[flashrom] Asus M2N-MX SE Plus: flashrom -VVV

Stefan Tauner stefan.tauner at alumni.tuwien.ac.at
Sat May 10 15:47:24 CEST 2014


On Sat, 10 May 2014 15:15:46 +0200
Antonio <aab at afoot.es> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Below is the result of the command "/usr/sbin/flashrom -VVV -w
> M2N-MX-SE-Plus-0602.ROM". It seems to work... Please let me know if you
> need more data.
> 
> 
> /usr/sbin/flashrom -VVV -w M2N-MX-SE-Plus-0602.ROM 
> flashrom v0.9.5.2-r1546 on Linux 3.13-0.bpo.1-amd64 (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at
> http://www.flashrom.org
> 
> flashrom was built with libpci 3.1.7, GCC 4.6.2, little endian
> Command line (3 args): /usr/sbin/flashrom -VVV -w
> M2N-MX-SE-Plus-0602.ROM Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution
> […]
> Trying erase
> function 0... 0x000000-0x000fff:S, 0x001000-0x001fff:S,
> 0x002000-0x002fff:S, 0x003000-0x003fff:S, 0x004000-0x004fff:S,
> 0x005000-0x005fff:S, 0x006000-0x006fff:S, 0x007000-0x007fff:S,
> 0x008000-0x008fff:S, 0x009000-0x009fff:S, 0x00a000-0x00afff:S,
> 0x00b000-0x00bfff:S, 0x00c000-0x00cfff:S, 0x00d000-0x00dfff:S,
> 0x00e000-0x00efff:S, 0x00f000-0x00ffff:S, 0x010000-0x010fff:S,
> 0x011000-0x011fff:S, 0x012000-0x012fff:S, 0x013000-0x013fff:S,
> 0x014000-0x014fff:S, 0x015000-0x015fff:S, 0x016000-0x016fff:S,
> 0x017000-0x017fff:S, 0x018000-0x018fff:S, 0x019000-0x019fff:S,
> 0x01a000-0x01afff:S, 0x01b000-0x01bfff:S, 0x01c000-0x01cfff:S,
> 0x01d000-0x01dfff:S, 0x01e000-0x01efff:S, 0x01f000-0x01ffff:S,
> 0x020000-0x020fff:S, 0x021000-0x021fff:S, 0x022000-0x022fff:S,
> 0x023000-0x023fff:S, 0x024000-0x024fff:S, 0x025000-0x025fff:S,
> 0x026000-0x026fff:S, 0x027000-0x027fff:S, 0x028000-0x028fff:S,
> 0x029000-0x029fff:S, 0x02a000-0x02afff:S, 0x02b000-0x02bfff:S,
> 0x02c000-0x02cfff:S, 0x02d000-0x02dfff:S, 0x02e000-0x02efff:S,
> 0x02f000-0x02ffff:S, 0x030000-0x030fff:S, 0x031000-0x031fff:S,
> 0x032000-0x032fff:S, 0x033000-0x033fff:S, 0x034000-0x034fff:S,
> 0x035000-0x035fff:S, 0x036000-0x036fff:S, 0x037000-0x037fff:S,
> 0x038000-0x038fff:S, 0x039000-0x039fff:S, 0x03a000-0x03afff:S,
> 0x03b000-0x03bfff:S, 0x03c000-0x03cfff:S, 0x03d000-0x03dfff:S,
> 0x03e000-0x03efff:S, 0x03f000-0x03ffff:S, 0x040000-0x040fff:S,
> 0x041000-0x041fff:S, 0x042000-0x042fff:S, 0x043000-0x043fff:S,
> 0x044000-0x044fff:S, 0x045000-0x045fff:S, 0x046000-0x046fff:S,
> 0x047000-0x047fff:S, 0x048000-0x048fff:S, 0x049000-0x049fff:S,
> 0x04a000-0x04afff:S, 0x04b000-0x04bfff:S, 0x04c000-0x04cfff:S,
> 0x04d000-0x04dfff:S, 0x04e000-0x04efff:S, 0x04f000-0x04ffff:S,
> 0x050000-0x050fff:S, 0x051000-0x051fff:S, 0x052000-0x052fff:S,
> 0x053000-0x053fff:S, 0x054000-0x054fff:S, 0x055000-0x055fff:S,
> 0x056000-0x056fff:S, 0x057000-0x057fff:S, 0x058000-0x058fff:S,
> 0x059000-0x059fff:S, 0x05a000-0x05afff:S, 0x05b000-0x05bfff:S,
> 0x05c000-0x05cfff:S, 0x05d000-0x05dfff:S, 0x05e000-0x05efff:S,
> 0x05f000-0x05ffff:S, 0x060000-0x060fff:S, 0x061000-0x061fff:S,
> 0x062000-0x062fff:S, 0x063000-0x063fff:S, 0x064000-0x064fff:S,
> 0x065000-0x065fff:S, 0x066000-0x066fff:S, 0x067000-0x067fff:S,
> 0x068000-0x068fff:S, 0x069000-0x069fff:S, 0x06a000-0x06afff:S,
> 0x06b000-0x06bfff:S, 0x06c000-0x06cfff:S, 0x06d000-0x06dfff:S,
> 0x06e000-0x06efff:S, 0x06f000-0x06ffff:S, 0x070000-0x070fff:S,
> 0x071000-0x071fff:S, 0x072000-0x072fff:S, 0x073000-0x073fff:S,
> 0x074000-0x074fff:S, 0x075000-0x075fff:S, 0x076000-0x076fff:S,
> 0x077000-0x077fff:S, 0x078000-0x078fff:S, 0x079000-0x079fff:S,
> 0x07a000-0x07afff:S, 0x07b000-0x07bfff:S, 0x07c000-0x07cfff:S,
> 0x07d000-0x07dfff:S, 0x07e000-0x07efff:S, 0x07f000-0x07ffff:S,
> 0x080000-0x080fff:S, 0x081000-0x081fff:S, 0x082000-0x082fff:S,
> 0x083000-0x083fff:S, 0x084000-0x084fff:S, 0x085000-0x085fff:S,
> 0x086000-0x086fff:S, 0x087000-0x087fff:S, 0x088000-0x088fff:S,
> 0x089000-0x089fff:S, 0x08a000-0x08afff:S, 0x08b000-0x08bfff:S,
> 0x08c000-0x08cfff:S, 0x08d000-0x08dfff:S, 0x08e000-0x08efff:S,
> 0x08f000-0x08ffff:S, 0x090000-0x090fff:S, 0x091000-0x091fff:S,
> 0x092000-0x092fff:S, 0x093000-0x093fff:S, 0x094000-0x094fff:S,
> 0x095000-0x095fff:S, 0x096000-0x096fff:S, 0x097000-0x097fff:S,
> 0x098000-0x098fff:S, 0x099000-0x099fff:S, 0x09a000-0x09afff:S,
> 0x09b000-0x09bfff:S, 0x09c000-0x09cfff:S, 0x09d000-0x09dfff:S,
> 0x09e000-0x09efff:S, 0x09f000-0x09ffff:S, 0x0a0000-0x0a0fff:S,
> 0x0a1000-0x0a1fff:S, 0x0a2000-0x0a2fff:S, 0x0a3000-0x0a3fff:S,
> 0x0a4000-0x0a4fff:S, 0x0a5000-0x0a5fff:S, 0x0a6000-0x0a6fff:S,
> 0x0a7000-0x0a7fff:S, 0x0a8000-0x0a8fff:S, 0x0a9000-0x0a9fff:S,
> 0x0aa000-0x0aafff:S, 0x0ab000-0x0abfff:S, 0x0ac000-0x0acfff:S,
> 0x0ad000-0x0adfff:S, 0x0ae000-0x0aefff:S, 0x0af000-0x0affff:S,
> 0x0b0000-0x0b0fff:S, 0x0b1000-0x0b1fff:S, 0x0b2000-0x0b2fff:S,
> 0x0b3000-0x0b3fff:S, 0x0b4000-0x0b4fff:S, 0x0b5000-0x0b5fff:S,
> 0x0b6000-0x0b6fff:S, 0x0b7000-0x0b7fff:S, 0x0b8000-0x0b8fff:S,
> 0x0b9000-0x0b9fff:S, 0x0ba000-0x0bafff:S, 0x0bb000-0x0bbfff:S,
> 0x0bc000-0x0bcfff:S, 0x0bd000-0x0bdfff:S, 0x0be000-0x0befff:S,
> 0x0bf000-0x0bffff:S, 0x0c0000-0x0c0fff:S, 0x0c1000-0x0c1fff:S,
> 0x0c2000-0x0c2fff:S, 0x0c3000-0x0c3fff:S, 0x0c4000-0x0c4fff:S,
> 0x0c5000-0x0c5fff:S, 0x0c6000-0x0c6fff:S, 0x0c7000-0x0c7fff:S,
> 0x0c8000-0x0c8fff:S, 0x0c9000-0x0c9fff:S, 0x0ca000-0x0cafff:S,
> 0x0cb000-0x0cbfff:S, 0x0cc000-0x0ccfff:S, 0x0cd000-0x0cdfff:S,
> 0x0ce000-0x0cefff:S, 0x0cf000-0x0cffff:S, 0x0d0000-0x0d0fff:S,
> 0x0d1000-0x0d1fff:S, 0x0d2000-0x0d2fff:S, 0x0d3000-0x0d3fff:S,
> 0x0d4000-0x0d4fff:S, 0x0d5000-0x0d5fff:S, 0x0d6000-0x0d6fff:S,
> 0x0d7000-0x0d7fff:S, 0x0d8000-0x0d8fff:S, 0x0d9000-0x0d9fff:S,
> 0x0da000-0x0dafff:S, 0x0db000-0x0dbfff:S, 0x0dc000-0x0dcfff:S,
> 0x0dd000-0x0ddfff:S, 0x0de000-0x0defff:S, 0x0df000-0x0dffff:S,
> 0x0e0000-0x0e0fff:S, 0x0e1000-0x0e1fff:S, 0x0e2000-0x0e2fff:S,
> 0x0e3000-0x0e3fff:S, 0x0e4000-0x0e4fff:S, 0x0e5000-0x0e5fff:S,
> 0x0e6000-0x0e6fff:S, 0x0e7000-0x0e7fff:S, 0x0e8000-0x0e8fff:S,
> 0x0e9000-0x0e9fff:S, 0x0ea000-0x0eafff:S, 0x0eb000-0x0ebfff:S,
> 0x0ec000-0x0ecfff:S, 0x0ed000-0x0edfff:S, 0x0ee000-0x0eefff:S,
> 0x0ef000-0x0effff:S, 0x0f0000-0x0f0fff:S, 0x0f1000-0x0f1fff:S,
> 0x0f2000-0x0f2fff:S, 0x0f3000-0x0f3fff:S, 0x0f4000-0x0f4fff:S,
> 0x0f5000-0x0f5fff:S, 0x0f6000-0x0f6fff:S, 0x0f7000-0x0f7fff:S,
> 0x0f8000-0x0f8fff:S, 0x0f9000-0x0f9fff:S, 0x0fa000-0x0fafff:S,
> 0x0fb000-0x0fbfff:S, 0x0fc000-0x0fcfff:S, 0x0fd000-0x0fdfff:S,
> 0x0fe000-0x0fefff:S, 0x0ff000-0x0fffff:S Erase/write done. Verifying
> flash... VERIFIED. 

There you see the problem that makes users often believe that flashrom
indeed works (but potentially does not): the 'S' suffix printed for
every block indicates that flashrom skipped modification because the
data on the chip was already equal to flash contents. (The current
developer version warns about this even without verbose output).

BTW, your mail program wraps long lines which makes the log output
hard to read. You can create log files with flashrom -o <filename.log>
and attach those instead.
-- 
Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner




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