[flashrom] Re: Your flash chip is in an unknown state

[Mike Banon]

If you have trouble using a flashrom opensource software, there are helpful
instructions online. And, as for DIP8 to SOIC8 adapter: it simply allows to
directly connect a chip to the programmier like CH341A without using a test
clip.

On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 10:06 PM Hermann Thomas A. Calero <
[e-mail]> wrote:
> I do have a DIP8 to SOIC8 adapter but dont know how to use it in
> Raspian OS. I do know how to identify chip in windows but dont know how to
> flash the bios chip iotself. I will try to check if i can do this directly
> instead and flash in in windows the bin file i needed to eb flashed...
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 2:31 AM Mike Banon  wrote:
> > Reposting your messages to a flashrom mailing list. Are you sure that a
> > contact of a clip - with a chip - is good enough? If a chip is hanging in
> > the air and its legs aren't mounted to the motherboard, the legs are prone
> > to a tiny bending and the contact is less certain. Do you have a DIP8 to
> > SOIC8 adapter - to plug this chip directly to a programmer without a test
> > clip?
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 9:36 PM Hermann Thomas A. Calero <
> > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > I am using flashrom v1.2 from here
> > > https://download.flashrom.org/releases/ . ALso used previous version
> > > of v.0.9.9 from same directory. Utilizing raspian lite OS on a rasberry pi
> > > zero w.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 11:29 AM Hermann Thomas A. Calero <
> > > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > > Hello Mike,
> > > >
> > > > I will rewire but so far it was good the first time but i broke one of
> > > > the legs of the bios pin on the board why i needed to replace the entire
> > > > bios chip. Now i am flashing directly to the chip itself. with a clip.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 8:07 AM Mike Banon  wrote:
> > > > > Are you sure that your (ISP? in-system programming) flashing set up is
> > > > > reliable? Short enough wires, etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 12:36 AM Hermann Thomas A. Calero <
> > > > > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > > > > Any reason for this? Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 4:33 PM Hermann Thomas A. Calero <
> > > > > > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I tried to change the flash chip of my old Toshiba satellite pro a50
> > > > > > > a series with previous bios chip Winbond 25Q64CVSIG with a new Winbond
> > > > > > > 25Q64FWSIG and i am getting the error "No usable erase functions left.
> > > > > > > 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.
> > > > > > > Please report this on IRC at chat.freenode.net (channel #flashrom)
> > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > mail [e-mail], thanks!"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Error screenshot here https://prnt.sc/138oacnand below.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [image: image.png]
> > > > > > > Hope you can enlighten me on this as i have used the latest flashrom
> > > > > > > version. Thank you!
> > > > > > >
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