flashrom September 2009

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Flashrom write on a Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard
by Davíð Þór Þórarinsson 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Hello there good people, I assebled a new computer the other day and I just successfully updated the BIOS on the motherboard using the flashrom utility found in the latest development build of Kubuntu (version 9.10). The kernel version being used is 2.6.31 (which is still an RC at this stage) Some interesting facts: The chipset in this product is not on your list of supported chipsets, nor is the motherboard found on your list of supported motherboards. the chipset according to the manual is North Bridge: AMD770, South Bridge: AMD SB710. As this motherboard supports dual bios (that supposedly reverts back to the old if the flash write didn't work) then I decided to go ahead and try flashrom out to see if it could help me out. And it worked like a charm! During the flash update, both the motherboard and chipset were wrongly identified. Here is the output from the operation: flashrom v0.9.0-r631 No coreboot table found Found Chipset "AMD SB700", enabling flash write... OK Found board "GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H", enabling flash write... FAILED! Calibrating delay loop... OK. Found chip "Macronix MX25L8005" (1024 KB) at physical address 0xFFF00000. Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks. Writing flash chip... Erasing flash before programming... done. Programming flash................. done. COMPLETE. Verifying flash... VERIFIED. Anyway, your site said to get in touch with results (good or bad) so here I am. I would also like to thank you for this utility and to let you know that if I can supply you with more information about this system if needed. Best regards, /David

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[PATCH] Update version to 0.9.1
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Update version to 0.9.1. Directly after this patch is applied, I'll tag the tree and create tarballs. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Index: flashrom-0.9.1_release/Makefile =================================================================== --- flashrom-0.9.1_release/Makefile (Revision 704) +++ flashrom-0.9.1_release/Makefile (Arbeitskopie) @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ # will not require subversion. The downloadable snapshots are already exported. SVNVERSION := $(shell LC_ALL=C svnversion -cn . | sed -e "s/.*://" -e "s/$[0-9]*$.*/\1/" | grep "[0-9]" || echo unknown) -RELEASE := 0.9.0 +RELEASE := 0.9.1 VERSION := $(RELEASE)-r$(SVNVERSION) RELEASENAME ?= $(VERSION) -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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[commit] r710 - tags
by svn＠flashrom.org 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Author: hailfinger Date: 2009-09-02 15:53:56 +0200 (Wed, 02 Sep 2009) New Revision: 710 Added: tags/flashrom-0.9.1/ Log: Tag flashrom 0.9.1 Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Acked-by: Stefan Reinauer <stepan(a)coresystems.de> Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe(a)hermann-uwe.de> Acked-by: Luc Verhaegen <libv(a)skynet.be>

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[commit] r709 - trunk
by svn＠flashrom.org 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Author: hailfinger Date: 2009-09-02 15:47:36 +0200 (Wed, 02 Sep 2009) New Revision: 709 Modified: trunk/Makefile Log: flashrom 0.9.1 Please refer to the release notes for a high-level overview of all the amazing changes and added features since 0.9.0. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Acked-by: Stefan Reinauer <stepan(a)coresystems.de> Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe(a)hermann-uwe.de> Modified: trunk/Makefile =================================================================== --- trunk/Makefile 2009-09-02 13:43:56 UTC (rev 708) +++ trunk/Makefile 2009-09-02 13:47:36 UTC (rev 709) @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ # will not require subversion. The downloadable snapshots are already exported. SVNVERSION := $(shell LC_ALL=C svnversion -cn . | sed -e "s/.*://" -e "s/$[0-9]*$.*/\1/" | grep "[0-9]" || echo unknown) -RELEASE := 0.9.0 +RELEASE := 0.9.1 VERSION := $(RELEASE)-r$(SVNVERSION) RELEASENAME ?= $(VERSION)

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[PATCH] Don't abort if chipset init failed
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Don't abort if chipset init failed because the failing init may have been a warning only. This was requested by Stefan. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Index: flashrom-internal_init_noabort/internal.c =================================================================== --- flashrom-internal_init_noabort/internal.c (Revision 706) +++ flashrom-internal_init_noabort/internal.c (Arbeitskopie) @@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ board_flash_enable(lb_vendor, lb_part); - return ret; + /* Even if chipset init returns an error code, we don't want to abort. + * The error code might have been a warning only. + * Besides that, we don't check the board enable return code either. + */ + return 0; } int internal_shutdown(void) -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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[commit] r708 - trunk
by svn＠flashrom.org 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Author: hailfinger Date: 2009-09-02 15:43:56 +0200 (Wed, 02 Sep 2009) New Revision: 708 Modified: trunk/internal.c Log: Don't abort if chipset init failed because the failing init may have been a warning only. Even a failing chipset init (maybe due to unknown chipset) could still get us reasonable probe results or at least forced reads. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe(a)hermann-uwe.de> Modified: trunk/internal.c =================================================================== --- trunk/internal.c 2009-09-02 00:24:26 UTC (rev 707) +++ trunk/internal.c 2009-09-02 13:43:56 UTC (rev 708) @@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ board_flash_enable(lb_vendor, lb_part); - return ret; + /* Even if chipset init returns an error code, we don't want to abort. + * The error code might have been a warning only. + * Besides that, we don't check the board enable return code either. + */ + return 0; } int internal_shutdown(void)

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[commit] r707 - trunk
by svn＠flashrom.org 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Author: hailfinger Date: 2009-09-02 02:24:26 +0200 (Wed, 02 Sep 2009) New Revision: 707 Modified: trunk/board_enable.c trunk/print.c Log: Move the Asus A7V600-X out of the unsupported list. This is a followup to r705. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Acked-by: Luc Verhaegen <libv(a)skynet.be> Modified: trunk/board_enable.c =================================================================== --- trunk/board_enable.c 2009-09-01 22:13:42 UTC (rev 706) +++ trunk/board_enable.c 2009-09-02 00:24:26 UTC (rev 707) @@ -1127,7 +1127,6 @@ /* Verified non-working boards (for now). */ { "Abit", "IS-10", }, { "ASRock", "K7VT4A+", }, - { "ASUS", "A7V600-X", }, { "ASUS", "MEW-AM", }, { "ASUS", "MEW-VM", }, { "ASUS", "P3B-F", }, Modified: trunk/print.c =================================================================== --- trunk/print.c 2009-09-01 22:13:42 UTC (rev 706) +++ trunk/print.c 2009-09-02 00:24:26 UTC (rev 707) @@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ { "AOpen", "vKM400Am-S", "http://usa.aopen.com/products_detail.aspx?Auno=824" }, { "Artec Group", "DBE61", "http://wiki.thincan.org/DBE61" }, { "Artec Group", "DBE62", "http://wiki.thincan.org/DBE62" }, + { "ASUS", "A7V600-X", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=L2XYS0rmtCjeOr4k" }, { "ASUS", "A7V8X-MX SE", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=1guVBT1qV5oqhHyZ" }, { "ASUS", "P4B266", "http://www.ciao.co.uk/ASUS_Intel_845D_Chipset_P4B266__5409807#productdetail" }, { "ASUS", "P4P800-E Deluxe", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=INIJUvLlif7LHp3g" }, @@ -430,7 +431,6 @@ /* Verified non-working boards (for now). */ { "Abit", "IS-10", "http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NA…" }, { "ASRock", "K7VT4A+", "http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=K7VT4A%%2b&s=" }, - { "ASUS", "A7V600-X", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=L2XYS0rmtCjeOr4k" }, { "ASUS", "MEW-AM", "ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sock370/810/mew-am/" }, { "ASUS", "MEW-VM", "http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/OEM/HP/manual/ASUS%20MEW-VM.htm" }, { "ASUS", "P3B-F", "ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/slot1/440bx/p3b-f/" },

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[PATCH] Move the Asus A7V600-X out of the unsupported list
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Move the Asus A7V600-X out of the unsupported list. This is a followup to r705. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Index: flashrom-asus_a7v600x_badboardlist/print.c =================================================================== --- flashrom-asus_a7v600x_badboardlist/print.c (Revision 706) +++ flashrom-asus_a7v600x_badboardlist/print.c (Arbeitskopie) @@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ { "AOpen", "vKM400Am-S", "http://usa.aopen.com/products_detail.aspx?Auno=824" }, { "Artec Group", "DBE61", "http://wiki.thincan.org/DBE61" }, { "Artec Group", "DBE62", "http://wiki.thincan.org/DBE62" }, + { "ASUS", "A7V600-X", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=L2XYS0rmtCjeOr4k" }, { "ASUS", "A7V8X-MX SE", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=1guVBT1qV5oqhHyZ" }, { "ASUS", "P4B266", "http://www.ciao.co.uk/ASUS_Intel_845D_Chipset_P4B266__5409807#productdetail" }, { "ASUS", "P4P800-E Deluxe", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=INIJUvLlif7LHp3g" }, @@ -430,7 +431,6 @@ /* Verified non-working boards (for now). */ { "Abit", "IS-10", "http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NA…" }, { "ASRock", "K7VT4A+", "http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=K7VT4A%%2b&s=" }, - { "ASUS", "A7V600-X", "http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=L2XYS0rmtCjeOr4k" }, { "ASUS", "MEW-AM", "ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/sock370/810/mew-am/" }, { "ASUS", "MEW-VM", "http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/OEM/HP/manual/ASUS%20MEW-VM.htm" }, { "ASUS", "P3B-F", "ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/slot1/440bx/p3b-f/" }, Index: flashrom-asus_a7v600x_badboardlist/board_enable.c =================================================================== --- flashrom-asus_a7v600x_badboardlist/board_enable.c (Revision 706) +++ flashrom-asus_a7v600x_badboardlist/board_enable.c (Arbeitskopie) @@ -1127,7 +1127,6 @@ /* Verified non-working boards (for now). */ { "Abit", "IS-10", }, { "ASRock", "K7VT4A+", }, - { "ASUS", "A7V600-X", }, { "ASUS", "MEW-AM", }, { "ASUS", "MEW-VM", }, { "ASUS", "P3B-F", }, -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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[PATCH] Use correct name for SB700/SB710/SB750
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Use correct name for SB700/SB710/SB750 instead of calling them SB700. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Index: flashrom-sb750_name/chipset_enable.c =================================================================== --- flashrom-sb750_name/chipset_enable.c (Revision 704) +++ flashrom-sb750_name/chipset_enable.c (Arbeitskopie) @@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ {0x1022, 0x2080, OK, "AMD", "CS5536", enable_flash_cs5536}, {0x1022, 0x3000, OK, "AMD", "Elan SC520", get_flashbase_sc520}, {0x1002, 0x438D, OK, "AMD", "SB600", enable_flash_sb600}, - {0x1002, 0x439d, OK, "AMD", "SB700", enable_flash_sb600}, + {0x1002, 0x439d, OK, "AMD", "SB700/SB710/SB750", enable_flash_sb600}, {0x100b, 0x0510, NT, "AMD", "SC1100", enable_flash_sc1100}, {0x1002, 0x4377, OK, "ATI", "SB400", enable_flash_sb400}, {0x1166, 0x0205, OK, "Broadcom", "HT-1000", enable_flash_ht1000}, -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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[commit] r706 - trunk
by svn＠flashrom.org 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Author: hailfinger Date: 2009-09-02 00:13:42 +0200 (Wed, 02 Sep 2009) New Revision: 706 Modified: trunk/chipset_enable.c Log: Use correct name for SB700/SB710/SB750 instead of calling them SB700. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006(a)gmx.net> Acked-by: Luc Verhaegen <libv(a)skynet.be> Modified: trunk/chipset_enable.c =================================================================== --- trunk/chipset_enable.c 2009-09-01 21:22:23 UTC (rev 705) +++ trunk/chipset_enable.c 2009-09-01 22:13:42 UTC (rev 706) @@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ {0x1022, 0x2080, OK, "AMD", "CS5536", enable_flash_cs5536}, {0x1022, 0x3000, OK, "AMD", "Elan SC520", get_flashbase_sc520}, {0x1002, 0x438D, OK, "AMD", "SB600", enable_flash_sb600}, - {0x1002, 0x439d, OK, "AMD", "SB700", enable_flash_sb600}, + {0x1002, 0x439d, OK, "AMD", "SB700/SB710/SB750", enable_flash_sb600}, {0x100b, 0x0510, NT, "AMD", "SC1100", enable_flash_sc1100}, {0x1002, 0x4377, OK, "ATI", "SB400", enable_flash_sb400}, {0x1166, 0x0205, OK, "Broadcom", "HT-1000", enable_flash_ht1000},

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