Re: [coreboot] flashrom issues??

Quoting Stefan Reinauer :
> [e-mail]  [080219 17:29]:
> > > Vendor ID: rca, part ID: rm4100
> > > Found chipset "ICH4/ICH4-L", enabling flash write... OK.
> > > NOT FOUND rca:rm4100
> > > M50FW080 found at physical address 0xfff00000.
> > > Flash part is M50FW080 (1024 KB).
> > > ERASE FAILED @0, val 92!
> > >
> > > After this I tried the -E option (worked good) to erase it and than
> > > tried again with no luck, same message, any ideas??
> >
> > Has anyone ever seen this error before???
> > ERASE FAILED @0, val 92!
>
> Yes, it means the actual flash write mechanism is protected, though the
> ID command gets through. I had the same thing on another ICH4M board.
> Might be SMM protection, some GPIO or some other mapping/locking
> mechanism.
>
> Stefan

Ahhhh, all the more reason for the "intel-debugtools" :-)

Thanks - Joe