[flashrom] Fwd: Unable to make a dump of Macronix MX 25L3205D

[Stefan Tauner]

On Sat, 21 Nov 2015 03:23:05 +1300
Sergio <businessnzd at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi. I was trying to make a dump of my Macbook Pro 15 Mid-2010 chip and was
> unsuccessful.
> Previously I was able to make dumps and write them to the Macbook Pro 13
> Early-2011 and Late-2011 models with similar EFI chips. I've tried
> different pinouts and AUX Low/HIGH (just in case) and it didn't worked. I
> use Bus Pirate v3.0a with latest updated Firmware 6.1. In the log it says
> 5.1 but the same result I've got with the 6.1 Firmware of Bus Pirate.The
> exact EFI chip model that I was unable to read is MX 25L3205D. Attaching
> the log file for more info. In other attempts, without specifying chip it
> gives me just Generic type of chip with 0 voltages. Any info/help would be
> greatly appreciated.

Hi,

I'd say a power problem is most likely. The beta 6.2 firmware of the
bus pirate would improve performance a bit but I think apart from that
it is irrelevant in this case.
Try powering the system with a dedicated power supply.

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Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner