Re: [flashrom] [coreboot] ft4232-based spi programmer

[Stefan Tauner]

On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:00:05 -0400
pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (Paul Fox) wrote:
> // f = ftdi_usb_open(ftdic, 0x0403, 0x6010); // FT2232
> f = ftdi_usb_open(ftdic, 0x0403, 0x6011); // FT4232
> if (f < 0 && f != -5) {
> fprintf(stderr, "unable to open ftdi device: %d (%s)\n", f,
> 		ftdi_get_error_string(ftdic));
> exit(-1);
> }

Hi,

been a while since this went in... however the exemption for the -5
error (failed to claim the device) was never discussed nor documented
ever since. Can you remember why you put it there, Paul?