[coreboot] Cable issue? Flashrom doesn't detect F2A-85M's flash chip (25Q64F)

Rafael Machado rafaelrodrigues.machado at gmail.com
Fri Jul 29 20:45:26 CEST 2016


Hi Daniel

I had some issues with Buspirate firmware not being updated.
Take a look at this post. Maybe it can help.

http://dangerousprototypes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=7527

Thanks and Regards
Rafael R. Machado


Em qua, 27 de jul de 2016 às 05:10, Daniel Kulesz via coreboot <
coreboot at coreboot.org> escreveu:

> Hi folks,
>
> for backup purposes, I am trying to do some flashing of the BIOS chip from
> my Asus F2A-85M (Winbond 25Q64F) by connecting it to a RPi2. In the past, I
> used the RPi2 setup successfully to flash the Macronix chip in the X200
> using a 3M test clip and 15cm jumper cables, but I don't have a clip for
> Winbond chip on the F2A-85M so I am using the connectors which came bundled
> with a Buspirate (making the wires a little longer in total).
>
> Unfortunately, Flashrom does not detect the chip even when supplying the
> -c parameter. Here are some pictures of my setup:
>
> https://abload.de/img/dscn6511d8jh4.jpg
> https://abload.de/img/dscn6515vekdc.jpg
> https://abload.de/img/dscn6516n7j3f.jpg
>
> I tried several times, checked the pinout and tried attaching the
> connectors to different areas of the flash chip's heads. Is there anything
> I am doing obviously wrong?
>
> Cheers, Daniel
>
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