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Bugreport: ASUS PRIME X370-A "internal" programmer, Flash not detected
by Markus Rudolf 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Hi, I have an ASUS PRIME X370-A and wanted to make a raw flash image of the BIOS chip, to no avail: root@ubuntu:~# flashrom -p internal flashrom unknown on Linux 6.8.0-41-generic (x86_64) flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns). Found chipset "AMD FP4". Enabling flash write... Disabling read write protection of flash addresses from 0xfc000000 to 0xfc05ffff failed. Disabling read write protection of flash addresses from 0xfd000000 to 0xfd05ffff failed. Disabling read write protection of flash addresses from 0xfe000000 to 0xfe05ffff failed. Disabling read write protection of flash addresses from 0xff000000 to 0xff05ffff failed. FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x61 does not match known values. Please report this to flashrom(a)flashrom.org and include this log and the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!. Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway No EEPROM/flash device found. Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically. See attached lspci dump! Seems to be a bug, hope it can be fixed, or is there something I overlooked? Markus

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FAILED: Swanky Baytrail
by Chris Andrew 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Hi, guys. I'm trying to update the firmware for my Toshiba Swanky. I've done this several times before, without issue, but have got an error, this time. Can you tell me what you may need, to help troubleshoot this? *My machine:* System: Host: swanky Kernel: 6.12.4-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 Distro: EndeavourOS Machine: Type: Laptop System: GOOGLE product: Swanky v: 1.0 serial: 5F239563C Mobo: GOOGLE model: Swanky v: 1.0 serial: N/A UEFI: coreboot v: MrChromebox-4.22.4 date: 04/16/2024 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 33.1 Wh (97.6%) condition: 33.9/44.2 Wh (76.7%) CPU: Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron N2840 bits: 64 type: MCP cache: L2: 1024 KiB *The command I used, today:* [chris@swanky ~]$ cd; curl -LO mrchromebox.tech/firmware-util.sh && sudo bash firmware-util.sh *Some of the output:* This chip may contain one-time programmable memory. flashrom cannot read and may never be able to write it, hence it may not be able to completely clone the contents of this chip (see man page for details). Skipping writeprotect-based unlocking for read/verify operations. Block protection is disabled. Reading ich descriptor... read_flash: region (00000000..0x7fffff) is readable, reading range (00000000..0x000fff). done. Assuming chipset 'Baytrail'. Added layout entry 00000000 - 00000fff named fd Added layout entry 00200000 - 007fffff named bios Added layout entry 00001000 - 001fffff named me Using region: "bios". coreboot last image size (not ROM size) is 8388608 bytes. Manufacturer: Google Mainboard ID: Swanky This coreboot image matches this mainboard. spi_read_register: read from register 2 not supported by programmer I hope this helps, Chris (chris_debian)

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Re: BIOS update fails on a Minix Z100-0db device
by Robert 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

Thank you Alex, this is very useful info. So if I am on 0161 now, do I have to go 0171 then 0181 then 0191? One more question: how do I back up the product key exactly? I already tried to update to 0181 with flashrom, but that failed, then reverte to 0161 with flashrom that succeeded. I hope I did not erase the product key? regards, Robert On Mon, 2025-01-06 at 11:25 +0800, Alex Lui wrote: > Dear Robert, > > Many thanks for contacting us. > > What is the currently BIOS version (project version) on NEO Z100-0dB? > When booting, press the "DEL" key repeatedly to enter the BIOS > homepage. See attached pic. > > AD0J0151 or AD0J0161 cannot be directly updated to AD0J0181 or > AD0J0.191 in UEFI. It must be updated to AD0J0.171 first. > > AD0J0171 BIOS for Z100-0dB can be downloaded from link below: > https://mega.nz/file/fvRkSIgJ#riNMb_bjsuTePo_l0Co1aWsCLTZTVAbNAw1j3vQC5WQ > > File name: Z100-0dB-BIOS-171_UEFI.zip > File size: 18.4 MB > > AD0J0181 BIOS update under UEFI for Z100-0dB can be downloaded from > link below: > https://mega.nz/file/T64FwaDR#Ic4a69ntKaoF2RrXLDcMM94x1Gt1YYkezWPediBWXtY > > Please note: Please back up the product key when updating BIOS under > UEFI, as this will erase the product key stored in the BIOS. > > Look forward to hearing from you soon. > > Best Regards, > Alex Lui > > Minix Group Company Limited > Minix Forum: https://theminixforum.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert [mailto:openbsd@openbsd.hu] > Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 2:44 AM > To: support(a)minix.com.hk; flashrom(a)flashrom.org > Cc: openbsd(a)openbsd.hu > Subject: BIOS update fails on a Minix Z100-0db device > > > Hi guys, > > I tried to update the BIOS on my Minix Z100-0db device so that I can > boot a Linux UEFI from the NVME disk. Pls. see below: > > 1. As per > https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/guide-updating-bios-uefi-using-… > I downloaded the newest image for Minix:AD0J0181.bin > (well download zip, decompress) > 2. I booted the device from an archlinux install USB and copied the > new image there so I can access it > 3. I installed flashrom to the arch install OS (pacman -S flashrom), > the version is 1.5.1-1, compiled Dec 20 2024 4. I made a backup of > the current version: flashrom -p internal -c > "Opaque flash chip" -r my_backup_bios_AD0J0161.bin ... so far so > good .. > 5. I attempted to upload the new binary: flashrom -p internal -c > "Opaque flash chip" -w my_backup_bios_AD0J0161.bin > > issue follows: > > Opened /dev/mtd0 successfully > Found programmer flash chip "Opaque flash chip" > linux_mtd_wp_read_cfg: ioctl Operation not supported Failed to unlock > flash status reg with wp support. > Reading old flash chip contents... done. > Updating flash chip contents... linux_mtd_erase: MEMERASE ioctl call > returned -, error: Input/output error Erase/write done from 0 to > ffffff Write Failed!Uh oh. Erase/write failed. Checking if anything > has changed. > Reading current flash chip contents... done. > Apparently at least some data has changed. > Your flash chip is in an unknown state. > Get help ... > > Retried with -f, which in turn again changed something, but same > outcome. > I did not try to put back the original image so far, it would > probably give me the same > > The device is still on sitting in the arch install shell, I increased > the install disk size and added a few packages to help with the > possible fix, since I believe if I would try to reboot, the device > would be lost, and I would likely have to replace it. > > I am a long time linux user, can try any workaround or optionally > even allow ssh access to the device. > Can someone please give me some hints about where to go from here. > > Appeciate your time, > Robert

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Intel Corporation 82599ES - read success
by Jared Mauch 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

Had to boot kernel w/ iomem=relaxed for a read to work $ sudo builddir/flashrom -p nicintel_spi:pci=81:00.0 -r W25X40-81-00-0.bin --progress flashrom v1.6.0-devel (git:v1.5.0-10-g2e6b0510) on Linux 6.1.0-29-amd64 (x86_64) flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org === This PCI device is UNTESTED. Please report the 'flashrom -p xxxx' output to flashrom(a)flashrom.org if it works for you. Please add the name of your PCI device to the subject. Thank you for your help! === Found Winbond flash chip "W25X40" (512 kB, SPI) on nicintel_spi. === This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations: WP 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 chip. Please include the flashrom log file for all operations you tested (see the man page for details), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested in the subject line. You can also try to follow the instructions here: https://www.flashrom.org/contrib_howtos/how_to_mark_chip_tested.html Thanks for your help! Reading flash... [READ: 100%]...done. 81:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01) Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc AOC-STGN-i2S Physical Slot: 1 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 30 NUMA node: 1 IOMMU group: 13 Region 0: Memory at faf80000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=512K] Region 2: I/O ports at f020 [size=32] Region 4: Memory at fb404000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K] Expansion ROM at fbe80000 [disabled] [size=512K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: ixgbe Kernel modules: ixgbe 81:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82599ES 10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ Network Connection (rev 01) Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc AOC-STGN-i2S Physical Slot: 1 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 340 NUMA node: 1 IOMMU group: 14 Region 0: Memory at faf00000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=512K] Region 2: I/O ports at f000 [size=32] Region 4: Memory at fb400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K] Expansion ROM at fbe00000 [disabled] [size=512K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: ixgbe Kernel modules: ixgbe -- Jared Mauch | pgp key available via finger from jared(a)puck.nether.net clue++; | http://puck.nether.net/~jared/ My statements are only mine.

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BIOS update fails on a Minix Z100-0db device
by Robert 04 Jan '25

04 Jan '25

Hi guys, I tried to update the BIOS on my Minix Z100-0db device so that I can boot a Linux UEFI from the NVME disk. Pls. see below: 1. As per https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/guide-updating-bios-uefi-using-… I downloaded the newest image for Minix:AD0J0181.bin (well download zip, decompress) 2. I booted the device from an archlinux install USB and copied the new image there so I can access it 3. I installed flashrom to the arch install OS (pacman -S flashrom), the version is 1.5.1-1, compiled Dec 20 2024 4. I made a backup of the current version: flashrom -p internal -c "Opaque flash chip" -r my_backup_bios_AD0J0161.bin ... so far so good .. 5. I attempted to upload the new binary: flashrom -p internal -c "Opaque flash chip" -w my_backup_bios_AD0J0161.bin issue follows: Opened /dev/mtd0 successfully Found programmer flash chip "Opaque flash chip" linux_mtd_wp_read_cfg: ioctl Operation not supported Failed to unlock flash status reg with wp support. Reading old flash chip contents... done. Updating flash chip contents... linux_mtd_erase: MEMERASE ioctl call returned -, error: Input/output error Erase/write done from 0 to ffffff Write Failed!Uh oh. Erase/write failed. Checking if anything has changed. Reading current flash chip contents... done. Apparently at least some data has changed. Your flash chip is in an unknown state. Get help ... Retried with -f, which in turn again changed something, but same outcome. I did not try to put back the original image so far, it would probably give me the same The device is still on sitting in the arch install shell, I increased the install disk size and added a few packages to help with the possible fix, since I believe if I would try to reboot, the device would be lost, and I would likely have to replace it. I am a long time linux user, can try any workaround or optionally even allow ssh access to the device. Can someone please give me some hints about where to go from here. Appeciate your time, Robert

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flashrom
by rik Hendrickx 30 Dec '24

30 Dec '24

hi, i work together for a school in Gambia, now we got some older chrome laptops and i installed other OS on it but with only one i need some other flash program to succeed , meaby Flasrom can do it ? laptop specs HP Chromebook 14 Nyan blaze 32 bit ARM where can i download flashrom ? Or can you give me advice or links ? Best Regards Rik

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flashrom point release v1.5.1 is out
by Anastasia Klimchuk 22 Dec '24

22 Dec '24

Good day everyone, We have one more release this year (this is the last one of this year, for sure :)). It contains one bug fix for the bug which was introduced in v1.5.0. Bug fix is also merged into the main branch, so building from the latest source works too. Details: Users with older Intel-based platforms (Broadwell/Braswell and earlier) flashing using the internal programmer option might encounter an ‘Invalid OPCODE’ error when erasing/writing which would lead to an incomplete flash and potentially a bricked device. External flashing was not affected at all. Ticket: https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/573 Patch: https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/85612 Release notes: https://flashrom.org/release_notes/v_1_5.html#version-v1-5-1 Git tag: v1.5.1 (in branch 1.5.x) Tarball: https://download.flashrom.org/releases/flashrom-v1.5.1.tar.xz Signature: https://download.flashrom.org/releases/flashrom-v1.5.1.tar.xz.asc Fingerprint: 6E6E F9A0 BA47 8006 E277 6E4C C037 BB41 3134 D111 Thanks heaps to people who helped to do v1.5.1 to get it ready before holidays break! <3 I wish everyone a nice and happy holidays time. -- Anastasia.

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Reg:libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblocks (mtd0)
by Arvind GP 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

Hi All, We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86 Elkhart Lake(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an issue when trying to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096 erase blocks available in the mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks are throwing errors, and it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the below error message and MTD0 device info for your reference. NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without any error, and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS. ERROR MESSAGAE: #sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0 Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 -- 0 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0) error 524 (Unknown error 524) flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip failureTrying one by one each sector. error 524 (Unknown error 524) Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0) error 5 (Input/output error) flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure error 5 (Input/output error) Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096 MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0) Name: BIOS Туре: nor Eraseblock size: 4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB Amount of eraseblocks: 4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB) Minimum input/output unit size: 1 byte Sub-page size: 1 byte Character device major/minor: 90:0 Bad blocks are allowed: false Device is writable: true Please share your inputs on this. Thanks & Regards, Arvind G P.

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request for support programmer with ch341b
by S. 13 Dec '24

13 Dec '24

flashrom supports only programmers with ch341a, but many programmers sold now have ch341b onboard, pid:vid is then 1a86:5523 tnx in advance Stephan

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Winbond25q128jvsm2120
by Mohammed Hazim 12 Dec '24

12 Dec '24

Hi can you help me please? I have hp chrome book c1030 elite it have bios Winbond25q128jvsm2120 i need to install windows on it and it’s just taking chrome os .how can I install windows on it?

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