Hello,
I've flashed sucessfully a ASUS M2A-VM HDMI Mainboard. Here is the output:
$ sudo flashrom -Vw 2302.BIN flashrom v0.9.4-r1394 on Linux 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), built with libpci 3.1.7, GCC 4.6.1, little endian flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 666M loops per second, 10 myus = 11 us, 100 myus = 100 us, 1000 myus = 1011 us, 10000 myus = 10013 us, 4 myus = 5 us, OK. Initializing internal programmer No coreboot table found. DMI string system-manufacturer: "System manufacturer" DMI string system-product-name: "System Product Name" DMI string system-version: "System Version" DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "ASUSTeK Computer INC." DMI string baseboard-product-name: "M2A-VM HDMI" DMI string baseboard-version: "1.XX " DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop" Found ITE Super I/O, ID 0x8716 on port 0x2e Found chipset "AMD SB600" with PCI ID 1002:438d. Enabling flash write... SPI base address is at 0x0 ROM strap override is not active OK. This chipset supports the following protocols: LPC, FWH. No IT87* serial flash segment enabled. Probing for AMIC A49LF040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Intel 82802AB, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xf8, id2 0x0d, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for Intel 82802AC, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for PMC Pm49FL002, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF002A/B, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF003A/B, 384 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF004C, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xf8, id2 0x0d, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF008A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF008C, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF016C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF020, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF020A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF040, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF080A, 1024 kB: Chip lacks correct probe timing information, using default 10mS/40uS. probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF160C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW040A, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xf8, id2 0x0d, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW040B, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xf8, id2 0x0d, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW080A, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW080B, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW016, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW040, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xf8, id2 0x0d, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW080, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50LPW116, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for Winbond W39V040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040C, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FA, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FB, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FC, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Found Winbond flash chip "W39V080A" (1024 kB, LPC) at physical address 0xfff00000. Lockout bits: Hardware bootblock locking (#TBL) is not active. Hardware remaining chip locking (#WP) is not active.. Probing for Winbond W49V002A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W49V002FA, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080FA, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080FA (dual mode), 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 === 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@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, -Vw, -VE), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested. Please mention your board in the subject line. Thanks for your help! Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling coreboot-related checks. Reading old flash chip contents... done. Erasing and writing flash chip... Trying erase function 0... 0x000000-0x00ffff:S, 0x010000-0x01ffff:EW, 0x020000-0x02ffff:E, 0x030000-0x03ffff:EW, 0x040000-0x04ffff:EW, 0x050000-0x05ffff:EW, 0x060000-0x06ffff:EW, 0x070000-0x07ffff:EW, 0x080000-0x08ffff:EW, 0x090000-0x09ffff:W, 0x0a0000-0x0affff:W, 0x0b0000-0x0bffff:S, 0x0c0000-0x0cffff:S, 0x0d0000-0x0dffff:W, 0x0e0000-0x0effff:EW, 0x0f0000-0x0fffff:EW Erase/write done. Verifying flash... VERIFIED.
$ sudo flashrom -Vr old_bios.BIN flashrom v0.9.4-r1394 on Linux 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), built with libpci 3.1.7, GCC 4.6.1, little endian flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 2 usecs, 664M loops per second, 10 myus = 11 us, 100 myus = 100 us, 1000 myus = 997 us, 10000 myus = 10067 us, 8 myus = 9 us, OK. Initializing internal programmer No coreboot table found. DMI string system-manufacturer: "System manufacturer" DMI string system-product-name: "System Product Name" DMI string system-version: "System Version" DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "ASUSTeK Computer INC." DMI string baseboard-product-name: "M2A-VM HDMI" DMI string baseboard-version: "1.XX " DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop" Found ITE Super I/O, ID 0x8716 on port 0x2e Found chipset "AMD SB600" with PCI ID 1002:438d. Enabling flash write... SPI base address is at 0x0 ROM strap override is not active OK. This chipset supports the following protocols: LPC, FWH. No IT87* serial flash segment enabled. Probing for AMIC A49LF040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Intel 82802AB, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for Intel 82802AC, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for PMC Pm49FL002, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF002A/B, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF003A/B, 384 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF004C, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF008A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF008C, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF016C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF020, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF020A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF040, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF080A, 1024 kB: Chip lacks correct probe timing information, using default 10mS/40uS. probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF160C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW040A, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW040B, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW080A, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW080B, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW016, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW040, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW080, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50LPW116, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for Winbond W39V040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040C, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FA, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FB, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FC, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Found Winbond flash chip "W39V080A" (1024 kB, LPC) at physical address 0xfff00000. Lockout bits: Hardware bootblock locking (#TBL) is not active. Hardware remaining chip locking (#WP) is not active.. Probing for Winbond W49V002A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W49V002FA, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080FA, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080FA (dual mode), 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 === 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@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, -Vw, -VE), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested. Please mention your board in the subject line. Thanks for your help! Reading flash... done.
$ sudo flashrom -V flashrom v0.9.4-r1394 on Linux 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), built with libpci 3.1.7, GCC 4.6.1, little endian flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 665M loops per second, 10 myus = 12 us, 100 myus = 101 us, 1000 myus = 1010 us, 10000 myus = 10009 us, 4 myus = 5 us, OK. Initializing internal programmer No coreboot table found. DMI string system-manufacturer: "System manufacturer" DMI string system-product-name: "System Product Name" DMI string system-version: "System Version" DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "ASUSTeK Computer INC." DMI string baseboard-product-name: "M2A-VM HDMI" DMI string baseboard-version: "1.XX " DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop" Found ITE Super I/O, ID 0x8716 on port 0x2e Found chipset "AMD SB600" with PCI ID 1002:438d. Enabling flash write... SPI base address is at 0x0 ROM strap override is not active OK. This chipset supports the following protocols: LPC, FWH. No IT87* serial flash segment enabled. Probing for AMIC A49LF040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Intel 82802AB, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for Intel 82802AC, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for PMC Pm49FL002, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF002A/B, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF003A/B, 384 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF004C, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF008A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF008C, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF016C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for SST SST49LF020, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF020A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF040, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF080A, 1024 kB: Chip lacks correct probe timing information, using default 10mS/40uS. probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for SST SST49LF160C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW040A, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW040B, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW080A, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FLW080B, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW016, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW040, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x75, id2 0x91, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50FW080, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xaa, id2 0xbb, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for ST M50LPW116, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content Probing for Winbond W39V040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040C, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FA, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FB, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V040FC, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Found Winbond flash chip "W39V080A" (1024 kB, LPC) at physical address 0xfff00000. Lockout bits: Hardware bootblock locking (#TBL) is not active. Hardware remaining chip locking (#WP) is not active.. Probing for Winbond W49V002A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W49V002FA, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080FA, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 Probing for Winbond W39V080FA (dual mode), 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xda, id2 0xd0 === 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@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, -Vw, -VE), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested. Please mention your board in the subject line. Thanks for your help! No operations were specified.
Cheers and thanks for writing flashrom Armin