[flashrom] Bios update problem

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net
Wed Jan 12 02:01:38 CET 2011


Hi Bence,

Auf 12.01.2011 01:11, Bence Kovács schrieb:
> I wanted to update my flash with a bitmap fullscreen logo.
> The system runs ubuntu 10.04 with real-time rtai.
> [...]
> Verify to originalflash.bin works as well.
>   

Good.


> It seems, that read works properly, and write does nothing.
>   

Yes, write did nothing.


> But still, Im a bit afraid to restart the computer.
> What do you thing? (I leave computer on until answer)
>   

It is safe to restart your computer.


> (Less important question: How should I modify flash? )
>   

Can you try latest flashrom? http://www.flashrom.org/Downloads tells you
how to compile it from source. (You do not need libftdi.)


> generalmechatronics at generalmechatronics-desktop:~$ sudo flashrom -w
> "modifiedflash.bin"
> flashrom v0.9.1-r946
> No coreboot table found.
> Found chipset "Intel ICH6/ICH6R", enabling flash write... OK.
> This chipset supports the following protocols: FWH.
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chip "Winbond W39V040FA" (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: 0x4ab
> ERASE FAILED!
> ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xca1
> ERASE FAILED!
> ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x0007ffff: 0x65f4b
> ERASE FAILED!
> FAILED!
> ERASE FAILED!
> FAILED!
> Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
>
> A non-text attachment has been removed: originalflash.bin
> It is available at http://paste.flashrom.org/view.php?id=297
> A non-text attachment has been removed: modifiedflash.bin
> It is available at http://paste.flashrom.org/view.php?id=298
>   


Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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