[flashrom] DOS binary doesn't work?

[Idwer Vollering]

2010/10/9 max <opendtv at yahoo.com>

> Looking at the ICH4 data sheet, an SMI interrupt is generated when you
> enable BIOS writing.
>
> Does flashrom-DOS disable SMI? If not, then the BIOS is probably resetting
> the bit.
>

It should disable SMI, yes; I don't see why the cross compiled build
wouldn't.
It is the same code that is being compiled: see
http://www.flashrom.org/trac/flashrom/browser/trunk/README#L97

>
> (Under Linux the BIOS write enable bit is already set).
>

Perhaps linux handles SMI "I/O" (I couldn't think of a better name) better
dan DOS does ?


>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
>
Idwer


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