[flashrom] Gigabyte P55A-UD4 works.

[Stefan Tauner]

On Sun, 22 May 2011 18:45:14 +0200
Björn Augustsson <oggust at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2011/5/18 Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner at student.tuwien.ac.at>:
> > On Fri, 13 May 2011 23:22:26 +0200
> > Björn Augustsson <oggust at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Just writing in to let you know that the Gigabyte P55A-UD4 seems to work fine.
> >
> > hello!
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > there are two revisions of your motherboard according to gigabyte.
> > namely rev 1.0
> > http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3239#sp
> > and rev 2.0
> > http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3436#sp
> >
> > the only difference visible on that pages is the ethernet controller
> > and small layout changes. i dont think those differences matter for
> > flashrom at all, but just for the record: which revision do you have?
> 
> I wasn't sure either, so I downloaded both, and it turns out they
> have the same bios image.
> 
> But since you asked, I had another look. It's a bit hard to say.
> The box says rev 1.0, but looking at the images, I think it's right.
> 
> * Mine has the "EuP Ready" text in the corner near the DIMM slots,
> which only appears
>   on the rev 2 picture.
> * I do not have the additional text near the dolby logo on the rev 2 picture.
> * The cap near the USB header (to the left of the dolby logo, at the
> edge) is in the
>   position in the rev 1 picture.
> * The ethernet stuff looks more like the rev 1 pic. The "NEC" text is missing,
>   but that cap behind the audio header is missing, like in the 1.0 pic.
> 
> Weird. Either way, like you said, hopefully it doesn't matter.

probably rev 1.0. the prints are much easier to change than the
electrical layout. ill make a note.

> > when did you read out the other file: before
> > or after rebooting?
> 
> I think it was after rebooting.
> Anyway, I tried it now, (several reboots later), and the result is
> the same as the image I read back then. (ie not quite matching the one I wrote)

i am not sure but i think this is quite normal. it probably saved some
settings at the first boot in there. i wont look into it in detail,
because it works anyway and it's implausible that flashrom is the cause
(and i dont have the time to do it :)

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Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner