David H. Lipman wrote:

>From: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org>
>
>> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:50:54 -0400, Dustin <bughunter.dustin@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Oh, and switching to linux still ****s you, when the optionrom2 calls
>>> home on your internet connection and finds out she's stolen. Which it
>>> will do, when it cannot drop the exe file. LOL. Whan happens next is a
>>
>> If it's using a windows executable, to phone home, that won't work.
>>
>> From
>> http://blog.lojackforlaptops.com/201...-is-recovered/
>>
>> Kelly@Absolute says:
>> July 7, 2011 at 9:02 pm
>> LoJack would not work in a Linux environment.
>>
>>> bios lockdown. IE: no more booting till your system gets an internet
>>> connection and an OK from them. The only way around is a hotswap bios
>>> reflash then.
>>
>> Are you saying the option rom can establish an internet connection
>> before the operating system boots?
>>
>
>Hmmmmm.....
>
>If it is embedded it may be possible. What if you install a different NIC ? There is NO
>WAY the any BIOS routine would be able to communicate with it.

Unless it refuses to give an IRQ to any device in the FCC database that
is a NIC.