[flashrom] [PATCH] Improve error messages, protect the user

[Stefan Reinauer]

On 8/11/09 5:25 PM, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:

> +		if (flash->tested & TEST_BAD_ERASE) {
> +			fprintf(stderr, "Erase is not working on this chip "
> +				"and erase is needed for write. Aborting.\n");
> +			return 1;
> +		}
> +		if (flash->tested & TEST_BAD_WRITE) {
> +			fprintf(stderr, "Write is not working on this chip. "
> +				"Aborting.\n");
> +			return 1;
> +		}
>   

I would agree to this as long as there's a --force option

I think the IRC note should go to the documentation, not the code.


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