[flashrom] FAILED: GENE 5315 Rev.B

[Idwer Vollering]

2013/3/22 sergey <serg99666 at mail.ru>:
> Hello.
> I am using your program "Flasrom". I have problem with changing of AwardBios
> on Coreboot.
> I think problem arises because "Flashrom" don't support this motherboard.

It's obvious that you need a board enable [1] to lift the write/erase
protection, or a spare chip - it's recommended to have a spare chip
when replacing $vendorbios with coreboot.
Can you read the AwardBios to a file, upload the file to
http://paste.flashrom.org/ and reply with the resulting URL?

>From the product picture [2] can be deduced that the flash chip is socketed.
ebay link to an empty, spare, SST49LF008A:
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/SST-49LF008A-33-4C-NHE-Blank-/271165788511?pt=UK_WSJL_Wholesale_GL&hash=item3f22bd915f

[1] http://flashrom.org/Board_Enable
[2] http://www.tri-m.com/products/aaeon/gene5315.html

> But when I load in flash chip data, which were previously saved (AwardBios),
> "Flashrom" has success.
> This problem have decision?
>  Below result of works "Flashrom".
>
> For coreboot.
> ==================================
>
> k2000 at k2000-desktop:~$ sudo flashrom -p internal:boardmismatch=force  -w
> /home/k2000/coreboot/build/coreboot.rom
> [sudo] password for k2000:
> flashrom v0.9.6.1-r1564 on Linux 2.6.32-38-generic (i586)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
>
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chipset "AMD CS5536". Enabling flash write... Error while opening
> /dev/cpu/0/msr: No such file or directory
> Did you run 'modprobe msr'?

Did you run 'modprobe msr'?

> FAILED!
> WARNING: unexpected second chipset match: "AMD CS5536"
> ignoring, please report lspci and board URL to flashrom at flashrom.org
> with 'CHIPSET: your board name' in the subject line.

Run 'lspci -nnvvvxxx' (as root) and attach the output.

> Found SST flash chip "SST49LF008A" (1024 kB, FWH) at physical address
> 0xfff00000.
> Note: If the following flash access fails, try -p
> internal:mainboard=<vendor>:<mainboard>.
> Reading old flash chip contents... done.
> Erasing and writing flash chip... ERASE FAILED at 0x000ed000! Expected=0xff,
> Read=0x00, failed byte count from 0x000ed000-0x000edfff: 0xeb1
> ERASE FAILED!
> Reading current flash chip contents... done. ERASE FAILED at 0x000ed000!
> Expected=0xff, Read=0x00, failed byte count from 0x000e0000-0x000effff:
> 0x2686
> ERASE FAILED!
> FAILED!
> Uh oh. Erase/write failed. Checking if anything changed.
> Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
> Get help on IRC at chat.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
> mail flashrom at flashrom.org with the subject "FAILED: <your board name>"!
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!
> k2000 at k2000-desktop:~$
> k2000 at k2000-desktop:~$ sudo flashrom -p internal:boardmismatch=force  -w
> /home/k2000/coreboot/build/coreboot.rom
> [sudo] password for k2000:
> flashrom v0.9.6.1-r1564 on Linux 2.6.32-38-generic (i586)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
>
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chipset "AMD CS5536". Enabling flash write... Error while opening
> /dev/cpu/0/msr: No such file or directory
> Did you run 'modprobe msr'?
> FAILED!
> WARNING: unexpected second chipset match: "AMD CS5536"
> ignoring, please report lspci and board URL to flashrom at flashrom.org
> with 'CHIPSET: your board name' in the subject line.
> Found SST flash chip "SST49LF008A" (1024 kB, FWH) at physical address
> 0xfff00000.
> Note: If the following flash access fails, try -p
> internal:mainboard=<vendor>:<mainboard>.
> Reading old flash chip contents... done.
> Erasing and writing flash chip... ERASE FAILED at 0x000ed000! Expected=0xff,
> Read=0x00, failed byte count from 0x000ed000-0x000edfff: 0xeb1
> ERASE FAILED!
> Reading current flash chip contents... done. ERASE FAILED at 0x000ed000!
> Expected=0xff, Read=0x00, failed byte count from 0x000e0000-0x000effff:
> 0x2686
> ERASE FAILED!
> FAILED!
> Uh oh. Erase/write failed. Checking if anything changed.
> Good. It seems nothing was changed.
> Writing to the flash chip apparently didn't do anything.
> This means we have to add special support for your board, programmer or
> flash chip.
> Please report this on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
> mail flashrom at flashrom.org!
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> You may now reboot or simply leave the machine running.
> k2000 at k2000-desktop:~$
>
> For AwardBios.
> ==============================================
>
> k2000 at k2000-desktop:~$ sudo flashrom -p internal:boardmismath=force  -w
> /home/k2000/m1
> flashrom v0.9.6.1-r1564 on Linux 2.6.32-38-generic (i586)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
>
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chipset "AMD CS5536". Enabling flash write... Error while opening
> /dev/cpu/0/msr: No such file or directory
> Did you run 'modprobe msr'?
> FAILED!
> WARNING: unexpected second chipset match: "AMD CS5536"
> ignoring, please report lspci and board URL to flashrom at flashrom.org
> with 'CHIPSET: your board name' in the subject line.
> Unhandled programmer parameters: boardmismath=force
> Found SST flash chip "SST49LF008A" (1024 kB, FWH) at physical address
> 0xfff00000.
> Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling coreboot-related checks.
> Reading old flash chip contents... done.
> Erasing and writing flash chip... Erase/write done.
> Verifying flash... VERIFIED.
> k2000 at k2000-desktop:~$
>
>
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