December 2015 - flashrom - mail.coreboot.org

W25X80: ASUS P5K SE sucessfully reflashed
by Александр Трубицын Dec. 24, 2015

Dec. 24, 2015

Hi! -- With best regards, Alexander V. Trubitsyn

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W25Q64.V: flashrom can't read flash on ASUS P8H77-V LE
by Александр Трубицын Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Hi! -- With best regards, Alexander V. Trubitsyn

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Re: [flashrom] Problems flashing N25Q064A13ESE40E SPI chip
by Stefan Tauner Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

On Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:52:38 +0100 Ruben Van de Put <rubenvandeput(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm having some problems flashing a SPI chip with the BusPirate V3. Writing > the image is successful but verification is not successful. > > First try with chip on breadboard and long leads (20-25cm): > http://paste.flashrom.org/view.php?id=2841 > > Then I shortened the signal leads and soldered them directly on the > BusPirate: > http://paste.flashrom.org/view.php?id=2842 > > Then I soldered all leads directly on the chip (with an adapter) instead of > using a breadboard: > http://paste.flashrom.org/view.php?id=2844 > > I also tried lowering the SPI speed to 1 MHz: > http://paste.flashrom.org/view.php?id=2845 > > Current set-up > [image: Inline afbeelding 1] > [image: Inline afbeelding 2] > > Chip datasheet: http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1674442.pdf > Flash connected in this way: http://flashrom.org/Bus_Pirate > > Is there anything else I can try or should I try replacing the flash chip? Hi Ruben, if you did not give up yet: looks like your changes constantly improved the situation and you would probably succeed if you just continued to write the same image a few more times. One thing that could further improve the communication between the BP and the flash chip: adding line termination resistors or capacitors as well as a decoupling capacitor between VCC and GND as near as possible to the flash chip. See also https://www.flashrom.org/ISP with some more details even though the site is directed at other use cases. -- Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner

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Re: [flashrom] FAILED: Lenovo X1 (2015)
by Rui Paulo Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

On Thu, 2015-12-17 at 13:08 +0300, Антон Кочков wrote: > Hello! > Mainstream flashrom currently not yet merged patches, adding support > of reading layout. Because ME region usually not readable not from ME > itself, > it should be skipped, so using layout file, in your case: > # flashrom layout v2 > 0x00000000:0x00000fff descr > 0x00500000:0x00ffffff BIOS > 0x00003000:0x004fffff ME > 0x00001000:0x00002fff GbE > > And using flashrom with my patches should help: > https://github.com/XVilka/flashrom/tree/layout_descriptor > > Some of the patches are still 'dirty' but should work - I've checked > them on a bunch of hardware. > you need to run it like: > > flashrom -V -p internal -l this_file.layout -i BIOS -r bios_dump.bin > I got: Layout files are currently supported for write operations only. I thought you mean the read operation would work. -- Rui Paulo

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Re: [flashrom] [PATCH] Detect Android target OS.
by Stefan Tauner Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:00:15 +0100 Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)alumni.tuwien.ac.at> wrote: > No other changes are required to build flashrom (excluding programmers > with NEED_PCI) on Android. > > Signed-off-by: Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner(a)alumni.tuwien.ac.at> > --- > os.h | 7 ++++++- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/os.h b/os.h > index 2e6dbaa..e5f72e4 100644 > --- a/os.h > +++ b/os.h > @@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ > #define __FLASHROM_OS__ "libpayload" > // Linux > #elif defined(__linux__) > -#define __FLASHROM_OS__ "Linux" > + // There are various flags in use on Android apparently. __ANDROID__ seems to be the most trustworthy. > + #if defined(__ANDROID__) > + #define __FLASHROM_OS__ "Android" > + #else > + #define __FLASHROM_OS__ "Linux" > + #endif > #endif > __FLASHROM_OS__ I'll add this change to my tested stuff branch to be committed within two weeks. -- Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner

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S25FL128S - erase fails
by Jim Houston Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Hi I'm playing with a Spansion S25FL128SAGMF1000 and running flashrom on a raspberrypi. I started with a new chip and was successful writing and reading back a random image. It fails when I try to erase the part. Probing this part gives several possible chip names and I picked "S25FL128S......0". I'm assuming that the 0 vs. 1 suffix is selecting 64k vs. 256k sector size. I may put some effort into chasing the erase problem. Is there anyone currently working on this? Jim Houston

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Successful write report S25FL016A
by Márton Miklós Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Hello all, I have successfully flashed a Dell D830 notebook (with discrete NVIDIA VGA) using flashrom from A14 BIOS revision to A17. This means two things: the notebook itself is supported, and the S25FL016A could be marked as verified for probe, read, erase, write. For the later one I have created a patch. I have forgotten to run lspci -vvvv, but I will do that and create a board enable patch soon. -- Regards, Miklos Marton

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N25Q128..1E flashed successfully
by Márton Miklós Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

Hello all, I have successfully flashed a N25Q128..1E SPI flash using flashrom with a 16MB image. The programmer was an external one: NI USB-8452. This is not supported in the mainline yet, but patch is coming soon. /Flashing output (I have forgotten to //run with -V//):// //flashrom v0.9.7-unknown on Linux 3.13.0-70-generic (x86_64)// //flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org// // //Calibrating delay loop... OK.// //Found USB device (3923:7514).// //USB-8452 IO voltage set to: 1.8 V// //USB-8452 SCK frequency set to: 50.00 MHz// //Found Micron/Numonyx/ST flash chip "N25Q128..1E" (16384 kB, SPI) on usb8451_spi.// //===// //This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations: PROBE READ ERASE WRITE// //The test status of this chip may have been updated in the latest development// //version of flashrom. If you are running the latest development version,// //please email a report to flashrom(a)flashrom.org if any of the above operations// //work correctly for you with this flash part. Please include the flashrom// //output with the additional -V option for all operations you tested (-V, -Vr,// //-VE, -Vw), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested.// //Please mention your board in the subject line. Thanks for your help!// //Reading old flash chip contents... done.// //Erasing and writing flash chip... // //Erase/write done.// //Verifying flash... VERIFIED. /Patch attached./ / -- Regards, Miklos Marton

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W836xx: Lenovo B50-70: flashrom -V
by Bernhard Reiter Dec. 23, 2015

Dec. 23, 2015

flashrom v0.9.7-r1852 on Linux 4.2.0-22-generic (x86_64) flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org flashrom was built with libpci 3.2.1, GCC 4.9.1, little endian Command line (3 args): flashrom -V -p internal Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 2684M loops per second, 10 myus = 10 us, 100 myus = 124 us, 1000 myus = 1021 us, 10000 myus = 10128 us, 4 myus = 4 us, OK. Initializing internal programmer No coreboot table found. Using Internal DMI decoder. DMI string chassis-type: "Notebook" Laptop detected via DMI. DMI string system-manufacturer: "LENOVO" DMI string system-product-name: "80EU" DMI string system-version: "Lenovo B50-70" DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "LENOVO" DMI string baseboard-product-name: "Lenovo B50-70" DMI string baseboard-version: "00000000NO DPK" W836xx enter config mode worked or we were already in config mode. W836xx leave config mode had no effect. Active config mode, unknown reg 0x20 ID: fc. Please send the output of "flashrom -V -p internal" to flashrom(a)flashrom.org with W836xx: your board name: flashrom -V as the subject to help us finish support for your Super I/O. Thanks.

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Re: [flashrom] BIOS on my PC. Need a little help or advise.
by Benjamin Bellec Dec. 22, 2015

Dec. 22, 2015

Hello Alan, Did you tried to do clear CMOS to see if it fixes your issue to boot on the CD/DVD ? Anyway, if you want to upgrade your BIOS, you will first need a valid BIOS image of your computer/motherboard. Do you have it ? Regards. 2015-12-19 5:27 GMT+01:00 Alan Bruce <alandbruce(a)gmail.com>: > I did go to the FAQ on your website and clicked on "How Do I Use > Flashrom". The attached screenshot is what I got. So, how do I use this > program. I would not mind paying someone a few bucks to remotely re > configure my BIOS. I think that it has been hacked and modified. > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Alan Bruce <alandbruce(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Name is Alan. I am running an older Compaq Presario Desktop PC the model >> number is SR2264WM. it is an AMD 64 Athlion model. The operating system >> is Ubuntu 10.04. I just loved this OS and failed to upgrade before it was >> too late as it is now unsupported. So I downloaded Ubuntu 15.04 and was >> preparing to install it. All of a sudden my BIOS will not go to the boot >> menu when I press the ESC key upon startup, like it used to do. Although I >> downloaded flashrom from the Ubuntu Software Center, I am unable to find it >> on my PC and access the program to reset my BIOS. So how do I access this >> program? Your suggestions and advise will be greatly appreciated. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > flashrom mailing list > flashrom(a)flashrom.org > http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom >

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