[flashrom] strange behaviour of flashrom

[Stefan Tauner]

On Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:42:15 +0400
KOLANICH <kolan_n at mail.ru> wrote:

>  Hi.
> 
> 1 I have created a logfile some time ago using
> flashrom -p internal -V > flashrom_info.log
> 
> 2 I have flashed a rom with flashrom some time ago. Works fine :).
> 
> 3 I have read my flashed rom after some time  (and reboots) have passed after flashing.
> flashrom -V -p internal -r rom.bin > flashrom_read.log
> 
> 3 Now I have created a logfile again (I have enabled in bios a network card (Realtek RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet built-in into motherboard) rom and wanted to know wheither flashrom is able to detect it and read it, but now i see it isn't)
> flashrom -p internal -V > flashrom_log.txt
> and got a warning about not supported and not tested microscheme and some other and an advice to write this address which haven't been appeared the previous time.
> It is very strange.
> The new read log is flashrom_read_log.txt 

As Idwer mentioned, this is completely normal behavior. Your old
version is really ancient BTW.

The Realtek NIC probably shares the flash with the BIOS, i.e. its
firmware is probably integrated into the rom.bin file you read from the
chip. For non-shared flashes one would have to use a dedicated
programmer module (e.g., -p nicrealtek) for the respective flash
controller. "internal" only works for the flashchips on mainboards
attached to the main chipset.

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Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner