"The i#ch9gen program generates an Intel Flash Descriptor and GbE NVM binary, from scratch. The descriptor is what #Libreboot uses to disable the Intel ME on your machine; it's possible to boot your machine without one, but then you wouldn't have functional #ethernet support using the onboard NIC in your machine." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2022-01/msg00102.html