Hello flashrom developers, I am unable to write or erase the BIOS on my ThinkPad T530 with a W530 motherboard (essentially a W530 in a T530 chassis) using flashrom. Setup: Laptop: ThinkPad T530 (W530 motherboard) GPU: Nvidia Quadro K1000M (discrete only, Nvidia-only mode) iGPU: Intel HD Graphics present but not in use OS: Linux (EndeavourOS, Wayland) Flashrom version: 1.6.0 BIOS: Coreboot with TianoCore (EDK2) payload Flash chips: Verified original chips Problem: flashrom fails to write or erase the BIOS chips on both this system and a stock T530 board. Isolating the WP pin with Kapton tape had no effect. WP pin appears held low by motherboard circuitry. Errors reported by flashrom: ERASE FAILED! Erase/write done from 0 to 7fffff Write failed! Uh oh. Erase/write failed. Checking if anything has changed. Questions: 1. Could the Coreboot + TianoCore image or motherboard configuration prevent flashrom from writing even when the correct chip is selected? 2. Are there supported methods to bypass WP pin constraints on this hardware? 3. Any recommended workarounds for this scenario? I can provide logs or further hardware details if needed. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Danylo Holovka