[flashrom] asus p4p800 error while flashing

[Paul Menzel]

Dear Yuri,


Am Dienstag, den 31.05.2011, 12:43 +0400 schrieb Yura I:
> Hi. I got an error while flashing asus p4p800 motherboard on ubuntu 10.04:
> 
> $ sudo flashrom -w P4C800-ASUS-Entry-1021.005
> flashrom v0.9.1-r946

this version is quite old. 0.9.3 is the current release [1]. You could
even build the current version from Subversion [2].

> No coreboot table found.
> Found chipset "Intel ICH5/ICH5R", enabling flash write... OK.
> This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SPI.
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (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 0x00000ae8!
> Expected=0xff, Read=0x44, failed byte count from 0x00000000-0x00000fff:
> 0x4fb
> ERASE FAILED!
> ERASE FAILED at 0x00000ae8! Expected=0xff, Read=0x44, failed byte count
> from 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0xf419
> 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!
> 
> Old bios is saved. Computer isnt rebooted. Can you help me?

I suggest to try 0.9.3 or the development version. But to be sure you
should wait for an answer by a developer or ask on IRC.


Thanks,

Paul


[1] http://flashrom.org/Flashrom
[2] http://flashrom.org/Downloads
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