Not Available
LMS Version:                            Not Available
MEI Driver Version:                     8.1.10.1275
Wireless Hardware Version:              Not Available
Wireless Driver Version:                Not Available

FW Capabilities:                        0x00100440

    Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED

Cryptography Support:                   Disabled
Last ME reset reason:                   Power up
Local FWUpdate:                         Enabled
BIOS Config Lock:                       Disabled
GbE Config Lock:                        Disabled
Host Read Access to ME:                 Enabled
Host Write Access to ME:                Enabled
SPI Flash ID #1:                        EF4017
SPI Flash ID VSCC #1:                   20052005
SPI Flash BIOS VSCC:                    20052005
BIOS boot State:                        Post Boot
OEM Id:                                 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Capability Licensing Service:           Enabled
OEM Tag:                                0x00000000
Localized Language:                     Unknown
Independent Firmware Recovery:          Disabled

I'm worried about the line that says "Error 1002: Failed to retrieve Intel (R) ME FW Version" - is that something to worry about?

Also, where do I get fptw64 from? I've only got FWUpdate (FWUpdLcl64.exe) ?

EDIT: Resolved myself I think, I flashed my 7.x ME firmware to 8.1.10.1286, and then to 8.1.40.1416, and upgraded the MEI drivers. My output now looks like this:

Intel(R) MEInfo Version: 8.1.10.1286
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Intel(R) ME code versions:

BIOS Version:                           4102
MEBx Version:                           Not available
Gbe Version:                            1.3
VendorID:                               8086
PCH Version:                            5
FW Version:                             8.1.40.1416
UNS Version:                            Not Available
LMS Version:                            9.5.0.1428
MEI Driver Version:                     9.5.2.1489
Wireless Hardware Version:              Not Available
Wireless Driver Version:                Not Available

FW Capabilities:                        0x00101440

    Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED

Cryptography Support:                   Disabled
Last ME reset reason:                   Power up
Local FWUpdate:                         Enabled
BIOS Config Lock:                       Disabled
GbE Config Lock:                        Disabled
Host Read Access to ME:                 Enabled
Host Write Access to ME:                Enabled
SPI Flash ID #1:                        EF4017
SPI Flash ID VSCC #1:                   20052005
SPI Flash BIOS VSCC:                    20052005
BIOS boot State:                        Post Boot
OEM Id:                                 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Capability Licensing Service:           Enabled
OEM Tag:                                0x00000000
Localized Language:                     Unknown
Independent Firmware Recovery:          Disabled

Does this look ok? My GBe version is 1.3 when others are 1.5 - is that anything to be concerned about?

Durzel wrote:
Does this look ok? My GBe version is 1.3 when others are 1.5 - is that anything to be concerned about?