[flashrom] flashrom support for EP-9NPA7I

Joshua Roys roysjosh at gmail.com
Thu Aug 4 14:49:13 CEST 2011


On 06/20/2011 03:45 PM, Stefan Tauner wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:54:31 -0500
> "Colin L. Rice"<dah4k0r at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Sorry for missing you guys earlier. It works.
>>
>> Note that this is an EP-9NPa7I. But eh whatever.
>
> jup i am aware of that. i have a fix for the "misdetection", but it was
> on purpose that i let you try the 0x92 patch without that fix.
> thanks a lot for your testing! your board will be supported in one way
> or another by the next release.
>
>> Output:
>>
>> flashrom v0.9.3-r1338 on Linux 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), built with libpci
>> 3.1.7, GCC 4.5.2, little endian
>> flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
>>
>> Calibrating delay loop... delay loop is unreliable, trying to continue OK.
>> Found chipset "NVIDIA CK804", enabling flash write... OK.
>> This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SP.
>> Disabling flash write protection for board "EPoX EP-8NPA7I"... OK.
>> Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 kB, FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
>> Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling coreboot-related checks.
>> Erasing and writing flash chip... Done.
>> Verifying flash... VERIFIED.
>
> so. the patch from jonathan works for this board too (besides the
> EP-8NPA7I and a bunch of others according to him).
> the question now is if we want to enable it for all ck804 boards by
> default (i.e. ack the patch as is), or if we wanna put it in a board
> enable.
> i think it is ok to apply it as is, even if we are not 100% sure it is
> safe everywhere.
> please speak out now if you differ before i ack it.
>

I've seen this in at least 3 board enables recently, so:
Acked-by: Joshua Roys <roysjosh at gmail.com>

Thanks Jonathan and Stefan!

Josh




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