Re: [coreboot] assistance with updating my bios - coreboot

1 Nov 2008


      Since i have no idea what are you two talking about, im attaching the link  
to the current BIOS datasheet (which shows the current BIOS has a 2MB flash  
size, if i understand this correctly) :  
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/stmicroelectronics/8499.pdf
On Nov 1, 2008 1:53am, Corey Osgood corey.osgood@gmail.com wrote:
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cpu: Socket370 Intel Pentium III Celeron
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northbridge: Intel 82810E
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southbridge: Intel 8281AA
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mainboard: 810 R 4.1 with lan
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super i/o: Winbond W8362F-AW
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bios device: ST M50FW002
Are you sure it's SPI?
-Corey
On 10/31/08, Elia Yehuda wrote:
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many thanks. i will try the patch tomorrow night when i'm back at home
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report back.
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On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Peter Stuge wrote:
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Hi,
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z4ziggy@gmail.com wrote:
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No EEPROM/flash device found.
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If you know which flash chip you have, and if this version of
flashrom
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supports a similar flash chip, you can try to force read your chip.
Run:
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flashrom -f -r -c similar_supported_flash_chip filename
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Note: flashrom can never write when the flash chip isn't found
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automatically.
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The above note is sadly not a joke.
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Corey Osgood wrote:
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AFAIK, flashrom is broken for most ICHx.
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Not so, it works very well on a whole bunch of them.
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Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
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On 30.10.2008 16:57, z4ziggy@gmail.com wrote:
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any plans on fixing the issue or using alternative? is there a
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way i can assist?
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Your flash chip is not supported. I'll add code for it.
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Some info Carl-Daniel didn't post, maybe it is informative;
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It seems that the system has a Winbond W25B40 or W25B40A flash chip.
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This is an SPI flash chip, but it seems to behave just like a FWH
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type chip.
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While waiting for Carl-Daniel you can try the attached patch. I doubt
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it will work but you never know.
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//Peter
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