[flashrom] Flashrom W39V040B

[kay]

Maybe there were minor changes and the flash writing procedure became
broken.

2011/4/1 Idwer Vollering <vidwer at gmail.com>

> 2011/4/1 kay <kay.diam at gmail.com>:
> > The flashrom version from trunk did the trick ;)
>
> Actually, it looks like support for your board was added eight monts
> ago: http://flashrom.org/trac/flashrom/changeset/1133
>
> >
> > I have attached the log.
> > Thanks for help!
> > Have a nice day.
> > 2011/4/1 Idwer Vollering <vidwer at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> Please keep flashrom at flashrom.org in the "To:"-field, or in cc. Thanks.
> >>
> >> 2011/4/1 kay <kay.diam at gmail.com>:
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > 2011/4/1 Idwer Vollering <vidwer at gmail.com>
> >> >>
> >> >> 2011/3/30 kay <kay.diam at gmail.com>:
> >> >> > Hi!
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have tried to flash my BIOS without success. BIOS flash reading
> is
> >> >> > ok,
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > writing does'nt work. Here is the commands output:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > $ flashrom -Vw 75i65G_3.30
> >> >> > flashrom v0.9.2-r1028 on Linux 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64), built
> with
> >> >> > libpci
> >> >>
> >> >> Can you retry writing with the latest development code ?
> >> >>
> >> >> See http://www.flashrom.org/Downloads#Installation_from_source for
> >> >> instructions.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > The results are different, but at this time I got only warning:
> >> > flashrom v0.9.3-r1205 on Linux 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64), built with
> >> > libpci
> >> > 3.1.7, GCC 4.4.5, little endian
> >> > flashrom is free software, get the source code at
> >> > http://www.flashrom.org
> >> >
> >> > Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> >> > No coreboot table found.
> >> > Found chipset "Intel ICH5/ICH5R", enabling flash write... OK.
> >> > This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
> >> > Disabling flash write protection for board "ASRock 775i65G"... OK.
> >> > No EEPROM/flash device found.
> >>
> >> Fooled you :) No really, this is strange because it found a flash
> >> device earlier.
> >>
> >> Can you try the code from subversion ?
> >> $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/flashrom/trunk flashrom
> >> $ cd flashrom
> >> $ make
> >> $ sudo ./flashrom -Vw /path/to/75i65G_3.30
> >>
> >> > Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found
> >> > automatically.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> > 3.0.0, GCC 4.4.4, little endian
> >> >> > flashrom is free software, get the source code at
> >> >> > http://www.flashrom.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 2071M
> loops
> >> >> > per
> >> >> > second, 10 myus = 9 us, 100 myus = 90 us, 1000 myus = 898 us, 10000
> >> >> > myus
> >> >> > =
> >> >> > 8978 us, 4 myus = 3
> >> >> > us, OK.
> >> >> > Initializing internal programmer
> >> >> > No coreboot table found.
> >> >> > DMI string system-manufacturer: "To Be Filled By O.E.M."
> >> >> > DMI string system-product-name: "To Be Filled By O.E.M."
> >> >> > DMI string system-version: "To Be Filled By O.E.M."
> >> >> > DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: " "
> >> >> > DMI string baseboard-product-name: "775i65G."
> >> >>
> >> >> The board is an ASRock 775i65G, correct ?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Yep.
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> > DMI string baseboard-version: " "
> >> >> > DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop"
> >> >> > Found chipset "Intel ICH5/ICH5R", enabling flash write... chipset
> PCI
> >> >> > ID
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > 8086:24d0,
> >> >> > BIOS Lock Enable: disabled, BIOS Write Enable: enabled, BIOS_CNTL
> is
> >> >> > 0x1
> >> >> > OK.
> >> >> > This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SPI.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Found chip "Winbond W39V040B" (512 KB, LPC) at physical address
> >> >> > 0xfff80000.
> >> >> > Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
> >> >> > Writing flash chip... Erasing flash chip... Looking at blockwise
> >> >> > erase
> >> >> > function 0... trying... 0x000000-0x00ffff, 0x010000-0x01ffff,
> >> >> > Looking at blockwise erase function 1... trying...
> 0x000000-0x07ffff,
> >> >> > Looking at blockwise erase function 2... not defined. Looking for
> >> >> > another
> >> >> > erase function.
> >> >> > Looking at blockwise erase function 3... not defined. Looking for
> >> >> > another
> >> >> > erase function.
> >> >> > Looking at blockwise erase function 4... not defined. Looking for
> >> >> > another
> >> >> > erase function.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ERASE FAILED at 0x00013948! Expected=0xff, Read=0x44, failed byte
> >> >> > count
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > 0x00010000-0x0001ffff: 0xc5f5
> >> >> > ERASE FAILED!
> >> >> > ERASE FAILED at 0x00013948! Expected=0xff, Read=0x44, failed byte
> >> >> > count
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > 0x00000000-0x0007ffff: 0x5cf57
> >> >> > 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!
> >> >>
> >> >> Big fat warning but you have kept it cool :)
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have checked the BIOS content and compared with backup - they are
> >> >> > identical, so I have reboot the PC without any problems.
> >> >>
> >> >> Okay, can you hit reply-to-all and attach the output of 'flashrom
> -V',
> >> >> 'lspci -nnvvvxxx', 'superiotool -deV' (run all commands as root) ?
> >> >
> >> > I have attached them.
> >> >
> >> > Have a nice day and watch out for the tricks on April fools' day )
> >
> >
>
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