[flashrom] i think i made a mistake

[Antoine Visier]

Hello.

Sorry for my stupidity, and my english, i don't speak very well.

Today, i tryed to update the bios of my computer.
I used flashrom.
I 've probably made a mistake and now i got an error message.

My computer is the MP945-X
The bios version i used is R1.14 and the release date is 4/25/2007

I followed this page : http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/flasher_le_bios
I download the latest version of the bios located on the Aopen download
website.
http://download.aopen.com.tw/userdownload_List.aspx?RecNo=11314&Model=2210

I unzip the wiab1e.zip and i used the file named IAB1E.BIN (i don't use the
two other .exe files)
After the first error message, i tried to return to the inital bios (i've
got two backup, called* *backup.bin and A7Tversion.ROM)
I put the file i used attached to this mail.

I 've typed those commands :


@a-desktop:~$* sudo dmidecode -s bios-version*
i945GMx-FX R1.08 Aug.25.2006 AOpen Inc.

a at a-desktop:~$ *sudo flashrom*
flashrom v0.9.1-r946
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "Intel ICH7M", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
No operations were specified.

a at a-desktop:~$ *sudo flashrom -r backup.bin*
flashrom v0.9.1-r946
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "Intel ICH7M", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
Reading flash... done.

a at a-desktop:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version
i945GMx-FX R1.08 Aug.25.2006 AOpen Inc.

a at a-desktop:~$ *sudo flashrom -w IAB1E.BIN *
flashrom v0.9.1-r946
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "Intel ICH7M", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
Writing flash chip... Erasing flash chip... ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000!
Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff:
0x481
ERASE FAILED!
ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from
0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xc74
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
Get help on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
mail flashrom at flashrom.org!
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DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!

a at a-desktop:~$ *sudo flashrom -w backup.bin*
flashrom v0.9.1-r946
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "Intel ICH7M", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
Writing flash chip... Erasing flash chip... ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000!
Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff:
0x481
ERASE FAILED!
ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from
0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xc74
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
Get help on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
mail flashrom at flashrom.org!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!



a at a-desktop:~$* sudo flashrom -w A7Tversion.ROM *
flashrom v0.9.1-r946
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "Intel ICH7M", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
Writing flash chip... Erasing flash chip... ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000!
Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff:
0x481
ERASE FAILED!
ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from
0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xc74
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
Get help on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
mail flashrom at flashrom.org!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!

a at a-desktop:~$ *sudo dmidecode -s bios-version*
i945GMx-FX R1.08 Aug.25.2006 AOpen Inc.
a at a-desktop:~$ sudo flashrom -w IAB1E.BIN
flashrom v0.9.1-r946
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "Intel ICH7M", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
Calibrating delay loop... OK.
Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
Writing flash chip... Erasing flash chip... ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000!
Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff:
0x481
ERASE FAILED!
ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from
0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xc74
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
ERASE FAILED!
FAILED!
Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
Get help on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
mail flashrom at flashrom.org!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!

a at a-desktop:~$ *sudo dmidecode -s bios-version*
i945GMx-FX R1.08 Aug.25.2006 AOpen Inc.

Thanks for any help.
I keep my computer on

Antoine

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