[flashrom] W836xx: Supermicro X8DTT-F-SG007: flashrom -V

[Stefan Tauner]

On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:29:06 -0800
Terry Greenlee <aixadmin at aixadm.org> wrote:

> Attached is the output from "flashrom -V" as the output requested.
> I backed up the running BIOS with AFUDOS and flashrom getting different
> sum values under fedora 18.
> 
> $ sum *.ROM
> 19558  4096 SGIBIOS.ROM
> 
> $ sum *.rom
> 16753  4096 MX25L3205A.rom

That's normal nowadays if the computer is rebooted in between reads.
The firmware uses the flash as persistent storage for variables and
logs.

> I'm getting ready to flash over the SGI BIOS with the latest Supermicro
> and I'm worried about using flashrom instead of AFUDOS.
> 
> Let me know if anyone is interested in helping my efforts.

Probably too late, but I don't see any problems in the log that would
discourage from using flashrom. Just keep a backup to be safe.

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Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner