August 2019 - flashrom - mail.coreboot.org

Mac Pro Mojave with AMD RX580 need to fix ROM for boot screen.
by rnygren＠mail.com Sept. 2, 2019

Sept. 2, 2019

I found a link to correct the problem that many people have but no one has completed with flashrom on Mac they e 580 from Mac Pro then insert to PC to use flash program, I would like to try to do all on MAC usin flash rom. I was able to complete install brew then flashrom but now am overwelmened by manual here is the link with fix https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/turn-a-new-sapphire-rx580-pulse-into-t… I need arguments to dump rx580 ROM to file copy to backup edit changes save file flash rx580 card What args should I use to dump to file and then flash

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error message
by Aidan Coward Aug. 27, 2019

Aug. 27, 2019

log: flashrom v1.1 on Linux 5.2.9-arch1-1-ARCH (x86_64) flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns). Found chipset "AMD FP4". Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x59 does not match known values. Please report this to flashrom(a)flashrom.org and include this log and the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!. Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway No EEPROM/flash device found. Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically. lspci -nnvx: output is in attached text file

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Kaby Lake R - not detecting chip & size correctly
by Rafael Send Aug. 27, 2019

Aug. 27, 2019

Hi there- I'm running a custom Thinkpad X210 motherboard, which has a Kaby Lake R on it. The default flash chip is 8MB, and is detected as "Opaque Flash Chip" with the correct size, and it flashes correctly. It's an MX25L64 When I replace it with a larger chip (32MB in this case), the detected chip is still the same as before (Opaque flash chip, size 8MB) but the new chip is a MX25L256. This actually works out great for using the same old images and swapping between chips, but I can't flash anything bigger if the size isn't detected correctly so it defeats the purpose of what I'm working on. What can I try to get the chips to be detected correctly? Alternatively, are there any logs or messages I can collect that would help folks on this list add chips or debug this? Thanks, Rafael

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SFDP with Winbond chip
by ro_beri Aug. 22, 2019

Aug. 22, 2019

Hi to all team members. chip: Winbond 25Q128BFVS0 programmer: ch341a device: Intel NUC5PPYH os: Debian Stretch kernel: 4.9.168-1+deb9u5 (2019-08-11) Flashrom builded with procedure: # apt install pciutils pciutils-dev libpci-dev zlib1g-dev libpci3 libftdi-dev libusb-dev # git clone https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git flashrom_git # cd flashrom_git; make; cp flashrom ../ Some parts of build log: # Replacing all version templates with v1.1-rc1-69-g188127e. # Checking for a C compiler... found. # Target arch is x86 # Target OS is Linux # Checking for libpci headers... found. # Checking version of pci_get_dev... new version (including PCI domain parameter). # Checking if libpci is present and sufficient... yes. # Checking for libusb-1.0 headers... found. # Checking if libusb-1.0 is usable... yes. # Checking for FTDI support... found. # Checking for FT232H support in libftdi... found. # Checking if Linux MTD headers are present... yes. # Checking if Linux SPI headers are present... yes. # Checking for utsname support... found. # Checking for clock_gettime support... found. log from "flashrom -p ch341a_spi -VV" in attachment. Regards Bercik

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Unsupported spi flash: XMC qh128ahig
by Oleksij Rempel Aug. 17, 2019

Aug. 17, 2019

Hi, I was reading out an unsupported chip located on this device: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Hi-Flying_Eport_Pro-EP20 By pulling nRST down I disabled the SoC and was able to dump the spi flash (XMC qh128ahig) flashrom log is in attachment. -- Regards, Oleksij

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Patch for W25Q64JVSM
by Nick Sayer Aug. 16, 2019

Aug. 16, 2019

This is just a copy of the W25Q128 with the sizes all cut in half and a different chip ID. It works fine for me. --- ./flashchips.c 2018-11-01 09:37:32.000000000 -0700 +++ ../flashrom-v1.1/flashchips.c 2019-08-07 18:48:54.000000000 -0700 @@ -15671,6 +15671,42 @@ { .vendor = "Winbond", + .name = "W25Q64.V.M", + .bustype = BUS_SPI, + .manufacture_id = WINBOND_NEX_ID, + .model_id = WINBOND_NEX_W25Q64_V_M, + .total_size = 8192, + .page_size = 256, + .feature_bits = FEATURE_WRSR_WREN | FEATURE_OTP | FEATURE_QPI, + .tested = TEST_OK_PREW, + .probe = probe_spi_rdid, + .probe_timing = TIMING_ZERO, + .block_erasers = + { + { + .eraseblocks = { {2 * 1024, 4096} }, + .block_erase = spi_block_erase_20, + }, { + .eraseblocks = { {16 * 1024, 512} }, + .block_erase = spi_block_erase_52, + }, { + .eraseblocks = { {32 * 1024, 256} }, + .block_erase = spi_block_erase_d8, + }, { + .eraseblocks = { {8 * 1024 * 1024, 1} }, + .block_erase = spi_block_erase_60, + }, { + .eraseblocks = { {8 * 1024 * 1024, 1} }, + .block_erase = spi_block_erase_c7, + } + }, + .unlock = spi_disable_blockprotect, + .write = spi_chip_write_256, + .read = spi_chip_read, + .voltage = {2700, 3600}, + }, + { + .vendor = "Winbond", .name = "W25Q128.V..M", .bustype = BUS_SPI, .manufacture_id = WINBOND_NEX_ID, --- ./flashchips.h 2018-11-01 09:37:32.000000000 -0700 +++ ../flashrom-v1.1/flashchips.h 2019-08-07 18:48:54.000000000 -0700 @@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ #define WINBOND_NEX_W25Q32_W 0x6016 /* W25Q32DW; W25Q32FV in QPI mode */ #define WINBOND_NEX_W25Q64_W 0x6017 /* W25Q64DW; W25Q64FV in QPI mode */ #define WINBOND_NEX_W25Q128_W 0x6018 /* W25Q128FW; W25Q128FV in QPI mode */ +#define WINBOND_NEX_W25Q64_V_M 0x7017 /* W25Q64JVSM */ #define WINBOND_NEX_W25Q128_V_M 0x7018 /* W25Q128JVSM */ #define WINBOND_NEX_W25Q256JV_M 0x7019 /* W25Q256JV_M (QE=0) */

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BIOS Update
by Shaver,Zachary J Aug. 16, 2019

Aug. 16, 2019

Hey, I'm considering using flashrom to upgrade the bios on a MSI B450M Pro-M2 Motherboard. It's BIOS ROM appears to be a MX25U12873F but I only see MX25U12835F in the supported chips for flashrom. I did a cursory comparison of the datasheets for the two and they look very similar. Is there a chance I could flash the 73 with the 35 profile in flashrom? I am aware that they are 1.8V and will need a 1.8V supply and 1.8V gpio from the programmer (in my case raspberry pi). Thanks

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Copy / backup ENTIRE flash chip; does "-r" already do this?
by Rafael Send Aug. 15, 2019

Aug. 15, 2019

Hi there- I'm looking at swapping out the physical flash chip on my machine for a larger capacity one, so I wanted to get a quick sanity check: Does a flashrom -r pick up all the various regions in the chip, or does it only go after the BIOS region if I don't specify a layout file? I.e if I do a flashrom -r on the old chip then flashrom -w on the new one, will I get an identical copy of the entire thing? Thanks and apologies if this can be found in the documentation, please feel free to point me there instead. Rafael

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Re: [flashrom] New SPI NOR Flash product Support
by Stefan Tauner Aug. 15, 2019

Aug. 15, 2019

On Mon, 9 May 2016 20:46:18 -0700 David Hendricks <dhendrix(a)google.com> wrote: > Hi Victor, > From Flashrom's software perspective all chips with the same ID are > indistinguishable. > > Part number often includes characteristics such as package and thermal > tolerance which do not affect software compatibility. However, we will add the new names to the in-program (and hence wiki) database so that this new information becomes public. Thanks for the heads up, Victor. -- Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner

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Re: lenovo c540
by Mike Banon Aug. 15, 2019

Aug. 15, 2019

You need to extract a clean BIOS ROM ( "clean" = without any system-specific settings ) from a BIOS update utility. Try to open this utility (called something like "winflash_3.00.exe") as an archive with 7zip, and extract the contents of this .exe file using 7zip. If successful, it would give you a set of files, one of which might contain this clean BIOS ROM. Could be called something like WinVALGC300.bin ( you could guess it by looking at the file sizes ). Then open this file using a hexedit, search for $_IFLASH_BIOSIMG header. Not directly after but slightly further after this header, at the closest address ending by 0 (rounded by 0x10) there is a start of BIOS section, the size of which should be equal to a size of your BIOS chip. Copy-paste it into a new binary file, then you could try using it (but only after making a backup of your current chip contents!). You could also compare the contents of your original ROM image vs this "clean" image, to get an idea where a password might be stored (could be encoded instead of a plain text). On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 4:27 PM Darko Svilkovic <darko.svilkovic2(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > Yes flashed with a windows update tool,which automaticly updates,has no download ... > > Any help which program tu use to download the bios ... > > Read somthing like there are 2 chips for bios (one for bios and the other for password and settings) ... > > thx > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 2:28 PM Mike Banon <mikebdp2(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> "I have flashed the bios to a new version" - how you did that, using a >> windows tool provided by a laptop manufacturer? If yes, then it >> preserves the originally set password and maybe the other settings. >> Try to extract a "clean" BIOS image from the BIOS update utility >> provided by a laptop manufacturer. Then, using a flashrom-supported >> programmer like USB CH341A with a test clip (SOIC8 ?) together with >> our flashrom opensource tool, you might be able to flash a clean BIOS >> image (without any passwords/settings) into your BIOS chip. Of course >> please make a backup before flashing a new image, in the case it's >> incorrect or you'd need to borrow some Intel ME-related regions or to >> have a MAC address specified in your ROM in order for onboard Ethernet >> working. >> >> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 12:01 PM Darko Svilkovic >> <darko.svilkovic2(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > hi, >> > >> > Hawe a problem with lenovo c540 AIO,bought this from a second hand,and didn't see,and he didn,t mention that there is a bios admin pass ... >> > >> > I have flashed the bios to a new wersion,taked out the cmos battery,jumpered the cmos jumper but with no success ... >> > >> > Now i heard that the password is in eeprom ... >> > >> > How to remowe it ??? >> > >> > thx >> > >> > Darko/Croatia >> > _______________________________________________ >> > flashrom mailing list -- flashrom(a)flashrom.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email to flashrom-leave(a)flashrom.org

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