Re: [flashrom] Chip SST25VF040 @ flashrom v0.9.4-r1486

[Stefan Tauner]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:33:52 +0100
Marc Kolly  wrote:
> flashrom v0.9.4-r1486 on Linux 2.6.32-37-generic-pae (i686), built with
> […]
> Probing for SST SST25VF040, 512 kB: probe_spi_rems: id1 0xbf, id2 0x44
> Chip status register is 00
> Chip status register: Block Protect Write Disable (BPL) is not set
> Chip status register: Auto Address Increment Programming (AAI) is not set
> Chip status register: Bit 5 / Block Protect 3 (BP3) is not set
> Chip status register: Bit 4 / Block Protect 2 (BP2) is not set
> Chip status register: Bit 3 / Block Protect 1 (BP1) is not set
> Chip status register: Bit 2 / Block Protect 0 (BP0) is not set
> Chip status register: Write Enable Latch (WEL) is not set
> Chip status register: Write In Progress (WIP/BUSY) is not set
> […]
> This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations: ERASE WRITE

[…]
> Reading flash... done.

Hello Marc,

thanks for your report! Your log does only show a successful read, but
this was already tested for this chip. Did you also try erase and write?
If you have not and plan to, please store the backup you made with -r
safely.