I have an Asus Crosshair II Formula motherboard that I need to flash in order to support a 6 core AMD processor. I'm running Debian "Squeeze" Linux. Here is the output from flashrom:
flashrom v0.9.2-r1141 on Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), built with libpci 3.1.7, GCC 4.4.5 20100728 (prerelease), little endian flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 967M loops per second, 10 myus = 10 us, 100 myus = 91 us, 1000 myus = 1679 us, 10000 myus = 9196 us, 4 myus = 6 us, OK. Initializing internal programmer No coreboot table found. DMI string system-manufacturer: "System manufacturer" DMI string system-product-name: "System Product Name" DMI string system-version: "System Version" DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "ASUSTeK Computer INC." DMI string baseboard-product-name: "CROSSHAIR II FORMULA" DMI string baseboard-version: "1.XX " DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop" Found ITE Super I/O, id 8720 Found chipset "NVIDIA MCP78S", enabling flash write... chipset PCI ID is 10de:075d, This chipset is not really supported yet. Guesswork... ISA/LPC bridge reg 0x8a contents: 0x40, bit 6 is 1, bit 5 is 0 Flash bus type is SPI Found SMBus device 10de:0752 at 00:01:1 MCP SPI BAR is at 0xfdf80000 SPI control is 0xc012, req=0, gnt=0 Please send the output of "flashrom -V" to flashrom@flashrom.org to help us finish support for your chipset. Thanks. OK. This chipset supports the following protocols: SPI. No IT87* serial flash segment enabled. 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. Probing for AMD Am29F016D, 2048 KB: skipped. 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 AMIC A25L05PT, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L05PU, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L10PT, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L10PU, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L20PT, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L20PU, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L40PT, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L40PU, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L80P, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L16PT, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L16PU, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L512, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L010, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L020, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L040, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L080, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L016, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25L032, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for AMIC A25LQ032, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 ASD AE49F2008, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for Atmel AT25DF021, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF041A, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF081, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF081A, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF161, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF321, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF321A, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DF641, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25DQ161, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25F512B, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25FS010, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT25FS040, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT26DF041, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT26DF081A, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT26DF161, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT26DF161A, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT26F004, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB011D, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB021D, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB041D, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB081D, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB161D, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB321C, 4224 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB321D, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT45DB642D, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel AT49BV512, 64 KB: skipped. Probing for Atmel AT49F020, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for Atmel AT49F002(N), 256 KB: skipped. Probing for Atmel AT49F002(N)T, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for EMST F49B002UA, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for EMST F25L008A, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B05, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B05T, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B10T, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B20T, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B40T, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B80T, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B16T, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B32T, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25B64T, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25D16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F05, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon EN25F32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 Hyundai HY29F002T, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for Hyundai HY29F002B, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for Intel 28F001BX-B, 128 KB: skipped. Probing for Intel 28F001BX-T, 128 KB: skipped. Probing for Intel 28F002BC-T, 256 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 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L1005, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L2005, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L4005, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L8005, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Chip status register is 00 Chip status register: Status Register Write Disable (SRWD) is not set Chip status register: Bit 6 is not set Chip status register: Bit 5 / Block Protect 3 (BP3) is not set Chip status register: Bit 4 / Block Protect 2 (BP2) is not set Chip status register: Bit 3 / Block Protect 1 (BP1) is not set Chip status register: Bit 2 / Block Protect 0 (BP0) is not set Chip status register: Write Enable Latch (WEL) is not set Chip status register: Write In Progress (WIP/BUSY) is not set Found chip "Macronix MX25L8005" (1024 KB, SPI) at physical address 0xfff00000. Probing for Macronix MX25L1605, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L1635D, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L3205, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L3235D, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L6405, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix MX25L12805, 16384 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 MoselVitelic V29C51000B, 64 KB: skipped. Probing for MoselVitelic V29C51000T, 64 KB: skipped. Probing for MoselVitelic V29C51400B, 512 KB: skipped. Probing for MoselVitelic V29C51400T, 512 KB: skipped. Probing for MoselVitelic V29LC51000, 64 KB: skipped. Probing for MoselVitelic V29LC51001, 128 KB: skipped. Probing for MoselVitelic V29LC51002, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for Numonyx M25PE10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Numonyx M25PE20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Numonyx M25PE40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Numonyx M25PE80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Numonyx M25PE16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC Pm25LV010, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC Pm25LV016B, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC Pm25LV020, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC Pm25LV040, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC Pm25LV080B, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC Pm25LV512, 64 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 KB: skipped. Probing for Spansion S25FL008A, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Spansion S25FL016A, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for SST SST25VF016B, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for SST SST25VF032B, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for SST SST25VF064C, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for SST SST25VF040.REMS, 512 KB: probe_spi_rems: id1 0xc2, id2 0x13 Probing for SST SST25VF040B, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for SST SST25LF040A.RES, 512 KB: probe_spi_res2: id1 0x13, id2 0x13 Probing for SST SST25VF040B.REMS, 512 KB: probe_spi_rems: id1 0xc2, id2 0x13 Probing for SST SST25VF080B, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P10.RES, 128 KB: Ignoring RES in favour of RDID. Probing for ST M25P20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P40-old, 512 KB: Ignoring RES in favour of RDID. Probing for ST M25P80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST M25P128, 16384 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 M29F400BB, 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/MoselVitelic {F,S,V}29C51001B, 128 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {F,S,V}29C51001T, 128 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {F,S,V}29C51002B, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {F,S,V}29C51002T, 256 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {F,S,V}29C51004B, 512 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {F,S,V}29C51004T, 512 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {S,V}29C31004B, 512 KB: skipped. Probing for SyncMOS/MoselVitelic {S,V}29C31004T, 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 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25Q16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25Q32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25Q64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x10, 128 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x20, 256 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x40, 512 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x80, 1024 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x16, 2048 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x32, 4096 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Winbond W25x64, 8192 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 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 W49F020, 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 AMIC unknown AMIC SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Atmel unknown Atmel SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Eon unknown Eon SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Macronix unknown Macronix SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for PMC unknown PMC SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for SST unknown SST SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for ST unknown ST SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Sanyo unknown Sanyo SPI chip, 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Generic unknown SPI chip (RDID), 0 KB: probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xc2, id2 0x2014 Probing for Generic unknown SPI chip (REMS), 0 KB: probe_spi_rems: id1 0xc2, id2 0x13 No operations were specified.
On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 13:47:57 -0500 "Leslie Rhorer" lrhorer@satx.rr.com wrote:
I have an Asus Crosshair II Formula motherboard that I need to flash in order to support a 6 core AMD processor. I'm running Debian "Squeeze" Linux. Here is the output from flashrom:
flashrom v0.9.2-r1141 on Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), built with libpci
hello leslie!
i cant guarantee that the current stable (0.9.4) or current subversion HEAD will work with your board (because it was not tested yet), but if you want to try it, please update first (it will still print the guesswork warning though). testing if read works and produces something that looks like a valid bios image (in a hex editor), is a good start... writing may fail due to write protections, but that would need to be investigated then.
Well, yes, I would be interested in trying it, but only if I'm pretty sure it won't bork a $300 motherboard. How confidant can I be that a failure will simply result in a BIOS that does not get written to the PROM, vs. smoke and flames, as it were?
I'm not sure I would know what a valid bios image should look like. I presume most of it would be machine code. Undoubtedly there will be some text strings, but can I be assured if the code has any intelligible parts that it is good? Should I send you the file?
Assuming we can work around the write protections, if any, how good should I feel about a write to the board either working or failing harmlessly?
-----Original Message----- From: Stefan Tauner [mailto:stefan.tauner@student.tuwien.ac.at] Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 5:07 PM To: Leslie Rhorer Cc: flashrom@flashrom.org Subject: Re: [flashrom] Asus Crosshair II Formula
On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 13:47:57 -0500 "Leslie Rhorer" lrhorer@satx.rr.com wrote:
I have an Asus Crosshair II Formula motherboard that I need to flash in order to support a 6 core AMD processor. I'm running Debian "Squeeze" Linux. Here is the output from flashrom:
flashrom v0.9.2-r1141 on Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), built with libpci
hello leslie!
i cant guarantee that the current stable (0.9.4) or current subversion HEAD will work with your board (because it was not tested yet), but if you want to try it, please update first (it will still print the guesswork warning though). testing if read works and produces something that looks like a valid bios image (in a hex editor), is a good start... writing may fail due to write protections, but that would need to be investigated then.
On Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:54:35 -0500 "Leslie Rhorer" lrhorer@satx.rr.com wrote:
Well, yes, I would be interested in trying it, but only if I'm pretty sure it won't bork a $300 motherboard. How confidant can I be that a failure will simply result in a BIOS that does not get written to the PROM, vs. smoke and flames, as it were?
statistically most (desktop and server) boards just work. then there are quite many boards that are read-only without a board enable. and the remaining few are somewhat more complicated. in most of those cases writing the backup back usually saves the board. i actually can't remember any cases when that did not work (but i am not that long around...). most losses "caused" by flashrom are really caused by the user shutting down when the flash is in an inconsistent state (although flashrom screamed at them to not shut down and contact us) and very old versions of flashrom.
but it is never 100% safe to upgrade a BIOS, not even with vendor tools, so it is your choice... :)
I'm not sure I would know what a valid bios image should look like. I presume most of it would be machine code. Undoubtedly there will be some text strings, but can I be assured if the code has any intelligible parts that it is good? Should I send you the file?
please don't send any firmware binaries. they are copyrighted and we are not allowed to publish them (which we would do automatically in our mail archive). if you want someone to look at a file name the original source or join our irc channel please.
Assuming we can work around the write protections, if any, how good should I feel about a write to the board either working or failing
imho it is quite safe to try, if you make a backup before and have a stable mains supply (or UPS), but i would hesitate too with such an expensive board. :)
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