flashrom on my laptop

[ShadowAce1]

Hello,

I am rying to update the BIOS on my 10-yr-old laptop. Per the output of the flashrom command, I am including the output I received:

[root@Dilbert ~]# flashrom -p internal -V
flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.8.18-350.vanilla.knurd.1.fc33.x86_64 (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org

flashrom was built with libpci 3.6.4, GCC 10.2.1 20201125 (Red Hat 10.2.1-9), little endian
Command line (3 args): flashrom -p internal -V
Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
Initializing internal programmer
/sys/class/mtd/mtd0 does not exist
No coreboot table found.
Using Internal DMI decoder.
DMI string chassis-type: "Notebook"
Laptop detected via DMI.
DMI string system-manufacturer: "Micro-Star International"
DMI string system-product-name: "GT680R/GX680R"
DMI string system-version: "To be filled by O.E.M."
DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "Micro-Star International"
DMI string baseboard-product-name: "MS-16F2"
DMI string baseboard-version: "To be filled by O.E.M."
W836xx enter config mode worked or we were already in config mode. W836xx leave config mode had no effect.
Active config mode, unknown reg 0x20 ID: 00.
Found chipset "Intel HM67" with PCI ID 8086:1c4b.
This chipset is marked as untested. If you are using an up-to-date version
of flashrom *and* were (not) able to successfully update your firmware with it,
then please email a report to [e-mail] including a verbose (-V) log.
Thank you!
Enabling flash write... Root Complex Register Block address = 0xfed1c000
Error accessing ICH RCRB, 0x4000 bytes at 0x00000000fed1c000
/dev/mem mmap failed: Operation not permitted
FAILED!
FATAL ERROR!
Error: Programmer

Can you help? Can I use this utility to flash my BIOS (I have the BIOS file from MSI)?

Mike

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Could you attach the verbose (-V) log?
IMHO, for laptops, it's best to use the vendor BIOS flashing utility (AFUDOS) from MSI.

[Mike Banon]

In any case the internal mode is a bit risky especially on the
laptops, and - if you can't use the official update utility - maybe
just get a flashrom-supported programmer like CH341A (ideally a green
PCB one, and make sure to check its' voltage before using) and a SOIC8
or SOIC16 test clip depending on your BIOS chip shape, to be able to
flash your BIOS chip without desoldering it.

On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:35 AM ShadowAce1 via flashrom
 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am rying to update the BIOS on my 10-yr-old laptop.  Per the output of the flashrom command, I am including the output I received:
>
> [root@Dilbert ~]# flashrom -p internal -V
> flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.8.18-350.vanilla.knurd.1.fc33.x86_64 (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org
>
> flashrom was built with libpci 3.6.4, GCC 10.2.1 20201125 (Red Hat 10.2.1-9), little endian
> Command line (3 args): flashrom -p internal -V
> Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
> Initializing internal programmer
> /sys/class/mtd/mtd0 does not exist
> No coreboot table found.
> Using Internal DMI decoder.
> DMI string chassis-type: "Notebook"
> Laptop detected via DMI.
> DMI string system-manufacturer: "Micro-Star International"
> DMI string system-product-name: "GT680R/GX680R"
> DMI string system-version: "To be filled by O.E.M."
> DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "Micro-Star International"
> DMI string baseboard-product-name: "MS-16F2"
> DMI string baseboard-version: "To be filled by O.E.M."
> W836xx enter config mode worked or we were already in config mode. W836xx leave config mode had no effect.
> Active config mode, unknown reg 0x20 ID: 00.
> Found chipset "Intel HM67" with PCI ID 8086:1c4b.
> This chipset is marked as untested. If you are using an up-to-date version
> of flashrom *and* were (not) able to successfully update your firmware with it,
> then please email a report to [e-mail] including a verbose (-V) log.
> Thank you!
> Enabling flash write... Root Complex Register Block address = 0xfed1c000
> Error accessing ICH RCRB, 0x4000 bytes at 0x00000000fed1c000
> /dev/mem mmap failed: Operation not permitted
> FAILED!
> FATAL ERROR!
> Error: Programmer
>
> Can you help?  Can I use this utility to flash my BIOS (I have the BIOS file from MSI)?
>
> Mike
>
> Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.
>
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Write protect: would this be accepted?

Hi all,
I would like to see the following feature added to flashrom:
https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/issues/185

If someone implemented it, would the idea (at least) be accepted?

Write protect: would this be accepted?

Well, I guess the moderators finally got around to checking the queue. 
Sorry for all the duplicate messages everyone, I thought the problem was 
on my end!

On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 01:56:40PM +0000, ln2max--- via flashrom wrote:
> Hi all,
> I would like to see the following feature added to flashrom:
> https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/issues/185
>
> If someone implemented it, would the idea (at least) be accepted?
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Write protect: would this be accepted?

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

My apologies, these mails were in the queue for too long.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

Am 28.01.21 um 21:47 schrieb ln2max--- via flashrom:
> Well, I guess the moderators finally got around to checking the queue.
> Sorry for all the duplicate messages everyone, I thought the problem
> was on my end!
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 01:56:40PM +0000, ln2max--- via flashrom wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I would like to see the following feature added to flashrom:
> > https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/issues/185
> >
> > If someone implemented it, would the idea (at least) be accepted?
> > _______________________________________________
> > flashrom mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
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