[coreboot] Homemaid LPC flasher

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 07.11.2008 01:21, Joseph Smith wrote:
>
> On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:14:57 +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
> <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:
>   
>> On 07.11.2008 01:04, Joseph Smith wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:48:02 +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
>>> <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>> Anyways, I am going to start a project based on a very simple and
>>>>>           
>> CHEAP
>>     
>>>>> LPC flasher originally designed for the xbox.
>>>>> http://rex.xbox-scene.com/LPC2/LPC2.html
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> My question to the coreboot community is…..
>>>>> I have no problem hosting this project on my site, but would everyone
>>>>> like me to incorporate this project into coreboot? If so is anyone
>>>>> interested in helping?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Do we want to add support for this flasher to flashrom? In theory,
>>>> reusing the abstraction model present since SPI could work well.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> flashrom support would be very very cool :-)
>>> The ability of flashrom flashing over LPC would greatly broaden it
>>> horizons.
>>>
>>>       
>> You mean LPT?
>>     
> Sorry slip of the tung, yes LPT
>   
>>> After I get it up and working, I also am going to do some testing with
>>>       
>> USB
>>     
>>> to LPT adapters for those of you that don't have a LPT port.
>>>       
>> LPT again?
>>     
> yes LPT
>   
>>> These adapters
>>> can be found on eBay for pennies on the dollar (very cheap). I also plan
>>>       
>> on
>>     
>>> powering the LPC flasher from USB.
>>>
>>>       
>> AFAIK most USB-LPT adaptors have timing problems (timing is important
>> for many LPC chips) and you may not be able to control all pins
>> manually. If it works, more power to you!
>>
>>     
> Hmm, that maybe a problem. That is off in the future anyways. 
> But I am going to at least give it a shot :-|
>   

By the way, there's also a homemade SPI flasher which should be way
easier to support from flashrom:
http://rayer.ic.cz/elektro/spipgm.htm

IIRC Rudolf mentioned it some time ago.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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