Re: [flashrom] Flashrom W39V040B

[kay]

Maybe there were minor changes and the flash writing procedure became
broken.

2011/4/1 Idwer Vollering
> 2011/4/1 kay :
> > The flashrom version from trunk did the trick ;)
>
> Actually, it looks like support for your board was added eight monts
> ago: http://flashrom.org/trac/flashrom/changeset/1133
> > I have attached the log.
> > Thanks for help!
> > Have a nice day.
> > 2011/4/1 Idwer Vollering
> > > Please keep [e-mail] in the "To:"-field, or in cc. Thanks.
> > >
> > > 2011/4/1 kay :
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > 2011/4/1 Idwer Vollering
> > > > > 2011/3/30 kay :
> > > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi.
> > > > > > I have tried to flash my BIOS without success. BIOS flash reading
>
> is
> > > > > > ok,
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > writing does'nt work. Here is the commands output:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > $ flashrom -Vw 75i65G_3.30
> > > > > > flashrom v0.9.2-r1028 on Linux 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64), built
>
> with
> > > > > > libpci
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you retry writing with the latest development code ?
> > > > >
> > > > > See http://www.flashrom.org/Downloads#Installation_from_source for
> > > > > instructions.
> > > >
> > > > The results are different, but at this time I got only warning:
> > > > flashrom v0.9.3-r1205 on Linux 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64), built with
> > > > libpci
> > > > 3.1.7, GCC 4.4.5, little endian
> > > > flashrom is free software, get the source code at
> > > > http://www.flashrom.org
> > > >
> > > > Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> > > > No coreboot table found.
> > > > Found chipset "Intel ICH5/ICH5R", enabling flash write... OK.
> > > > This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
> > > > Disabling flash write protection for board "ASRock 775i65G"... OK.
> > > > No EEPROM/flash device found.
> > >
> > > Fooled you :) No really, this is strange because it found a flash
> > > device earlier.
> > >
> > > Can you try the code from subversion ?
> > > $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/flashrom/trunk flashrom
> > > $ cd flashrom
> > > $ make
> > > $ sudo ./flashrom -Vw /path/to/75i65G_3.30
> > > > Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found
> > > > automatically.
> > > > > > 3.0.0, GCC 4.4.4, little endian
> > > > > > flashrom is free software, get the source code at
> > > > > > http://www.flashrom.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 2071M
>
> loops
> > > > > > per
> > > > > > second, 10 myus = 9 us, 100 myus = 90 us, 1000 myus = 898 us, 10000
> > > > > > myus
> > > > > > =
> > > > > > 8978 us, 4 myus = 3
> > > > > > us, OK.
> > > > > > Initializing internal programmer
> > > > > > No coreboot table found.
> > > > > > DMI string system-manufacturer: "To Be Filled By O.E.M."
> > > > > > DMI string system-product-name: "To Be Filled By O.E.M."
> > > > > > DMI string system-version: "To Be Filled By O.E.M."
> > > > > > DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: " "
> > > > > > DMI string baseboard-product-name: "775i65G."
> > > > >
> > > > > The board is an ASRock 775i65G, correct ?
> > > >
> > > > Yep.
> > > > > > DMI string baseboard-version: " "
> > > > > > DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop"
> > > > > > Found chipset "Intel ICH5/ICH5R", enabling flash write... chipset
>
> PCI
> > > > > > ID
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > 8086:24d0,
> > > > > > BIOS Lock Enable: disabled, BIOS Write Enable: enabled, BIOS_CNTL
>
> is
> > > > > > 0x1
> > > > > > OK.
> > > > > > This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SPI.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Found chip "Winbond W39V040B" (512 KB, LPC) at physical address
> > > > > > 0xfff80000.
> > > > > > Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
> > > > > > Writing flash chip... Erasing flash chip... Looking at blockwise
> > > > > > erase
> > > > > > function 0... trying... 0x000000-0x00ffff, 0x010000-0x01ffff,
> > > > > > Looking at blockwise erase function 1... trying...
>
> 0x000000-0x07ffff,
> > > > > > Looking at blockwise erase function 2... not defined. Looking for
> > > > > > another
> > > > > > erase function.
> > > > > > Looking at blockwise erase function 3... not defined. Looking for
> > > > > > another
> > > > > > erase function.
> > > > > > Looking at blockwise erase function 4... not defined. Looking for
> > > > > > another
> > > > > > erase function.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ERASE FAILED at 0x00013948! Expected=0xff, Read=0x44, failed byte
> > > > > > count
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > 0x00010000-0x0001ffff: 0xc5f5
> > > > > > ERASE FAILED!
> > > > > > ERASE FAILED at 0x00013948! Expected=0xff, Read=0x44, failed byte
> > > > > > count
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > 0x00000000-0x0007ffff: 0x5cf57
> > > > > > ERASE FAILED!
> > > > > > FAILED!
> > > > > > ERASE FAILED!
> > > > > > FAILED!
> > > > > > Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
> > > > > > Get help on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
> > > > > > mail [e-mail]!
> > > > > > DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!
> > > > >
> > > > > Big fat warning but you have kept it cool :)
> > > > > > I have checked the BIOS content and compared with backup - they are
> > > > > > identical, so I have reboot the PC without any problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, can you hit reply-to-all and attach the output of 'flashrom
>
> -V',
> > > > > 'lspci -nnvvvxxx', 'superiotool -deV' (run all commands as root) ?
> > > >
> > > > I have attached them.
> > > >
> > > > Have a nice day and watch out for the tricks on April fools' day )