Re: [flashrom] flashrom -E

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

Auf 08.03.2011 03:39, Eric Konesky schrieb:
> I have the BIOS I'm just not sure how I would reflash it the chip isn't
> removable

Oh, wait... does that mean the machine is currently powered off?
As long as the machine is still running, you can rewrite the BIOS as
often as you want, but once it shuts down, you need to recover externally.

Which mainboard is this, and which flash chip was detected by flashrom
(or did you use another software)?

Regards,
Carl-Daniel
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > Auf 08.03.2011 02:13, Eric Konesky schrieb:
> > > I accidently erased my bios does this erase the boot block?
> >
> > Usually yes.
> > If you have a backup, just write it to the chip and everything should be
> > fine. Otherwise download the correct BIOS for your board from the board
> > manufacturer and write that to the chip (make ABSOLUTELY sure you pick
> > the correct board and correct board revision).

flashrom -E

[Eric Konesky]

Yeah I wasn't thinking and shut it off I ended up just buying a new board
.... I needed a new board anyway the old one was kinda buggy anyway

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
[e-mail]> wrote:
> Auf 08.03.2011 03:39, Eric Konesky schrieb:
> > I have the BIOS I'm just not sure how I would reflash it the chip isn't
> > removable
>
> Oh, wait... does that mean the machine is currently powered off?
> As long as the machine is still running, you can rewrite the BIOS as
> often as you want, but once it shuts down, you need to recover externally.
>
> Which mainboard is this, and which flash chip was detected by flashrom
> (or did you use another software)?
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
> > On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > > Auf 08.03.2011 02:13, Eric Konesky schrieb:
> > > > I accidently erased my bios does this erase the boot block?
> > >
> > > Usually yes.
> > > If you have a backup, just write it to the chip and everything should be
> > > fine. Otherwise download the correct BIOS for your board from the board
> > > manufacturer and write that to the chip (make ABSOLUTELY sure you pick
> > > the correct board and correct board revision).