Reg:libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblocks (mtd0)

[Arvind GP]

Hi All,
We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86 Elkhart Lake(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an issue when trying to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096 erase blocks available in the mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks are throwing errors, and it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the below error message and MTD0 device info for your reference.
NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without any error, and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS.
ERROR MESSAGAE:
#sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 --  0 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0)
        error 524 (Unknown error 524)
flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi
flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip failureTrying one by one each sector.
             error 524 (Unknown error 524)
Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0)
        error 5 (Input/output error)
flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure
             error 5 (Input/output error)
Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096

MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0)
Name:                                                             
BIOS
Туре:                                                               
nor
Eraseblock size:                                            
4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB
Amount of eraseblocks:                            
4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB)
Minimum input/output unit size:           
1 byte
Sub-page size:                                              
1 byte
Character device major/minor:              
90:0
Bad blocks are allowed:                          
false
Device is writable:                                       
true
Please share your inputs on this.
Thanks & Regards,
Arvind G P.

[Anastasia Klimchuk]

Hello Arvind,

My question is, which tool are you running? This doesn't look like flashrom.
We don't have `flash_erase` command, and no `mtd_erase_multi` function. And
I don't recognise the printed messages.

On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM Arvind GP via flashrom <
[e-mail]> wrote:
> Hi All,
> We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86 *Elkhart
> Lake*(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an issue when trying
> to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096 erase blocks available in the
> mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks
> are throwing errors, and it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the
> below error message and MTD0 device info for your reference.
> NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without any error,
> and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS.
> *ERROR MESSAGAE:*
> #sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
> Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 --  0 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64 ioctl
> failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0)
>         error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi
> flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip failureTrying one by
> one each sector.
>              error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64
> ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0)
>         error 5 (Input/output error)
> flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure
>              error 5 (Input/output error)
> Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096
>
> *MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0)*
> Name:
> BIOS
> Туре:
> nor
> Eraseblock size:
> 4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB
> Amount of eraseblocks:
> 4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB)
> Minimum input/output unit size:
> 1 byte
> Sub-page size:
> 1 byte
> Character device major/minor:
> 90:0
> Bad blocks are allowed:
> false
> Device is writable:
> true
> Please share your inputs on this.
> Thanks & Regards,
> Arvind G P.
>
> flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[S.]

Hello,
*flash_erase* is a tool in the package *mtd-utils*
Stephan

Am 12.12.24 um 13:28 schrieb Anastasia Klimchuk:
> Hello Arvind,
>
> My question is, which tool are you running? This doesn't look like flashrom.
> We don't have `flash_erase` command, and no `mtd_erase_multi` function. 
> And I don't recognise the printed messages.
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM Arvind GP via flashrom 
> <[e-mail] > wrote:
> Hi All,
> We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86
> *Elkhart Lake*(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an
> issue when trying to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096
> erase blocks available in the mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase
> blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks are throwing errors, and
> it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the below error message
> and MTD0 device info for your reference.
> NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without any
> error, and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS.
> *_ERROR MESSAGAE:_*
> #sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
> Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 --  0 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64
> ioctl failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0)
>          error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi
> flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip failureTrying
> one by one each sector.
>               error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!:
> MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0)
>          error 5 (Input/output error)
> flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure
>               error 5 (Input/output error)
> Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096
>
> *_MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0)_*
> Name:                                                             
> 	
> BIOS
> Туре:                                                                	
> nor
> Eraseblock size:                                             	
> 4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB
> Amount of eraseblocks:                             	
> 4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB)
> Minimum input/output unit size:            	
> 1 byte
> Sub-page size:                                               	
> 1 byte
> Character device major/minor:               	
> 90:0
> Bad blocks are allowed:                           	
> false
> Device is writable:                                        	
> true
>
> Please share your inputs on this.
> Thanks & Regards,
> Arvind G P.
>
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[Anastasia Klimchuk]

Thank you Stephan!

I don't know about that tool. Maybe they have a mailing list?
It is possible the area is write-protected, but it's only a guess.

flashrom has an entry for Elkhart Lake:
https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/blob/main/chipset_enable.c#L2172

On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 11:38 PM S.  wrote:
> Hello,
> *flash_erase* is a tool in the package *mtd-utils*
> Stephan
>
> Am 12.12.24 um 13:28 schrieb Anastasia Klimchuk:
> > Hello Arvind,
> >
> > My question is, which tool are you running? This doesn't look like flashrom.
> > We don't have `flash_erase` command, and no `mtd_erase_multi` function.
> > And I don't recognise the printed messages.
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM Arvind GP via flashrom
> > <[e-mail] > wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86
> > *Elkhart Lake*(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an
> > issue when trying to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096
> > erase blocks available in the mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase
> > blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks are throwing errors, and
> > it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the below error message
> > and MTD0 device info for your reference.
> > NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without any
> > error, and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS.
> > *_ERROR MESSAGAE:_*
> > #sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
> > Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 --  0 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64
> > ioctl failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0)
> >          error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> > flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi
> > flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip failureTrying
> > one by one each sector.
> >               error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> > Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!:
> > MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0)
> >          error 5 (Input/output error)
> > flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure
> >               error 5 (Input/output error)
> > Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096
> >
> > *_MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0)_*
> > Name:
> >
> > BIOS
> > Туре:
> > nor
> > Eraseblock size:
> > 4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB
> > Amount of eraseblocks:
> > 4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB)
> > Minimum input/output unit size:
> > 1 byte
> > Sub-page size:
> > 1 byte
> > Character device major/minor:
> > 90:0
> > Bad blocks are allowed:
> > false
> > Device is writable:
> > true
> >
> > Please share your inputs on this.
> > Thanks & Regards,
> > Arvind G P.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > <mailto:[e-mail]>
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > <mailto:[e-mail]>
> >
> >
> >
> > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
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[S.]

Hello,
I have found the following page: http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/ but 
I don't know more abaout it
Stephan

Am 13.12.24 um 13:44 schrieb Anastasia Klimchuk:
> Thank you Stephan!
>
> I don't know about that tool. Maybe they have a mailing list?
> It is possible the area is write-protected, but it's only a guess.
>
> flashrom has an entry for Elkhart Lake:
> https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/blob/main/chipset_enable.c#L2172
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 11:38 PM S.  wrote:
> > Hello,
> > *flash_erase* is a tool in the package *mtd-utils*
> > Stephan
> >
> > Am 12.12.24 um 13:28 schrieb Anastasia Klimchuk:
> > > Hello Arvind,
> > >
> > > My question is, which tool are you running? This doesn't look like flashrom.
> > > We don't have `flash_erase` command, and no `mtd_erase_multi` function.
> > > And I don't recognise the printed messages.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM Arvind GP via flashrom
> > > <[e-mail] > wrote:
> > >  Hi All,
> > >  We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86
> > >  *Elkhart Lake*(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an
> > >  issue when trying to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096
> > >  erase blocks available in the mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase
> > >  blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks are throwing errors, and
> > >  it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the below error message
> > >  and MTD0 device info for your reference.
> > >  NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without any
> > >  error, and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS.
> > >  *_ERROR MESSAGAE:_*
> > >  #sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
> > >  Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 --  0 % complete libmtd: error!: MEMERASE64
> > >  ioctl failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0)
> > >           error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> > >  flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi
> > >  flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip failureTrying
> > >  one by one each sector.
> > >                error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> > >  Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!:
> > >  MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0)
> > >           error 5 (Input/output error)
> > >  flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure
> > >                error 5 (Input/output error)
> > >  Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096
> > >
> > >  *_MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0)_*
> > >  Name:
> > >
> > >  BIOS
> > >  Туре:
> > >  nor
> > >  Eraseblock size:
> > >  4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB
> > >  Amount of eraseblocks:
> > >  4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB)
> > >  Minimum input/output unit size:
> > >  1 byte
> > >  Sub-page size:
> > >  1 byte
> > >  Character device major/minor:
> > >  90:0
> > >  Bad blocks are allowed:
> > >  false
> > >  Device is writable:
> > >  true
> > >
> > >  Please share your inputs on this.
> > >  Thanks & Regards,
> > >  Arvind G P.
> > >
> > >  _______________________________________________
> > >  flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > >  <mailto:[e-mail]>
> > >  To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > >  <mailto:[e-mail]>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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]

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On 2024-12-13 19:57, S. wrote:
> Hello,
> I have found the following page: http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/ 
> but I don't know more abaout it
> Stephan
>
> Am 13.12.24 um 13:44 schrieb Anastasia Klimchuk:
> > Thank you Stephan!
> >
> > I don't know about that tool. Maybe they have a mailing list?
> > It is possible the area is write-protected, but it's only a guess.
> >
> > flashrom has an entry for Elkhart Lake:
> > https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/blob/main/chipset_enable.c#L2172
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 11:38 PM S.  wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > *flash_erase* is a tool in the package *mtd-utils*
> > > Stephan
> > >
> > > Am 12.12.24 um 13:28 schrieb Anastasia Klimchuk:
> > > > Hello Arvind,
> > > >
> > > > My question is, which tool are you running? This doesn't look like 
> > > > flashrom.
> > > > We don't have `flash_erase` command, and no `mtd_erase_multi` 
> > > > function.
> > > > And I don't recognise the printed messages.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM Arvind GP via flashrom
> > > > <[e-mail] > wrote:
> > > >  Hi All,
> > > >  We are trying to implement the flashrom tool utility on the x86
> > > >  *Elkhart Lake*(LEC-EL) platform. In this case, we are facing an
> > > >  issue when trying to erase the BIOS device MTD0. There are 4096
> > > >  erase blocks available in the mtd0 device, but only 1791 erase
> > > >  blocks we can erase; the remaining blocks are throwing errors, 
> > > >
> > > > and
> > > >      it shows MEMERASE64 IOCTL FAILED. Please see the below error 
> > > > message
> > > >      and MTD0 device info for your reference.
> > > >      NOTE: Sometimes it works; we can erase the MTD0 device without 
> > > > any
> > > >      error, and we can upgrade/downgrade the BIOS.
> > > >      *_ERROR MESSAGAE:_*
> > > >      #sudo flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
> > > >      Erasing 16384 Kibyte @ 0 --  0 % complete libmtd: error!: 
> > > > MEMERASE64
> > > >      ioctl failed for eraseblock 0 (mtd0)
> > > >               error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> > > >      flash_erase: error!: Entering into mtd_erase_multi
> > > >      flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase entire chip 
> > > > failureTrying
> > > >      one by one each sector.
> > > >                    error 524 (Unknown error 524)
> > > >      Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete libmtd: error!:
> > > >      MEMERASE64 ioctl failed for eraseblock 1792 (mtd0)
> > > >               error 5 (Input/output error)
> > > >      flash_erase: error!: /dev/mtd0: MTD Erase failure
> > > >                    error 5 (Input/output error)
> > > >      Erasing 4 Kibyte @ 700000 -- 43 % complete cnt 4096
> > > >  *_MTD0 INFO:(sudo mtdinfo /dev/mtd0)_*
> > > >  Name:
> > > >
> > > >  BIOS
> > > >  Туре:
> > > >  nor
> > > >  Eraseblock size:
> > > >  4096 bytes, 4.0 KiB
> > > >  Amount of eraseblocks:
> > > >  4096 (16777216 bytes, 16.0 MB)
> > > >  Minimum input/output unit size:
> > > >  1 byte
> > > >  Sub-page size:
> > > >  1 byte
> > > >  Character device major/minor:
> > > >  90:0
> > > >  Bad blocks are allowed:
> > > >  false
> > > >  Device is writable:
> > > >  true
> > > >
> > > >  Please share your inputs on this.
> > > >  Thanks & Regards,
> > > >  Arvind G P.
> > > >
> > > >  _______________________________________________
> > > >  flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > >  <mailto:[e-mail]>
> > > >  To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > > >  <mailto:[e-mail]>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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]
>
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