<div dir="ltr">Hello Hongxia,<div>Were you able to get in touch with someone on the chromiumos team?</div><div><br></div><div>It appears that you attempted to write the entire firmware ROM, but it failed to write the flash descriptor region. You should target the region(s) you want updated using the -i option, along with --fast-verify, so that flashrom does not attempt to write and verify regions that it might not have access to.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:54 PM, Gao, HongxiaX <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hongxiax.gao@intel.com" target="_blank">hongxiax.gao@intel.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">It is failed on my board when flashing firmware R68 10599. Can you help me on it?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">HW:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> Soraka DVT1<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Issue description:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Flash firmware 10431 without any problems, but it is failed when flashing firmware R68 10599. Steps are:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Download
<a href="https://www.google.com/chromeos/partner/fe/#download:event=IMAGE_DOWNLOAD&url=image_download?version~E010599.0000.0000~Aboard~Esoraka~Achannel~Edev~Atype~EFIRMWARE_IMAGE_ARCHIVE&rel=true" target="_blank">
firmware R68 10599</a>, then extract it.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Enter board terminal<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">localhost /home # flashrom -w 10599/image.bin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">flashrom v0.9.9 : cfd7dfc : Apr 06 2018 05:12:10 UTC on Linux 4.4.128 (x86_64)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">flashrom v0.9.9 : cfd7dfc : Apr 06 2018 05:12:10 UTC on Linux 4.4.128 (x86_64)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Calibrating delay loop... OK.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">coreboot table found at 0x7aac5000.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">WARNING: SPI Configuration Lockdown activated.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Erasing and writing flash chip... Verifying flash... VERIFY FAILED at 0x00000081! Expected=0xff, Read=0x0b, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00ffffff: 0x9<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Your flash chip is in an unknown state.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Get help on IRC at <a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net</a> (channel #flashrom) or<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">mail <a href="mailto:flashrom@flashrom.org" target="_blank">flashrom@flashrom.org</a> with FAILED: your board name in the subject line!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">FAILED<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Try to update firmware
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">localhost /home/10599 # chromeos-firmwareupdate -m autoupdate<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Starting Google_Soraka firmware updater v4 (autoupdate)...<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">- Updater package: [Google_Soraka.10431.32.0 / EC:soraka_v1.1.8047-2c5917d7d]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">- Current system: [RO:Google_Soraka.10431.32.0 , ACT:Google_Soraka.10431.32.0 / EC:soraka_v1.1.8047-2c5917d7d]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">- Write protection: Hardware: ON, Software: Main=off<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">* invoke: flashrom -p host -r _current/bios.bin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">RO Contents are different.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">autoupdate(recovery): update RO+RW<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">* invoke: flashrom -p host --fast-verify -w bios.bin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">autoupdate(recovery): update ec/RO+RW<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">* invoke: flashrom -p ec --fast-verify -w ec.bin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">autoupdate(recovery): EC may be restored or updated in next boot.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Firmware update (autoupdate) completed.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Reboot the board, then power off and power on<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Flash fw 10599 again<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">localhost /home # flashrom -w 10599/image.bin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">flashrom v0.9.9 : cfd7dfc : Apr 06 2018 05:12:10 UTC on Linux 4.4.128 (x86_64)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">flashrom v0.9.9 : cfd7dfc : Apr 06 2018 05:12:10 UTC on Linux 4.4.128 (x86_64)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Calibrating delay loop... OK.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">coreboot table found at 0x7aac5000.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">WARNING: SPI Configuration Lockdown activated.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Erasing and writing flash chip... Verifying flash... VERIFY FAILED at 0x00000081! Expected=0xff, Read=0x0b, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00ffffff: 0x9<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Your flash chip is in an unknown state.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Get help on IRC at <a href="http://irc.freenode.net" target="_blank">irc.freenode.net</a> (channel #flashrom) or<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">mail <a href="mailto:flashrom@flashrom.org" target="_blank">flashrom@flashrom.org</a> with FAILED: your board name in the subject line!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>-------------------<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">FAILED<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Br, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Hongxia</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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