Re: [flashrom] hello gents, question here

[Ian Clark]

All gents

Thanks again for helping so much. If my chipset is flashable, then
does this two step process work?

Read the BIOS image into a file:

$ flashrom -r backup.bin

Write a BIOS image (proprietary or LinuxBIOS) on the ROM chip:

$ flashrom -wv newbios.bin

thanks!

On 11/6/10, Ian Clark  wrote:
> That's strange. A poster named idwer at #flashrom said that it's an
> old chipset and not supported. Who should I believe? :S
>
> On 11/6/10, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 
> wrote:
> > Hi Ian,
> >
> > On 06.11.2010 13:01, Ian Clark wrote:
> > > I'm using the Intel D848PMB chipset and I'd like to flash the BIOS
> > > (because it seems to have gotten a bit messed up after the battery
> > > died. I changed the batt but it still doesn't detect hardware well).
> > >
> > > I've already checked to see if my chipset is supported, and it is.
> > >
> > > Ran "sudo flashrom" and got
> > >
> > > -desktop:~$ sudo flashrom
> > > flashrom v0.9.1-r946
> > > No coreboot table found.
> > > Found chipset "Intel ICH5/ICH5R", enabling flash write... OK.
> > > This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SPI.
> > > Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> > > Found chip "Intel 82802AB" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
> >
> > Flashing should work fine with that chip. We recommend to use a newer
> > flashrom version, but your version should work fine if you can't upgrade
> > easily.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Carl-Daniel