[coreboot] assistance with updating my bios

[Peter Stuge]

Hi,

z4ziggy at gmail.com wrote:
> No EEPROM/flash device found.
> If you know which flash chip you have, and if this version of flashrom
> supports a similar flash chip, you can try to force read your chip. Run:
> flashrom -f -r -c similar_supported_flash_chip filename
> 
> Note: flashrom can never write when the flash chip isn't found  
> automatically.

The above note is sadly not a joke.


Corey Osgood wrote:
> AFAIK, flashrom is broken for most ICHx.

Not so, it works very well on a whole bunch of them.


Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> On 30.10.2008 16:57, z4ziggy at gmail.com wrote:
> > any plans on fixing the issue or using alternative? is there a
> > way i can assist?
> 
> Your flash chip is not supported. I'll add code for it.

Some info Carl-Daniel didn't post, maybe it is informative;

It seems that the system has a Winbond W25B40 or W25B40A flash chip.
This is an SPI flash chip, but it seems to behave just like a FWH
type chip.

While waiting for Carl-Daniel you can try the attached patch. I doubt
it will work but you never know.


//Peter
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