[coreboot] Who has experience with the Intel RVP7 (or RVP15) CRB?

[Jay Talbott]

> I'm not sure what IFWI refers to. I thought it's only about the host
> firmware (i.e. the BIOS region of the flash). Make sure the other
> regions are restored as well. If you have an image of the factory
> firmware (not a backup), I'd try to flash that.
> 

IFWI - Integrated Firmware Image

It's the complete flash image that includes the descriptor, ME firmware, BIOS/bootloader, etc.

> The FW can theoretically damage the hardware, but it's unlikely. If
> you haven't tried that yet, I'd remove the CMOS battery, too. Some
> registers are powered by it and could still hold a value set by core-
> boot/FSP. A warning, though, I've encountered one board where this
> made things worse (but the board survived).

Tried removing the battery earlier. No help.