On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:48:02 +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net wrote:
Anyways, I am going to start a project based on a very simple and CHEAP
LPC
flasher originally designed for the xbox. http://rex.xbox-scene.com/LPC2/LPC2.html I have a friend that has already tested this on fwh hubs (SST49LF008A to
be
exact) and it worked great. I have placed an order so the parts should be arriving soon. The
downside
is the software is only for dos/win, but the software source code is
also
available on the site. I think it would be pretty easy to convert it to Linux. I am trying to get a hold of the original author for permission
to
release it under a GPL.
My question to the coreboot community is….. I have no problem hosting this project on my site, but would everyone
like
me to incorporate this project into coreboot? If so is anyone interested
in
helping?
Do we want to add support for this flasher to flashrom? In theory, reusing the abstraction model present since SPI could work well.
flashrom support would be very very cool :-) The ability of flashrom flashing over LPC would greatly broaden it horizons. After I get it up and working, I also am going to do some testing with USB to LPC adapters for those of you that don't have a LPC port. These adapters can be found on eBay for pennies on the dollar (very cheap). I also plan on powering the LPC flasher from USB.