z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode
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mmastrac
31 minutes ago
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Did the microcode disassembly find any useful backdoors to read microcode without decapping?
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nand2mario
24 minutes ago
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Not really. The 386 does not have an interface to read the ROM direclty. Instead, it uses the Built-In Self-Test (BIST) to verify the ROM's contents. It's basically a checksum-like mechanism that verify the integrity of the CROM.
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