Re: [flashrom] new bios to support

[Joe Tym]

hi,

thanks for your help in the irc channel with my hosed bios,

my motherboard is an aopen i975xa-ydg, drivers are here:
http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default.aspx ( no direct link i'm afraid )
i've attached the bin which i was trying to install + txt files containing
the output you requested,

if you could get it working that would be fantastic

thanks,

Joe Tym

A non-text attachment has been removed: ICA1AC.BIN

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[Uwe Hermann]

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:36:12PM +0100, Joe Tym wrote:
> my motherboard is an aopen i975xa-ydg, drivers are here:
> http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default.aspx ( no direct link i'm afraid )
> i've attached the bin which i was trying to install + txt files containing
> the output you requested,

Thanks for the logs! However, please don't send proprietary BIOS files
to the list, we're not allowed to distribute them. Luckily that
attachment was stripped from your mail automatically though :)

Looks like your board needs a board-enable, we'll ping you when we have
a patch you can test on your hardware.

Uwe.

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[Joshua Roys]

On 07/28/2010 06:36 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> hi,
>
> thanks for your help in the irc channel with my hosed bios,
>
> my motherboard is an aopen i975xa-ydg, drivers are here:
> http://download.aopen.com.tw/Defaultaspx
> http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default.aspx ( no direct link i'm afraid )
> i've attached the bin which i was trying to install + txt files
> containing the output you requested,
>
> if you could get it working that would be fantastic
>
> thanks,
>
> Joe Tym

Hello,

I have an experimental board enable here for you to try...  please get
the latest flashrom from SVN, apply the attached patch, compile and run:
./flashrom -p internal:boardenable=force -Vw bios.bin

Please let us know if that works or not and attach the output from the
above command in your reply.  *NOTE*:  There is a chance that the chip
will be only partially unlocked.  Make a backup first (./flashrom -r
backup.bin), and if the erase step fails you will be able to verify if
the BIOS is OK or not (via ./flashrom -v backup.bin).  If the chip ends
up in a bad state, join the IRC channel again :)

Some technical notes of why this may only partially unlock the
protection are in the patch, but I will duplicate them here in case some
archive strips attachments completely:

vendor BIOS ends up in LDN6... maybe the board enable is wrong,
  or perhaps it's not needed at all?
  the regs it tries to touch are 0xF0, 0xF1, 0xF2 which means if it
  were in the right LDN, it would have to be GPIO1 or GPIO3

Good luck,

Josh

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[Joe Tym]

hi Josh,
Thanks for your work on this. I'm on holiday at the moment for the next week
but I'll get this tested as soon as I get back and update you on the
outcome.

best regards,
Joe

On 9 September 2010 20:44, Joshua Roys  wrote:
> On 07/28/2010 06:36 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > thanks for your help in the irc channel with my hosed bios,
> >
> > my motherboard is an aopen i975xa-ydg, drivers are here:
> > http://download.aopen.com.tw/Defaultaspx
> > http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default.aspx ( no direct link i'm afraid
>
> )
> > i've attached the bin which i was trying to install + txt files
> > containing the output you requested,
> >
> > if you could get it working that would be fantastic
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Joe Tym
>
> Hello,
>
> I have an experimental board enable here for you to try...  please get
> the latest flashrom from SVN, apply the attached patch, compile and run:
> ./flashrom -p internal:boardenable=force -Vw bios.bin
>
> Please let us know if that works or not and attach the output from the
> above command in your reply.  *NOTE*:  There is a chance that the chip
> will be only partially unlocked.  Make a backup first (./flashrom -r
> backup.bin), and if the erase step fails you will be able to verify if
> the BIOS is OK or not (via ./flashrom -v backup.bin).  If the chip ends
> up in a bad state, join the IRC channel again :)
>
> Some technical notes of why this may only partially unlock the
> protection are in the patch, but I will duplicate them here in case some
> archive strips attachments completely:
>
> vendor BIOS ends up in LDN6... maybe the board enable is wrong,
>  or perhaps it's not needed at all?
>  the regs it tries to touch are 0xF0, 0xF1, 0xF2 which means if it
>  were in the right LDN, it would have to be GPIO1 or GPIO3
>
> Good luck,
>
> Josh

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[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

Hi Joe,

any updates on whether this patch works for you?

On 10.09.2010 12:11, Joe Tym wrote:
> Thanks for your work on this. I'm on holiday at the moment for the next week
> but I'll get this tested as soon as I get back and update you on the
> outcome.
>
> On 9 September 2010 20:44, Joshua Roys  wrote:
> > On 07/28/2010 06:36 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> > > my motherboard is an aopen i975xa-ydg
> >
> > I have an experimental board enable here for you to try...  please get
> > the latest flashrom from SVN, apply the attached patch, compile and run:
> > ./flashrom -p internal:boardenable=force -Vw bios.bin
> >
> > Please let us know if that works or not and attach the output from the
> > above command in your reply.  *NOTE*:  There is a chance that the chip
> > will be only partially unlocked.  Make a backup first (./flashrom -r
> > backup.bin), and if the erase step fails you will be able to verify if
> > the BIOS is OK or not (via ./flashrom -v backup.bin).  If the chip ends
> > up in a bad state, join the IRC channel again :)
> >
> > Some technical notes of why this may only partially unlock the
> > protection are in the patch, but I will duplicate them here in case some
> > archive strips attachments completely:
> >
> > vendor BIOS ends up in LDN6... maybe the board enable is wrong,
> >  or perhaps it's not needed at all?
> >  the regs it tries to touch are 0xF0, 0xF1, 0xF2 which means if it
> >  were in the right LDN, it would have to be GPIO1 or GPIO3
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Josh

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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[Joe Tym]

Hi Carl Daniel,
Sorry this has taken so long, I did as you said and it looks promising.
Output is attached. I'll hold off rebooting till you give me the all
clear. :)

Also the second part of the patch needed to be manually added for some
reason,
I guess trunk has been updated since the patch.

Pass my thanks onto Josh. Also I had a quick nose at your website and
noticed
you studyed bioinformatics. Funny coincidence because I started a job a few
months ago in bioinformatics (as a perl developer).
I work at a place called ICR in London doing cancer research.
Quite an interesting field. Do you still work at it ? Would be interested to
hear more.

cheers,

Joe Tym

On 5 October 2010 13:58, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
[e-mail]> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> any updates on whether this patch works for you?
>
> On 10.09.2010 12:11, Joe Tym wrote:
> > Thanks for your work on this. I'm on holiday at the moment for the next
>
> week
> > but I'll get this tested as soon as I get back and update you on the
> > outcome.
> >
> > On 9 September 2010 20:44, Joshua Roys  wrote:
> > > On 07/28/2010 06:36 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> > > > my motherboard is an aopen i975xa-ydg
> > >
> > > I have an experimental board enable here for you to try...  please get
> > > the latest flashrom from SVN, apply the attached patch, compile and run:
> > > ./flashrom -p internal:boardenable=force -Vw bios.bin
> > >
> > > Please let us know if that works or not and attach the output from the
> > > above command in your reply.  *NOTE*:  There is a chance that the chip
> > > will be only partially unlocked.  Make a backup first (./flashrom -r
> > > backup.bin), and if the erase step fails you will be able to verify if
> > > the BIOS is OK or not (via ./flashrom -v backup.bin).  If the chip ends
> > > up in a bad state, join the IRC channel again :)
> > >
> > > Some technical notes of why this may only partially unlock the
> > > protection are in the patch, but I will duplicate them here in case some
> > > archive strips attachments completely:
> > >
> > > vendor BIOS ends up in LDN6... maybe the board enable is wrong,
> > >  or perhaps it's not needed at all?
> > >  the regs it tries to touch are 0xF0, 0xF1, 0xF2 which means if it
> > >  were in the right LDN, it would have to be GPIO1 or GPIO3
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > >
> > > Josh
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel

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[Joshua Roys]

On 10/07/2010 04:39 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> Hi Carl Daniel,
> Sorry this has taken so long, I did as you said and it looks promising.
> Output is attached. I'll hold off rebooting till you give me the all
> clear. :)
>
> Also the second part of the patch needed to be manually added for some
> reason,
> I guess trunk has been updated since the patch.

Hey Joe,

Everything looks good!  Keep a backup of the old BIOS around (if you
still have it), and also keep in mind that you may have to clear the
CMOS (by removing all power and pulling the "watch" battery out for a
minute) if the system doesn't seem to come back up.

Thanks for testing the patch!

Josh

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[Idwer Vollering]

2010/10/7 Joshua Roys :
> On 10/07/2010 04:39 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> > Hi Carl Daniel,
> > Sorry this has taken so long, I did as you said and it looks promising.
> > Output is attached. I'll hold off rebooting till you give me the all
> > clear. :)
> >
> > Also the second part of the patch needed to be manually added for some
> > reason,
> > I guess trunk has been updated since the patch.
>
> Hey Joe,
>
> Everything looks good!  Keep a backup of the old BIOS around (if you
> still have it), and also keep in mind that you may have to clear the
> CMOS (by removing all power and pulling the "watch" battery out for a
> minute) if the system doesn't seem to come back up.
>
> Thanks for testing the patch!

If you update this patch and add your sign off, this is
Acked-by: Idwer Vollering
> Josh
>
> flashrom mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom

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[Joshua Roys]

On 04/20/2011 03:59 PM, Idwer Vollering wrote:
> 2010/10/7 Joshua Roys:
> > On 10/07/2010 04:39 PM, Joe Tym wrote:
> > > Hi Carl Daniel,
> > > Sorry this has taken so long, I did as you said and it looks promising.
> > > Output is attached. I'll hold off rebooting till you give me the all
> > > clear. :)
> > >
> > > Also the second part of the patch needed to be manually added for some
> > > reason,
> > > I guess trunk has been updated since the patch.
> >
> > Hey Joe,
> >
> > Everything looks good!  Keep a backup of the old BIOS around (if you
> > still have it), and also keep in mind that you may have to clear the
> > CMOS (by removing all power and pulling the "watch" battery out for a
> > minute) if the system doesn't seem to come back up.
> >
> > Thanks for testing the patch!
>
> If you update this patch and add your sign off, this is
> Acked-by: Idwer Vollering

Rebased.

Success report:
http://www.flashrom.org/pipermail/flashrom/2010-October/005046.html

Signed-off-by: Joshua Roys

Thanks,

Josh

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[Stefan Tauner]

On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:17:41 -0400
Joshua Roys  wrote:
> > If you update this patch and add your sign off, this is
> > Acked-by: Idwer Vollering
>
> Rebased.
>
> Success report:
> http://www.flashrom.org/pipermail/flashrom/2010-October/005046.html
>
> Signed-off-by: Joshua Roys

thanks!

applied in r1313