The email service somehow screwed up the formatting of my last message. Here is my one more attempt.
Please let me know if coreboot would work on my laptop?
Model: HP Pavilion G4 1317AU CPU: AMD A4-3330MX APU The motheorboard has following chips: AMD FCH 218-0755046 (Hudson-2 FCH??)
Flash chip: Winbond 25Q16BVSIG , 1309 Embedded controller (??): ENE KB3930QF A2
===================================================================== lspci -tvnn ===================================================================== -[0000:00]-+-00.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h Processor Root Complex [1022:1705] +-01.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Sumo [Radeon HD 6480G] [1002:9648] +-01.1 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] BeaverCreek HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500D and 6400G-6600G series] [1002:1714] +-04.0-[01]----00.0 Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0032] +-05.0-[02]----00.0 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] +-06.0-[03]----00.0 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5209 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5209] +-11.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1022:7801] +-12.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller [1022:7807] +-12.2 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] +-13.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller [1022:7807] +-13.2 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] +-14.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:780b] +-14.2 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller [1022:780d] +-14.3 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:780e] +-14.4-[04]-- +-16.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller [1022:7807] +-16.2 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] +-18.0 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 [1022:1700] +-18.1 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1 [1022:1701] +-18.2 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2 [1022:1702] +-18.3 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3 [1022:1703] +-18.4 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4 [1022:1704] +-18.5 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6 [1022:1718] +-18.6 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5 [1022:1716] -18.7 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7 [1022:1719]
===================================================================== superiotool -dV ===================================================================== superiotool r4.0-6998-ga296f9e Probing for ALi Super I/O at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff Probing for ALi Super I/O at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x20e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x20e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x20e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x20e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x20e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x25e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x25e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x25e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x25e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x25e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=legacy/it8661f) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=legacy/it8671f) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x15c... Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x164e... Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x164e... Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x164e... Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00 Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00 Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00 Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x162e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x162e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x164e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x164e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x3f0... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x370... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x250... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x250... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x250... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x250... Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff Probing for VIA Super I/O at 0x3f0... PCI device 1106:0686 not found. Probing for AMD EC Super I/O at 0xaa... Probing for Server Engines Super I/O at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff Probing for Infineon Super I/O at 0x2e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff Probing for Infineon Super I/O at 0x4e... Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff No Super I/O found
===================================================================== flashrom -p internal -V ===================================================================== flashrom v0.9.7-r1711 on Linux 3.16.3-gnu-1 (x86_64) flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
flashrom was built with libpci 3.2.0, GCC 4.8.2, little endian Command line (3 args): flashrom -p internal -V Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 3 usecs, 856M loops per second, delay more than 10% too short (got 78% of expected delay), recalculating... 840M loops per second, delay more than 10% too short (got 77% of expected delay), recalculating... 1089M loops per second, 10 myus = 12 us, 100 myus = 84 us, 1000 myus = 957 us, 10000 myus = 11335 us, 12 myus = 41 us, OK. Initializing internal programmer No coreboot table found. DMI string system-manufacturer: "Hewlett-Packard" DMI string system-product-name: "HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC" DMI string system-version: "0695130000004610000600000" DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "Hewlett-Packard" DMI string baseboard-product-name: "3564" DMI string baseboard-version: "21.46" DMI string chassis-type: "Notebook" Laptop detected via DMI. ======================================================================== WARNING! You seem to be running flashrom on an unsupported laptop. Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing. See the manpage and http://www.flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop and write may brick your laptop. Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight failure and sudden poweroff. You have been warned. ======================================================================== Aborting. Error: Programmer initialization failed.
Thanks in advance, Vick