Now that I can build and run flashrom, I get:
Calibrating delay loop.. OK. No LinuxBIOS table found. Found chipset "NVidia MCP51", enabling flash write... OK generic_spi_command called, but no SPI chipset detected No EEPROM/flash device found.
I see on the supported devices list that NVidia MCP55 is supported, but mine is "?". Anything I can do to help get it supported?
I don't know what type of flash chip I have, or for that matter what type of m/b. It's an HP Pavilion dv2412ca laptop. I haven't been able to figure out how to open the case to see what's inside (I took out all the swappable components, removed all visible screws on the bottom, and searched for hidden ones, but the case was still solidly locked in place; in fact it makes me wonder what all the screws were for 8^).
Any advice on the next steps?
Shocky
On 30.11.2007 05:25, Shocky wrote:
Now that I can build and run flashrom, I get:
Calibrating delay loop.. OK. No LinuxBIOS table found. Found chipset "NVidia MCP51", enabling flash write... OK generic_spi_command called, but no SPI chipset detected No EEPROM/flash device found.
I see on the supported devices list that NVidia MCP55 is supported, but mine is "?". Anything I can do to help get it supported?
Why do you assume it is not supported?
I don't know what type of flash chip I have, or for that matter what type of
We need verbose output from flashrom.
m/b. It's an HP Pavilion dv2412ca laptop. I haven't been able to figure out
Ah, a laptop. Laptops usually need additional tricks before they cooperare on the flash side. If verbose output from flashrom doesn't yield anything obvious, I suggest you don't try further.
Regards, Carl-Daniel
On Friday 30 November 2007 13:49, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
On 30.11.2007 05:25, Shocky wrote:
Now that I can build and run flashrom, I get:
Calibrating delay loop.. OK. No LinuxBIOS table found. Found chipset "NVidia MCP51", enabling flash write... OK generic_spi_command called, but no SPI chipset detected No EEPROM/flash device found.
I see on the supported devices list that NVidia MCP55 is supported, but mine is "?". Anything I can do to help get it supported?
Why do you assume it is not supported?
Good point. I guess "?" means unknown. I guess the "Found chipset...OK" is encouraging.
I don't know what type of flash chip I have, or for that matter what type of
We need verbose output from flashrom.
Okay. See attached.
m/b. It's an HP Pavilion dv2412ca laptop. I haven't been able to figure out
Ah, a laptop. Laptops usually need additional tricks before they cooperare on the flash side. If verbose output from flashrom doesn't yield anything obvious, I suggest you don't try further.
That's not so encouraging 8^(. I'd really like to make this work, even if it requires some serious effort. The thought of reinstalling Vista just to be able to flash my BIOS just fills me with revulsion.
I am a developer. My expertise is not in C, and not in drivers, but I like to learn new skills.
Regards, Carl-Daniel
Shocky
On Friday 30 November 2007 14:17, Shocky wrote:
On Friday 30 November 2007 13:49, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
On 30.11.2007 05:25, Shocky wrote:
Now that I can build and run flashrom, I get:
Calibrating delay loop.. OK. No LinuxBIOS table found. Found chipset "NVidia MCP51", enabling flash write... OK generic_spi_command called, but no SPI chipset detected No EEPROM/flash device found.
I see on the supported devices list that NVidia MCP55 is supported, but mine is "?". Anything I can do to help get it supported?
Why do you assume it is not supported?
Good point. I guess "?" means unknown. I guess the "Found chipset...OK" is encouraging.
I don't know what type of flash chip I have, or for that matter what type of
We need verbose output from flashrom.
Okay. See attached.
m/b. It's an HP Pavilion dv2412ca laptop. I haven't been able to figure out
Ah, a laptop. Laptops usually need additional tricks before they cooperare on the flash side. If verbose output from flashrom doesn't yield anything obvious, I suggest you don't try further.
That's not so encouraging 8^(. I'd really like to make this work, even if it requires some serious effort. The thought of reinstalling Vista just to be able to flash my BIOS just fills me with revulsion.
I am a developer. My expertise is not in C, and not in drivers, but I like to learn new skills.
Regards, Carl-Daniel
Shocky
I guess you didn't find anything useful in the flashrom verbose output?
I did manage to get my BIOS flashed through another route: I remembered I had an old XP machine around someone gave me, so I used that to build BartPE, as Frederico Silva suggested. This is roughly equivalent to a live cd for Windows. This plus HP's flash utility on a USB key did the trick.
I'd still love to be able to do it in Linux, but at least my immediate problem is solved.
Shocky
On 06.12.2007 20:23, Shocky wrote:
On Friday 30 November 2007 14:17, Shocky wrote:
On Friday 30 November 2007 13:49, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
On 30.11.2007 05:25, Shocky wrote:
Now that I can build and run flashrom, I get:
Calibrating delay loop.. OK. No LinuxBIOS table found. Found chipset "NVidia MCP51", enabling flash write... OK generic_spi_command called, but no SPI chipset detected No EEPROM/flash device found.
I see on the supported devices list that NVidia MCP55 is supported, but mine is "?". Anything I can do to help get it supported?
Why do you assume it is not supported?
Good point. I guess "?" means unknown. I guess the "Found chipset...OK" is encouraging.
m/b. It's an HP Pavilion dv2412ca laptop. I haven't been able to figure out
Ah, a laptop. Laptops usually need additional tricks before they cooperare on the flash side. If verbose output from flashrom doesn't yield anything obvious, I suggest you don't try further.
That's not so encouraging 8^(. I'd really like to make this work, even if it requires some serious effort. The thought of reinstalling Vista just to be able to flash my BIOS just fills me with revulsion.
I guess you didn't find anything useful in the flashrom verbose output?
Sorry, no. It's either SPI (possibly with SPI translation) or some board specific enable routine is missing. If you post superiotool output, it may at least allow us to determine if the board uses SPI translation.
Regards, Carl-Daniel
On Friday 07 December 2007 03:42, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: ...
I guess you didn't find anything useful in the flashrom verbose output?
Sorry, no. It's either SPI (possibly with SPI translation) or some board specific enable routine is missing. If you post superiotool output, it may at least allow us to determine if the board uses SPI translation.
Regards, Carl-Daniel
Okay, here's the verbose superiotool output. It doesn't look too encouraging either.
Shocky
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