[flashrom] Intel QM67 - Macronix MX25L6405 flash read problem

[George Ciobanu]

Hello,

It's me again. I had some free time so I decided to disassemble the
notebook and to wire it directly to the arduino, using Simon Inns'
schematic. I didn't desolder the chip.

I've hit a roadblock, though. I get this message: *Probing for Macronix
MX25L6405(D), 8192 kB: RDID byte 0 parity violation.
probe_spi_rdid_generic: id1 0xff, id2 0xffff*
*
*
I tried patching flashrom with http://patchwork.coreboot.org/patch/3851/,
still with no luck. I am sure the flash model is correct, because I can
read it on the capsule.

I've attached the logs, with and without the -c option.

In the hope that a solution will arise,
I thank you again.

George Ciobanu


On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Stefan Tauner <
stefan.tauner at student.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:56:28 +0200
> George Ciobanu <mrg2k8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've tried to read the contents of the memory in the subject, but it
> > failed. I'm using a Panasonic CF-53 Toughbook and I have attached the
> > verbose output.
>
> > 0x5C: 0x057f0003 FREG2: Warning: Management Engine region
> (0x00003000-0x0057ffff) is locked.
>
> Hello George,
>
> thanks for your report!
>
> The problem is the locked ME region as quoted above. We are working on
> unlocking it or working around it, but intel does not provide us any
> documentation so please do not expect a solution soon (or ever).
>
> > Do you think that I will be able to read the memory using serprog and an
> > Arduino, unsoldering it from the motherboard or will flashrom just give
> the
> > same error?
>
> The problem is the configuration of the mainboard chipset. Outside of
> the board flashrom will definitely be able to read and write the chip
> (there is a minor problem of misdetecting the MX25L6405 because
> Macronix used the same ID for different chips, but there is a patch for
> that http://patchwork.coreboot.org/patch/3851/ and a quick hack that
> you could apply locally is just a simple number change).
>
> You might be able to access the flash chip while it is still soldered,
> so that you do not need to desolder it (completely), see
> http://flashrom.org/ISP
>
> If you need to read the BIOS region only, there is a complete
> software-based solution too.
> --
> Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner
>
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