Hi! I'm going to flash Gembird PCI 3SATA+1IDE controller's BIOS, there is W39V040C. I found an excellent professionaly modified ROM for this device. I will try to do it on board of ASUS P4P800E-DELUX. Just let me know, is it possible in the moment or I have to wait for a new version of flashrom.exe? This device have unfriendly relations to Radeon X1600 AGP, on board of ASRock P4i45E MB, so I found only new modified ROM of PCI controller can help. Waiting for Your answer, Alexey.
On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:19:56 +0300 alex-raude at mail.ru (Alexey) wrote:
Hi! I'm going to flash Gembird PCI 3SATA+1IDE controller's BIOS, there is W39V040C. I found an excellent professionaly modified ROM for this device. I will try to do it on board of ASUS P4P800E-DELUX. Just let me know, is it possible in the moment or I have to wait for a new version of flashrom.exe? This device have unfriendly relations to Radeon X1600 AGP, on board of ASRock P4i45E MB, so I found only new modified ROM of PCI controller can help. Waiting for Your answer, Alexey.
Hello Alexey!
The code that is needed is not committed to our repository, but there exists a patch that tries to add that functionality (as you may or may not know...). Do you still own the card? Did you ever try using flashrom to modify the firmware of that card? If so, what was the result?
Hello Stefan. You have to look here: http://forum.ixbt.com/topic.cgi?id=11:38403-27 , the Man called "Memphis" made a perfect "ROM" and "Writer" for VIA6421A based controllers. There are a lots of HDD utilities included and ROM code was excellent modified. So I use it now, and actively participate in testing of new releases. The forum is Russian and language Russian, but if You have some technical knowledge, could be fine. He found a lots lots lots of mistakes and just stupid things in VIA original BIOS. There was a lot of complains from users for Your W39V040B Flash chip, as it known as a broken/malfunctioning/low-cost in the professional world, this chip can't be flashed on board of VIA6421A. I was happy and lucky, the W39V040C is good and do not have any problems and it flashed easily not like "B". Alexey
Sorry guys! It's My mistake, Your address was in "Copy to".
i am not exactly sure what he wants to tell me... :) xvilka, maybe you wanna message him directly and/or look at the memphis postings... would be much appreciated. i could not find a working download link for his stuff.
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Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:44:55 +0400 From: Alexey alex-raude@mail.ru To: stefan.tauner@student.tuwien.ac.at Subject: Re[2]: [flashrom] Gembird-PCI-VIA VT6421A-W39V040C
Sorry Stefan! I was thinking You are from Gembird!!!!!
Hello Stefan. You have to look here: http://forum.ixbt.com/topic.cgi?id=11:38403-27 , the Man called "Memphis" made a perfect "ROM" and "Writer" for VIA6421A based controllers. There are a lots of HDD utilities included and ROM code was excellent modified. So I use it now, and actively participate in testing of new releases. The forum is Russian and language Russian, but if You have some technical knowledge, could be fine. He found a lots lots lots of mistakes and just stupid things in VIA original BIOS. There was a lot of complains from users for Your W39V040B Flash chip, as it known as a broken/malfunctioning/low-cost in the professional world, this chip can't be flashed on board of VIA6421A. I was happy and lucky, the W39V040C is good and do not have any problems and it flashed easily not like "B". Alexey
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