Hello all:
I was interested in upgrading my computer BIOS. This is a laptop Dell Inspiron 510m. The mother board is an ICH4, more details on request.
So I came across flashroom and I tried to use it, and since the motherboard was recognised, there wasn't that luck with the BIOS chip. After all this I effectively did the upgrade but using the manufacturer recommended biosdisk method (it worked).
But after that I wanted to know more and aafter some talk with someone at the channel, he (sorry I can't remember your name) told me to send the flashrom -V report here and here I am:
flashrom -V Calibrating delay loop... 376M loops per second. ok No LinuxBIOS table found. Found chipset "ICH4-M": Enabling flash write... OK. Probing for Am29F040B, 512 KB probe_29f040b: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for Am29F016D, 2048 KB probe_29f040b: id1 0xff, id2 0xff Probing for AE49F2008, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for At29C040A, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for At29C020, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for Mx29f002, 256 KB probe_29f002: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST29EE020A, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST28SF040A, 512 KB probe_28sf040: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST39SF010A, 128 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST39SF020A, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST39SF040, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST39VF020, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF040B, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF040, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF020A, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF080A, 1024 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF002A/B, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF003A/B, 384 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF004A/B, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF008A, 1024 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for Pm49FL002, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF004C, 512 KB probe_49lfxxxc: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF008C, 1024 KB probe_49lfxxxc: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for SST49LF016C, 2048 KB probe_49lfxxxc: id1 0xff, id2 0xff Probing for SST49LF160C, 2048 KB probe_49lfxxxc: id1 0xff, id2 0xff Probing for Pm49FL004, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W29C011, 128 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W29C020C, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W49F002U, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W49V002A, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W49V002FA, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W39V040FA, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W39V040A, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W39V040B, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for W39V080A, 1024 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for M29F002B, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for M29F002T/NT, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for M29F400BT, 512 KB probe_m29f400bt: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for M29F040B, 512 KB probe_29f040b: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for 82802ab, 512 KB probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for 82802ac, 1024 KB probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for F49B002UA, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for LHF00L04, 1024 KB probe_lhf00l04: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for S29C51001T, 128 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for S29C51002T, 256 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for S29C51004T, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 Probing for S29C31004T, 512 KB probe_jedec: id1 0xea, id2 0xf0 No EEPROM/flash device found.
Regards,