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March 2016

Introduction to the UEFI Self-Certification Test (SCT)

Introduction to the UEFI Self-Certification Test (SCT)
Introduction to the UEFI Self-Certification Test (SCT)

There is a wealth of validation utilities and frameworks available to UEFI developers—some might say too many.  Here’s a summary of those I ...

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testing
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Introduction to the Firmware Test Suite (fwts)

Introduction to the Firmware Test Suite (fwts)
Introduction to the Firmware Test Suite (fwts)

The Firmware Test Suite (fwts) is a Linux-based tool that automates firmware validation.  It is sponsored by Canonical Inc ., the fine folk...

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William Leara
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testing
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Introducing…Flash BIOS!

Introducing…Flash BIOS!
Introducing…Flash BIOS!

In a great segment from the 1992 season of The Computer Chronicles , Stuart is talking to Bob Kutnick of a company nobody remembers anymore ...

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Computer Chronicles
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Nikolaj Schlej: Analyzing the Intel Galileo UEFI Source Code with PVS-Studio

Nikolaj Schlej:  Analyzing the Intel Galileo UEFI Source Code with PVS-Studio
Nikolaj Schlej: Analyzing the Intel Galileo UEFI Source Code with PVS-Studio

Another tip of the cap to Nikolaj Schlej , this time for an interesting article where he examined the Intel Quark Board Support Package (B...

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  • The Binwalk Firmware Analysis Tool
    I’ve recently been experimenting with a wicked-fun tool you may find useful called Binwalk :  a “fast, easy to use tool for analyzing and ex...
  • UPDATED: Spring 2020 UEFI Plugfest
    Due to COVID-19, the Spring 2020 UEFI Plugfest has moved to a virtual meeting.  Details below. From the UEFI Forum: Hello UEFI Fo...
  • PCI-SIG Launches Webinar Series
    The PCI-SIG has started a webinar series!  The videos in the series are free and open to all.  In a manner similar to the DMTF , the videos...
  • The Joy of CrScreenshotDxe
    I’ve been playing with an open-source (Github-hosted) utility written by Mr. Nikolaj Schlej called CrScreenshotDxe .  This utility is imple...
  • UEFI "Related Documents" Library
    A quick note:  as BIOS engineers, we know that success comes from knowing and navigating through many different industry standards. We are ...
  • Talking edk2 on IRC
    Introduction The fine folks behind Tianocore/EDKII work hard to create a community in which BIOS developers can thrive; some of their effor...

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