Intel MBD question

[Ian Whitfield]

Hi

I have recently built a new Computer with an Intel DG41WV MBD. This has 
an 82G41 BIOS chip and a GMA X4500 video chip. My Operating System is 
Linux Mint 10 KDE.

I have problems with the screen display not refreshing correctly leaving 
part of the old screen still showing. Forcing a refresh by moving the 
window off screen and back again cures this.

Therefore I am wanting to update the BIOS to see if this will correct 
the problem. From recommendations on the Ubuntu Form it has been 
recommended that I use Flashrom to do this. However I can find no 
reference to either this Intel MBD or the Chipsets on your site.

Can you please advise me on whether these are supported with Flashrom 
and if necessary recommend the correct method to do this.

Thanks a lot.

[Stefan Tauner]

On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:05:24 +0200
Ian Whitfield  wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have recently built a new Computer with an Intel DG41WV MBD. This has 
> an 82G41 BIOS chip and a GMA X4500 video chip. My Operating System is 
> Linux Mint 10 KDE.
>
> I have problems with the screen display not refreshing correctly leaving 
> part of the old screen still showing. Forcing a refresh by moving the 
> window off screen and back again cures this.
>
> Therefore I am wanting to update the BIOS to see if this will correct 
> the problem. From recommendations on the Ubuntu Form it has been 
> recommended that I use Flashrom to do this. However I can find no 
> reference to either this Intel MBD or the Chipsets on your site.
>
> Can you please advise me on whether these are supported with Flashrom 
> and if necessary recommend the correct method to do this.

hello ian!

please (try to) follow the section "Installation from source" on
http://www.flashrom.org/Downloads
this is required because the version of flashrom shipped with ubuntu is
currently outdated and may not be safe to use with that mainboard.

after you have managed to build a flashrom binary from source please
run "sudo ./flashrom -V" in the directory you have built it and attach
the output of that to a mail and send it again to us. i can then tell
you if your board will probably work. it uses an ICH7 southbridge so i
am quite optimistic about it though.

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Ian Whitfield]

*Thanks a lot Stephan*

I appreciate your help!!

I ran the Apt instruction from the Downloads site and it came back and 
told me I had the latest version loaded.

So I ran the /flashrom -V instruction and got the following...

ian@LinuxBox /usr/sbin $ sudo ./flashrom -V
[sudo] password for ian:
flashrom v0.9.2-r1028 on Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (i686), built with 
libpci 3.0.0, GCC 4.4.4, little endian
flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org

Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 3189M loops 
per second, 10 myus = 11 us, 100 myus = 100 us, 1000 myus = 1015 us, 
10000 myus = 10122 us, 4 myus = 5 us, OK.
Initializing internal programmer
No coreboot table found.
DMI string system-manufacturer: "                                 "
DMI string system-product-name: "                                 "
DMI string system-version: "                                 "
DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "Intel Corporation"
DMI string baseboard-product-name: "DG41WV"
DMI string baseboard-version: "AAE90316-101"
DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop"
Found chipset "Intel ICH7/ICH7R", enabling flash write... chipset PCI ID 
is 8086:27b8,
0xfff80000/0xffb80000 FWH IDSEL: 0x0
0xfff00000/0xffb00000 FWH IDSEL: 0x0
0xffe80000/0xffa80000 FWH IDSEL: 0x1
0xffe00000/0xffa00000 FWH IDSEL: 0x1
0xffd80000/0xff980000 FWH IDSEL: 0x2
0xffd00000/0xff900000 FWH IDSEL: 0x2
0xffc80000/0xff880000 FWH IDSEL: 0x3
0xffc00000/0xff800000 FWH IDSEL: 0x3
0xff700000/0xff300000 FWH IDSEL: 0x4
0xff600000/0xff200000 FWH IDSEL: 0x5
0xff500000/0xff100000 FWH IDSEL: 0x6
0xff400000/0xff000000 FWH IDSEL: 0x7
0xfff80000/0xffb80000 FWH decode enabled
0xfff00000/0xffb00000 FWH decode enabled
0xffe80000/0xffa80000 FWH decode enabled
0xffe00000/0xffa00000 FWH decode enabled
0xffd80000/0xff980000 FWH decode disabled
0xffd00000/0xff900000 FWH decode disabled
0xffc80000/0xff880000 FWH decode disabled
0xffc00000/0xff800000 FWH decode disabled
0xff700000/0xff300000 FWH decode disabled
0xff600000/0xff200000 FWH decode disabled
0xff500000/0xff100000 FWH decode disabled
0xff400000/0xff000000 FWH decode disabled
Maximum FWH chip size: 0x100000 bytes
BIOS Lock Enable: enabled, BIOS Write Enable: disabled, BIOS_CNTL is 0xa

Root Complex Register Block address = 0xfed1c000
GCS = 0x200465: BIOS Interface Lock-Down: enabled, BOOT BIOS Straps: 0x1 
(SPI)
Top Swap : not enabled
SPIBAR = 0xfed1c000 + 0x3020
0x00: 0x8008     (SPIS)
0x02: 0x4010     (SPIC)
0x04: 0x00e048b8 (SPIA)
0x08: 0x52000000 (SPID0)
0x0c: 0x00010004 (SPID0+4)
0x10: 0x00000006 (SPID1)
0x14: 0x00110004 (SPID1+4)
0x18: 0x00000003 (SPID2)
0x1c: 0x00030004 (SPID2+4)
0x20: 0x00000000 (SPID3)
0x24: 0x00000000 (SPID3+4)
0x28: 0x00000000 (SPID4)
0x2c: 0x00000000 (SPID4+4)
0x30: 0x00000000 (SPID5)
0x34: 0x00000000 (SPID5+4)
0x38: 0x00000000 (SPID6)
0x3c: 0x00000000 (SPID6+4)
0x40: 0x00000000 (SPID7)
0x44: 0x00000000 (SPID7+4)
0x50: 0x00000000 (BBAR)
0x54: 0x0006     (PREOP)
0x56: 0x043b     (OPTYPE)
0x58: 0x05200302 (OPMENU)
0x5c: 0x0000019f (OPMENU+4)
0x60: 0x00000000 (PBR0)
0x64: 0x00000000 (PBR1)
0x68: 0x00000000 (PBR2)
0x6c: 0x00000000 (PBR3)

WARNING: SPI Configuration Lockdown activated.
Reading OPCODES... done
SPI Read Configuration: prefetching enabled, caching enabled, OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: SPI.
Probing for AMD Am29F010A/B, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMD Am29F002(N)BB, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMD Am29F002(N)BT, 256 KB: skipped.
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Probing for AMD Am29F040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMD Am29F080B, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMD Am29LV040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMD Am29LV081B, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for ASD AE49F2008, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT25DF021, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25DF041A, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25DF081, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25DF161, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25DF321, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25DF321A, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25DF641, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25F512B, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25FS010, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT25FS040, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT26DF041, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT26DF081A, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT26DF161, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT26DF161A, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT26F004, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT29C512, 64 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT29C010A, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT29C020, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT29C040A, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT45CS1282, 16896 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB011D, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB021D, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB041D, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB081D, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB161D, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB321C, 4224 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB321D, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT45DB642D, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Atmel AT49BV512, 64 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT49F002(N), 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel AT49F002(N)T, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMIC A25L40PT, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for AMIC A25L40PU, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for AMIC A29002B, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMIC A29002T, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMIC A29040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for AMIC A49LF040A, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for EMST F49B002UA, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Eon EN25B05, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B05T, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B10T, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B20T, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B40T, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B80T, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B16T, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B32T, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25B64T, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25D16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F05, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN25F32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for Eon EN29F010, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for EON EN29F002(A)(N)B, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for EON EN29F002(A)(N)T, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Fujitsu MBM29F004BC, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Fujitsu MBM29F004TC, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Fujitsu MBM29F400BC, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Fujitsu MBM29F400TC, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F001BX-B, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F001BX-T, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F004S5, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F004BV/BE-B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F004BV/BE-T, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F400BV/CV/CE-B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 28F400BV/CV/CE-T, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 82802AB, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Intel 82802AC, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for Macronix MX25L512, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L1005, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L2005, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L4005, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L8005, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L1605, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L1635D, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L3205, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L3235D, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L6405, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX25L12805, 16384 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix MX29F001B, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Macronix MX29F001T, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Macronix MX29F002B, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Macronix MX29F002T, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Macronix MX29LV040, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Numonyx M25PE10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Numonyx M25PE20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Numonyx M25PE40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Numonyx M25PE80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Numonyx M25PE16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm25LV010, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm25LV016B, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm25LV020, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm25LV040, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm25LV080B, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm25LV512, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for PMC Pm29F002T, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for PMC Pm29F002B, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for PMC Pm39LV010, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for PMC Pm39LV020, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for PMC Pm39LV040, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for PMC Pm49FL002, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Sanyo LF25FW203A, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for Spansion S25FL008A, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Spansion S25FL016A, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for SST SST25VF016B, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for SST SST25VF032B, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for SST SST25VF040.REMS, 512 KB: Invalid OPCODE 0x90
Probing for SST SST25VF040B, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for SST SST25VF040B.REMS, 512 KB: Invalid OPCODE 0x90
Probing for SST SST25VF080B, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for SST SST28SF040A, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST29EE010, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST29LE010, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST29EE020A, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST29LE020, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39SF512, 64 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39SF010A, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39SF020A, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39SF040, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39VF512, 64 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39VF010, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39VF020, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39VF040, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST39VF080, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF002A/B, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF003A/B, 384 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF004C, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF008A, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF008C, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF016C, 2048 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF020, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF020A, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF040, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF080A, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for SST SST49LF160C, 2048 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M25P05-A, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P05.RES, 64 KB: Ignoring RES in favour of RDID.
Probing for ST M25P10-A, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for ST M25P10.RES, 128 KB: Ignoring RES in favour of RDID.
Probing for ST M25P20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P40-old, 512 KB: Ignoring RES in favour of RDID.
Probing for ST M25P80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST M25P128, 16384 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 
0x4015
Probing for ST M29F002B, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M29F002T/NT, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M29F040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M29F400BT, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M29W010B, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M29W040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M29W512B, 64 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FLW040A, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FLW040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FLW080A, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FLW080B, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FW002, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FW016, 2048 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FW040, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50FW080, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for ST M50LPW116, 2048 KB: skipped.
Probing for SyncMOS S29C31004T, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for SyncMOS S29C51001T, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for SyncMOS S29C51002T, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for SyncMOS S29C51004T, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for TI TMS29F002RB, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for TI TMS29F002RT, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W25Q80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25Q16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Chip status register is 00
Found chip "Winbond W25Q16" (2048 KB, SPI) at physical address 0xffe00000.
Probing for Winbond W25Q32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W25x64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, 
id2 0x4015
Probing for Winbond W29C011, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W29C020C, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W29C040P, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W29EE011, 128 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V040A, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V040B, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V040C, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V040FA, 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V080A, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W49F002U, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W49V002A, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W49V002FA, 256 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V080FA, 1024 KB: skipped.
Probing for Winbond W39V080FA (dual mode), 512 KB: skipped.
Probing for Atmel unknown Atmel SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: 
id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for EON unknown EON SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Macronix unknown Macronix SPI chip, 0 KB: 
probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for PMC unknown PMC SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for SST unknown SST SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for ST unknown ST SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 
0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Sanyo unknown Sanyo SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: 
id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Generic unknown SPI chip (RDID), 0 KB: 
probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xef, id2 0x4015
Probing for Generic unknown SPI chip (REMS), 0 KB: Invalid OPCODE 0x90
===
This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations: PROBE READ ERASE WRITE
The test status of this chip may have been updated in the latest development
version of flashrom. If you are running the latest development version,
please email a report to [e-mail] if any of the above 
operations
work correctly for you with this flash part. Please include the flashrom
output with the additional -V option for all operations you tested (-V, -Vr,
-Vw, -VE), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested.
Thanks for your help!
===
No operations were specified.

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I look forward to hearing back from you on this!!

Best regards.

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Bernd Blaauw]

Op 21-6-2011 15:13, Ian Whitfield schreef:
> **I ran the Apt instruction from the Downloads site and it came back 
> and told me I had the latest version loaded.
>
> So I ran the /flashrom -V instruction and got the following...
>
> ian@LinuxBox /usr/sbin $ sudo ./flashrom -V
> [sudo] password for ian:
> flashrom v0.9.2-r1028 on Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (i686), built with 
> libpci 3.0.0, GCC 4.4.4, little endian

I think developers in general mean building the source into a binary 
yourself.
Besides Idwer's DOS-binary [ flashrom.exe , 
http://khepri.coresystems.de/~idwer/flashrom/latest/ ] I'm not aware of 
any binaries/packages with very recent versions of Flashrom program.

The PartedMagic LiveCD (downloadable as ISO from 
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php ) seems to use flashrom revision 1323 
(while yours is 1028).

General issue is that developers like people to report with very recent 
versions instead of outdated bundled versions, due to improvements made 
meanwhile.

Your options are 1 or more of below:
* find a new flashrom binary
* find a new flashrom binary package (.deb/.rpm? my Linux knowledge is 
near non-existing) for your distro
* download a tar-file or so, followed by compiling
* check out the source (CVS, SVN, GIT, no idea) followed by compiling 
(preferred by developers).

Ofcourse if flashrom developers have snapshots for download or complete 
binary packages in their own repository it might make life a lot easier.

For now I suggest the PartedMagic liveCD (which isn't very VMware 
friendly unfortunately, but that's offtopic).

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Stefan Tauner]

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:13:00 +0200
Ian Whitfield  wrote:
> *Thanks a lot Stephan*
>
> I appreciate your help!!
>
> I ran the Apt instruction from the Downloads site and it came back and 
> told me I had the latest version loaded.

hello again.

yes, many debian-based distributions do not ship a current version of
flashrom, hence you have to compile it yourself from source. else you
risk ruining your board. you don't want to follow the "Installation of
binary packages" section but "Installation from source".

if you don't understand what the section "Installation from source" at
http://flashrom.org/Downloads means, you can try downloading the debian
package from http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/flashrom, but that might
not work on linux mint and is not recommended.
if you can't get a current flashrom version to work on your computer i
recommend using the vendor tools instead of using the old version linux
mint provides. your log shows that 0.9.2 will probably not work.

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Ian Whitfield]

*Hi Stephan*

Thanks for the reply. And sorry  about the mix-up!!

I have now downloaded 'flashrom-0.9.3.tar.bz2' and the GPG Sig File (as 
a text file). They are in my 'Downloads' Folder.

Am I correct to say that I should now create a Folder called' /flashrom' 
move the two files into it, unpack the 'bz2' file and then run -

$*svn co svn://coreboot.org/flashrom/trunk flashrom*
$*cd flashrom*
$*make*
$*sudo make install*

I would then run the 'flashrom -V' again and sent the output to you?

Thanks.

On 21/06/2011 16:16, Stefan Tauner wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:13:00 +0200
> Ian Whitfield  wrote:
> > *Thanks a lot Stephan*
> >
> > I appreciate your help!!
> >
> > I ran the Apt instruction from the Downloads site and it came back and
> > told me I had the latest version loaded.
>
> hello again.
>
> yes, many debian-based distributions do not ship a current version of
> flashrom, hence you have to compile it yourself from source. else you
> risk ruining your board. you don't want to follow the "Installation of
> binary packages" section but "Installation from source".
>
> if you don't understand what the section "Installation from source" at
> http://flashrom.org/Downloads means, you can try downloading the debian
> package from http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/flashrom, but that might
> not work on linux mint and is not recommended.
> if you can't get a current flashrom version to work on your computer i
> recommend using the vendor tools instead of using the old version linux
> mint provides. your log shows that 0.9.2 will probably not work.

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Stefan Tauner]

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:47:56 +0200
Ian Whitfield  wrote:
> I have now downloaded 'flashrom-0.9.3.tar.bz2' and the GPG Sig File (as 
> a text file). They are in my 'Downloads' Folder.
>
> Am I correct to say that I should now create a Folder called' /flashrom' 
> move the two files into it, unpack the 'bz2' file and then run -

the bz2 file you have downloaded already contains a (year-old) snapshot
of the source of flashrom. you could extract that which would create a
directory named "flashrom" with the source files inside. (the gpg sig
file is to optionally verify that the archive is from us and i won't
explain that further.)
> svn co svn://coreboot.org/flashrom/trunk flashrom

this fetches the current developer version from our source repository
into a directory named flashrom. you don't need to do both
(downloading/extracting and fetchting the source via svn). the latter
will get you a newer version and is recommended.
> cd flashrom

enter the directory with the source code
> make

this compiles flashrom, resulting in a "flashrom" binary file in that
directory. you can then launch it with ./flashrom (the ./ is
important, see end of my mail).
you don't need to do make install. this just copies the binary file
into the system.
make will probably not succeed on your machine unless you install
various packages needed. most of them will be included in the linuxmint
package named 'build-essential'. others are listed on the downloads
page in the requirements section.
> I would then run the 'flashrom -V' again and sent the output to you?

./flashrom -V

if you don't add the ./ the system searches for the binary elsewhere
and will not recognize the newly built binary (most probably). it would
be best if you would uninstall the linuxmint package "flashrom". it
can't get in the way then (else you should always look at the version
displayed by flashrom at the beginning of each run).

if you are unsure about all this please don't do it and use the tools
from intel. i am happy to help you with problems related to _operating_
flashrom, but i won't explain the build process in more detail.

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Ian Whitfield]

*Thanks Stefan*

I appreciate all your help!!

However - jumping directly to your last paragraph I must say I'm VERY 
unsure about doing this so think I should follow your recommendations.

You say .. /"Use the tools from Intel"/. Thats fine I would like to try 
this and understand your reluctence to continue "prompting" me along.

Just one last thing - can you point me in the right direction to get 
details on these 'Intel Tools'. I did look on their WebSite but failed 
to find any help there. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

Once again - many thanks for all your help!!

Intel MBD question - ATT: Stefan Tauner

[Stefan Tauner]

On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:29:09 +0200
Ian Whitfield  wrote:
> *Thanks Stefan*
>
> I appreciate all your help!!
>
> However - jumping directly to your last paragraph I must say I'm VERY 
> unsure about doing this so think I should follow your recommendations.
>
> You say .. /"Use the tools from Intel"/. Thats fine I would like to try 
> this and understand your reluctence to continue "prompting" me along.
>
> Just one last thing - can you point me in the right direction to get 
> details on these 'Intel Tools'. I did look on their WebSite but failed 
> to find any help there. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

i was referring to iflash and the express bios thingy intel ships with
the bios update:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=3246&D...

iflash is to be used in dos so you don't need windows at least.
if you think intel should change their policy to focus on windows users
please nag them. :)