Hi Stefan

Thanks for your reply.

I've verified, as you stated, that the file I downloaded from Shuttle's web page has the same size as the bios file I backed up, exactly the same, 524.288 !

I've also found that the versión from the web seems to be the same as I already have installed,

BIOS Information
        Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
        Version: 6.00 PG
        Release Date: 02/14/2006
        Address: 0xE0000
        Runtime Size: 128 kB
        ROM Size: 512 kB

Is it normal that the BIOS has not neede to be updated since 2006 ?

Can it be that my box is so old that it's not able to boot from a USB stick ?
I've tried to boot my office laptop with the same USB and it booted.

BR, Eduardo

On 12/20/2014 10:36 PM, Stefan Tauner wrote:

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:39:41 +0100
Eduardo de Juan <eduardo.de-juan@adslmail.es> wrote:

I've downloaded the flashrom program and I have a couple of doubts 
before I can start.

Hello Eduardo!

1.- do I need a .rom type file ?

I've visited the Shuttle bios download page and everything there seems 
to be .bin files, for windows flash utilities.
Do you know where I can find bios file that falshrom can use ?

There is no such thing as rom or bin "file type". These are just names.
Important is the binary data within files and their names may hint to
one thing or another but are in no way conclusive. If the file provided
by shuttle is exactly as big as the flash chip in question, it is
probably just fine to feed into flashrom. If not then more investigation
is needed.

2.- running flashrom in probe mode I get

    Found chip set "NVIDIA MCP51".
    This chip set is marked as untested.


but I guess that means I just have to go ahead and try.

Yes, and other versions of the same chipset work just fine.

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