Hi Idwer,

The flash is on Macbook motherboard and I am using Pomona test clip (next time I think I would buy 3M clip), the same that ISP page on this site shows. The cable length is about 8 inches, so I think it should be pretty safe. I haven't tried to powered on the laptop in order to read the flash. I keep the battery removed. I could desolder the flash but I want to avoid it.

Thanks!

> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:10:59 +0100
> From: vidwer@gmail.com
> To: flashrom@flashrom.org
> Subject: Re: [flashrom] Issues recognizing Macronics 25L3205D using UM232H-B-WE
>
> 2014-02-03 Jay Khan <greekhero@hotmail.com>:
> > Thanks Idwer for your quick response.
> >
> > I changed the HOLD and WP to VCC still no luck; I am attaching the output
> > with -V option; but it now does seem to detect the ID1 and ID2:
> >
> > Probing for Macronix MX25L3205D/MX25L3208D, 4096 kB: probe_spi_rdid_generic:
> > id1 0x7f7f, id2 0x7f
>
> This is where you have to tell us where the chip is connected to, or
> if it is desoldered :)
> The wiki page http://flashrom.org/ISP describes "the procedure of
> writing a flash chip while it is (already/still) attached to the
> circuit it is to be used with".
>
> >
> > Still gives the error as before:
> >
> >
> > Found Generic flash chip "unknown SPI chip (RDID)" (0 kB, SPI) on
> > ft2232_spi.
> > Probing for Generic unknown SPI chip (REMS), 0 kB: probe_spi_rems: id1 0x7f,
> > id2 0x7f
> > Found Generic flash chip "unknown SPI chip (RDID)" (0 kB, SPI).
> > ===
>
> From the attached log file:
> ....