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On 01/10/2017 03:01 PM, Caleb Thompson wrote:
> So how important is it that I don't have an IOMMU or TPM? What
> things can I not do? Sorry for the newbie question.
>
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> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:35 PM, Nicklaus McClendon
> <
nick...@kulinacs.com <mailto:
nick...@kulinacs.com>> wrote:
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> On 01/09/2017 08:12 PM, Caleb Thompson wrote:
>> Update: I'm trying to figure out why the report says I have no
>> IOMMU when my BIOS says I'm set to VT-x. Are they different
>> things? Is an IOMMU something I can take my computer to a
>> computer store to have added to it?
>
> Intel VT-d provides IOMMU support on Intel chips. If your
> processor does not support IOMMU/VT-d, you will need to get a new
> processor, it isn't something that can just be added.
>
> - -- kulinacs <
nick...@kulinacs.com
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IOMMU allows you to isolate devices to specific chunks of memory.
Without it is possible for someone to use a device in any VM to
compromise the entire system.
The TPM is mostly used for Anti Evil Maid with Qubes.
https://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2011/09/anti-evil-maid.html
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