Hello Flashrom,
I'm on latest Linux Mint.
programmer ch341a_spi
chip is a Macronix type MX25L6406E
I'm trying to erase a chip with: sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi --erase -c "MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E"
And I'm getting a erase failed.
See log.
pascal@pascal-mini:~/Desktop/Flashrom$ sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi --erase -c "MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E"
flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-107-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 Macronix flash chip "MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E" (8192 kB, SPI) on ch341a_spi.
Erasing and writing flash chip... FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff: 0x1000
ERASE FAILED!
Looking for another erase function.
FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xfad7
ERASE FAILED!
Looking for another erase function.
FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xfad7
ERASE FAILED!
Looking for another erase function.
FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x007fffff: 0x6b7ef1
ERASE FAILED!
Looking for another erase function.
FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x007fffff: 0x6b7ef1
ERASE FAILED!
Looking for another erase function.
Looking for another erase function.
Looking for another erase function.
No usable erase functions left.
FAILED!
Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
Please report this on IRC at chat.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
mail flashrom@flashrom.org, thanks!
Any idea?
Thanks
Pascal
Hi Pascal,
did you check whether WP# pin (write protection) is passive?
Regards,
Simon
Von: Pascal Boidart pasboidart@pobox.com Gesendet: Freitag, 1. April 2022 23:40 An: flashrom@flashrom.org Betreff: [flashrom] ERASE FAILED!
Hello Flashrom,
I'm on latest Linux Mint. programmer ch341a_spi chip is a Macronix type MX25L6406E
I'm trying to erase a chip with: sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi --erase -c "MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E"
And I'm getting a erase failed. See log. pascal@pascal-mini:~/Desktop/Flashrom$ sudo flashrom --programmer ch341a_spi --erase -c "MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E" flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-107-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 Macronix flash chip "MX25L6406E/MX25L6408E" (8192 kB, SPI) on ch341a_spi. Erasing and writing flash chip... FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff: 0x1000 ERASE FAILED! Looking for another erase function. FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xfad7 ERASE FAILED! Looking for another erase function. FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xfad7 ERASE FAILED! Looking for another erase function. FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x007fffff: 0x6b7ef1 ERASE FAILED! Looking for another erase function. FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x00, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x007fffff: 0x6b7ef1 ERASE FAILED! Looking for another erase function. Looking for another erase function. Looking for another erase function. No usable erase functions left. FAILED! Your flash chip is in an unknown state. Please report this on IRC at chat.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or mail flashrom@flashrom.orgmailto:flashrom@flashrom.org, thanks!
Any idea? Thanks Pascal
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Buhrow, Simon -
Pascal Boidart