[flashrom] Zotac ZBOX-AD02-PLUS-U: System Testing

[Svetoslav Trochev]

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> and thanks for your mail. read tests are only useful in some cases (e.g.
> untested chips), for testing full board support we need a erase/write
> cycle. that does not mean that you should now erase your chip
> immediately, but the log as such does not help. if you ever try to
> update the firmware on that board on the other hand please send us a
> note.
>
Yes, I know. The reason I run -V to collect data and to order EEPROM
chips for testing. As soon I get the chips, I will test all modes and
report back. I just wanted to notify everyone that work on this
devices started.

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>> I suspect this is about the UEFI secure boot option where the keys
>> are( or would) be stored. Is this correct?
>
> we can neither confirm nor deny this presumption. seriously... no that
> has nothing to do with secure boot afaik. these chips are used in many
> other devices not just PCs. the OTP area is usually just a few dozen
> bytes large, which might be enough for a few key hashes or so, but i
> doubt anyone would use them for this. it is just a feature to store a
> few bytes forever* and is probably only used in a few embedded devices.

I see, thank you for the explanation.
> --
> Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner