Reporting log

[Lac Onis]

From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
As suggested, I report the following log.

I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
Thank you!

*$ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM*
flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org

Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices are:
internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii, atavia,
it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox, rayer_spi,
pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv, linux_mtd,
linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi, stlinkv3_spi.

*$ sudo flashrom --programmer internal*
flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org

Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
Found chipset "AMD FP4".
Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does
not match known values.
Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
========================================================================
You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.

Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
(EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.

If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
and write may brick your laptop.
Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
failure and sudden poweroff.
You have been warned.
========================================================================
No EEPROM/flash device found.
Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.

[Edward O'Callaghan]

Hi,

Please try the following
https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/48779 and let me know if it
works for you?

Kind regards,
Edward.

On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 12:03, Lac Onis  wrote:
> From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
> As suggested, I report the following log.
>
> I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
> Thank you!
>
> $ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM
> flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
>
> Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
> To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices are:
> internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii, atavia,
> it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox, rayer_spi,
> pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv, linux_mtd,
> linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi, stlinkv3_spi.
>
> $ sudo flashrom --programmer internal
> flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
>
> Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> Found chipset "AMD FP4".
> Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does not match known values.
> Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
> the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
> Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> ========================================================================
> You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
> internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.
>
> Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
> recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
> (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
> See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
>
> If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
> and write may brick your laptop.
> Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
> failure and sudden poweroff.
> You have been warned.
> ========================================================================
> No EEPROM/flash device found.
> Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
>
> flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Lac Onis]

Thank you! I understand the commit but not how to proceed. What should i do
with this .c file?
Kind regards

Le lun. 21 déc. 2020 02 h 30, Edward O'Callaghan  a
écrit :
> Hi,
>
> Please try the following
> https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/48779 and let me know if it
> works for you?
>
> Kind regards,
> Edward.
>
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 12:03, Lac Onis  wrote:
> > From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
> > As suggested, I report the following log.
> >
> > I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
> > Thank you!
> >
> > $ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM
> > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> >
> > Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
> > To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices
>
> are:
> > internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii,
>
> atavia,
> > it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox,
>
> rayer_spi,
> > pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv,
>
> linux_mtd,
> > linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi,
>
> stlinkv3_spi.
> > $ sudo flashrom --programmer internal
> > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> >
> > Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> > Found chipset "AMD FP4".
> > Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does
>
> not match known values.
> > Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
> > the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
> > Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> > ========================================================================
> > You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
> > internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.
> >
> > Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
> > recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
> > (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
> > See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
> >
> > If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
> > and write may brick your laptop.
> > Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
> > failure and sudden poweroff.
> > You have been warned.
> > ========================================================================
> > No EEPROM/flash device found.
> > Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found
>
> automatically.
> > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Clay Daniels]

Lac, you probably installed flashrom from a binary package. The fix Edward
gives is intended to go into a source file sb600spi.c and then compiled to
produce the executable binary on your Lenovo Ideapad 3.

Go to: https://www.flashrom.org/Downloads

You will need to make sure you install the required dependent apps &
libraries, then download the source. My suggestion is from GitHub thus:

# git clone https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git

When you have the source downloaded, navigate to the flashrom directory you
have made and edit sb600spi.c to include your rev=0x51 chip. It's just a
one line edit.

Then, while in the flashrom directory, do
# make
stuff happens
# make install

Then try running:
# flashrom -p internal

Hope this helps,
Clay

On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 1:29 AM Lac Onis  wrote:
> Thank you! I understand the commit but not how to proceed. What should i
> do with this .c file?
> Kind regards
>
> Le lun. 21 déc. 2020 02 h 30, Edward O'Callaghan  a
> écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > Please try the following
> > https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/48779 and let me know if it
> > works for you?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Edward.
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 12:03, Lac Onis  wrote:
> > > From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
> > > As suggested, I report the following log.
> > >
> > > I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > $ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM
> > > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> > >
> > > Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
> > > To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices
> >
> > are:
> > > internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii,
> >
> > atavia,
> > > it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox,
> >
> > rayer_spi,
> > > pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv,
> >
> > linux_mtd,
> > > linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi,
> >
> > stlinkv3_spi.
> > > $ sudo flashrom --programmer internal
> > > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> > >
> > > Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> > > Found chipset "AMD FP4".
> > > Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does
> >
> > not match known values.
> > > Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
> > > the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
> > > Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> > > ========================================================================
> > > You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
> > > internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.
> > >
> > > Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
> > > recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
> > > (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
> > > See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
> > >
> > > If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
> > > and write may brick your laptop.
> > > Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
> > > failure and sudden poweroff.
> > > You have been warned.
> > > ========================================================================
> > > No EEPROM/flash device found.
> > > Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found
> >
> > automatically.
> > > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
> flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Edward O'Callaghan]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 08:40, Clay Daniels  wrote:
> Lac, you probably installed flashrom from a binary package. The fix Edward gives is intended to go into a source file sb600spi.c and then compiled to produce the executable binary on your Lenovo Ideapad 3.

Thanks Clay for helping to explain!
> Go to: https://www.flashrom.org/Downloads
>
> You will need to make sure you install the required dependent apps & libraries, then download the source. My suggestion is from GitHub thus:
>
> # git clone https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git
>
> When you have the source downloaded, navigate to the flashrom directory you have made and edit sb600spi.c to include your rev=0x51 chip. It's just a one line edit.
>
> Then, while in the flashrom directory, do

git fetch "https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom"
refs/changes/79/48779/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD

then proceed with the rest of Clay's instructions..
> # make
> stuff happens
> # make install
>
> Then try running:
> # flashrom -p internal
>
> Hope this helps,
> Clay
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 1:29 AM Lac Onis  wrote:
> > Thank you! I understand the commit but not how to proceed. What should i do with this .c file?
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Le lun. 21 déc. 2020 02 h 30, Edward O'Callaghan  a écrit :
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Please try the following
> > > https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/48779 and let me know if it
> > > works for you?
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Edward.
> > >
> > > On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 12:03, Lac Onis  wrote:
> > > > From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
> > > > As suggested, I report the following log.
> > > >
> > > > I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
> > > > Thank you!
> > > >
> > > > $ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM
> > > > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > > > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> > > >
> > > > Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
> > > > To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices are:
> > > > internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii, atavia,
> > > > it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox, rayer_spi,
> > > > pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv, linux_mtd,
> > > > linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi, stlinkv3_spi.
> > > >
> > > > $ sudo flashrom --programmer internal
> > > > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > > > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> > > >
> > > > Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> > > > Found chipset "AMD FP4".
> > > > Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does not match known values.
> > > > Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
> > > > the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
> > > > Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> > > > ========================================================================
> > > > You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
> > > > internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.
> > > >
> > > > Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
> > > > recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
> > > > (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
> > > > See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
> > > >
> > > > If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
> > > > and write may brick your laptop.
> > > > Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
> > > > failure and sudden poweroff.
> > > > You have been warned.
> > > > ========================================================================
> > > > No EEPROM/flash device found.
> > > > Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
> > > >
> > > > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Clay Daniels]

Lac, Edward has fixed flashrom to accommodate your 0x51 spi, so no need to
apply any patch. You can use either:

*git clone https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom.git
https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom.git *
or
*git clone https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git
https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git*

then navigate to the resulting flashrom directory, and do:
*make*
*make install*
Then run flashrom:
*flashrom -p internal*
It should show your spi chip.

Best Regards,
Clay
BTW, my interest is because I have a similar AMD Zen Promontory chip (0x61)
as your 0x51 chip. Welcome to the club!

On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 7:03 PM Lac Onis  wrote:
> From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
> As suggested, I report the following log.
>
> I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
> Thank you!
>
> *$ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM*
> flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
>
> Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
> To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices are:
> internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii, atavia,
> it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox, rayer_spi,
> pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv, linux_mtd,
> linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi, stlinkv3_spi.
>
> *$ sudo flashrom --programmer internal*
> flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
>
> Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> Found chipset "AMD FP4".
> Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does not match known values.
> Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
> the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
> Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> ========================================================================
> You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
> internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.
>
> Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
> recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
> (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
> See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
>
> If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
> and write may brick your laptop.
> Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
> failure and sudden poweroff.
> You have been warned.
> ========================================================================
> No EEPROM/flash device found.
> Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
>
> flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Lac Onis]

Thank you Clay for your help and Edward for the commit. Here is the result
avec successful make and make install :

$ sudo flashrom -p internal
flashrom v1.2-169-g10d71d9 on Linux 5.8.18-050818-generic (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org

Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
Found chipset "AMD FP4".
Enabling flash write... ERROR: State of SpiAccessMacRomEn or
SpiHostAccessRomEn prohibits full access.
PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
========================================================================
You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.

Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
(EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.

If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
and write may brick your laptop.
Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
failure and sudden poweroff.
You have been warned.
========================================================================
No EEPROM/flash device found.
Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.

Le mer. 23 déc. 2020 à 21:24, Clay Daniels  a
écrit :
> Lac, Edward has fixed flashrom to accommodate your 0x51 spi, so no need to
> apply any patch. You can use either:
>
> *git clone https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom.git
> https://review.coreboot.org/flashrom.git *
> or
> *git clone https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git
> https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom.git*
>
> then navigate to the resulting flashrom directory, and do:
> *make*
> *make install*
> Then run flashrom:
> *flashrom -p internal*
> It should show your spi chip.
>
> Best Regards,
> Clay
> BTW, my interest is because I have a similar AMD Zen Promontory chip
> (0x61) as your 0x51 chip. Welcome to the club!
>
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 7:03 PM Lac Onis  wrote:
> > From a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15are05, on Ubuntu 20.04
> > As suggested, I report the following log.
> >
> > I'd be happy to have a suggestion on how to flash the Bios.
> > Thank you!
> >
> > *$ sudo flashrom -r DZCN19WW.original.ROM*
> > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> >
> > Please select a programmer with the --programmer parameter.
> > To choose the mainboard of this computer use 'internal'. Valid choices are:
> > internal, dummy, nic3com, nicrealtek, gfxnvidia, drkaiser, satasii, atavia,
> > it8212, ft2232_spi, serprog, buspirate_spi, dediprog, developerbox, rayer_spi,
> > pony_spi, nicintel, nicintel_spi, nicintel_eeprom, ogp_spi, satamv, linux_mtd,
> > linux_spi, usbblaster_spi, pickit2_spi, ch341a_spi, digilent_spi, stlinkv3_spi.
> >
> > *$ sudo flashrom --programmer internal*
> > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-58-generic (x86_64)
> > flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
> >
> > Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> > Found chipset "AMD FP4".
> > Enabling flash write... FCH device found but SMBus revision 0x51 does not match known values.
> > Please report this to [e-mail] and include this log and
> > the output of lspci -nnvx, thanks!.
> > Could not determine chipset generation.PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> > ========================================================================
> > You seem to be running flashrom on an unknown laptop. Some
> > internal buses have been disabled for safety reasons.
> >
> > Laptops, notebooks and netbooks are difficult to support and we
> > recommend to use the vendor flashing utility. The embedded controller
> > (EC) in these machines often interacts badly with flashing.
> > See the manpage and https://flashrom.org/Laptops for details.
> >
> > If flash is shared with the EC, erase is guaranteed to brick your laptop
> > and write may brick your laptop.
> > Read and probe may irritate your EC and cause fan failure, backlight
> > failure and sudden poweroff.
> > You have been warned.
> > ========================================================================
> > No EEPROM/flash device found.
> > Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
> >
> > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]