[flashrom] Can't write or Erase on Abit IC7

Anders Jenbo anders at jenbo.dk
Wed Jun 2 08:58:03 CEST 2010


PMC Pm49FL004 is the original BIOS. I am trying to cross flash a norther
chip, just didn't put it in the system when i made the files logs.
The SST49LF004A has also been tested for all operations so it must be
something with the board.

-Anders

ons, 02 06 2010 kl. 03:53 +0200, skrev Carl-Daniel Hailfinger:
> Hi,
> 
> somehow the CC for Anders got dropped. Resending.
> 
> On 02.06.2010 03:49, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > On 02.06.2010 03:33, Andrew Morgan wrote:
> >   
> >> On 02/06/10 01:42, Anders Jenbo wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Hi, i'm trying to use a Abit IC7 to cross flash the BIOS for another
> >>> board but neither erase or wirte works.
> >>> The chips that i am trying to flash is a SST SST49LF004A, I am able to
> >>> read it's content just fine.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas what might be the issue here?
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> I don't know how much help this is, but I did notice:
> >>
> >>
> >> Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 KB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x9d,
> >> id2 0x6e
> >> [...]
> >> Found chip "PMC Pm49FL004" (512 KB, LPC,FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000
> >
> > Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 KB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x9d, id2 0x6e
> > Found chip "PMC Pm49FL004" (512 KB, LPC,FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
> >
> >
> > That's definitely a PMC ID and it passes all flashrom safety checks, so
> > either the chip is mislabeled, something is really confusing flashrom to
> > an extent which is thought to be almost impossible, or the chip is
> > indeed a PMC Pm49FL004.
> >   
> 
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
> 






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