[flashrom] Flashrom Issues

[Wagner, Helge (GE Intelligent Platforms)]

You can ignore these "spi_block_erase_xx failed" errors as for the SPI
ROMs there are some erase functions defined (with different block
sizes), and when at least one of them is successful, the erase will
finally work.
And as you told it stated that it was successfully, so what you have in
the flash should be the same as in the file.
 
Can you try to clear the RTC/CMOS RAM? (remove battery for 10 minutes,
use a jumper if available, see manual)?
If that doesn't help: follow the procedure outlined in the "AMI BIOS
Recovery" manual at http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/
 
 
Some additional notes about the erase error messages:
The errors occur because on the ICH SPI engines you have to program a
list of supported commands. This list is filled at program start with
the most common SPI commands, and if one of the commands used by the
erase functions is not in this list, this specific erase will fail (but
as told before: one of the erase functions defined for your SPI flash
chips should work).
I have created a patch to dynamically re-program the list of supported
commands on-the-fly, so that no command should fail after the patch is
applied. You can find the patch here:
http://www.flashrom.org/pipermail/flashrom/2010-August/004331.html
("[flashrom] Speedup SST 25VF032B and 25VF064C programming").
 
Regards,
Helge


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From: flashrom-bounces at flashrom.org
[mailto:flashrom-bounces at flashrom.org] On Behalf Of Johnson, Je
Sent: Montag, 9. August 2010 21:38
To: flashrom at flashrom.org
Subject: [flashrom] Flashrom Issues



I've been working with a Supermicro X8DA3/DAI mother board running with
RHEL ES 5.4 (2.6.30.9). I compiled the latest version of "flashrom
0.9.2) and was able to capture my current BIOS by running "flashrom -r
X8DA3.BIOS". After capturing the BIOS I reloaded it by issuing the
following command "flashrom -w X8DA3.BIOS". I was told that the write
was successful, but saw the following errors:

 

Writing flash chip... Erasing flash before programming Erasing Flash
Chip... spi_block_erase_20 failed during command execution at address
0x0

Spi_block_erase_52 failed during command execution at address 0x0

 

Since it stated that it was successfully, I simply reset the server and
now it's failing to boot?

 

Any help in understanding in what went wrong or if my motherboard is not
fully support ( I did run the check initially to ensure the chipset was
support).

 

Thanks,

John Johnson

Lockheed Martin

Manassas, VA

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