[flashrom] Flashing MX 25L12873F on MSI board via Raspberry Pi SPI

[Ivan Ivanov]

Using the raspberry for BIOS flashing is an overkill IMHO.
You could use a much simpler USB programmer CH341A,
which is supported by flashrom and costs peanuts ( $2-$3 )

The dedicated tools are usually more reliable than "all-in-one"
Its just maybe your problem is RPi specific and not flashrom related
If you have had another supported programmer, it would have been
easier to triangulate an error

Best regards,
Ivan Ivanov

2018-01-09 23:36 GMT+03:00 Fabian Köster <mail at fabian-koester.com>:
> Hello list,
>
> I recently tried to update the BIOS of my MSI H87-G43 [1] from an usb
> disk using the "M-Flash" method. The update seemed to have succeeded,
> but now the board does not do anything at bootup anymore. No screen
> output, no beeping. At first, one of the LEDs (i guess HDD activity)
> blinked  periodically, but after a few restarts it does not even do that
> anymore.
>
> After doing some research I found some guides abouting flashing the bios
> chip from outside. One article especially captured my interest, which
> described how to access the flash chip via the JSPI1 header on the
> mainboard from a Raspberry Pi [2].
>
> I followed that guide, but I cannot manage to get a connection to the
> chip. I found out the used chip is a MX 25L12873F [3], but it is not
> listed as supported on [4], does this mean it will not work with Flashrom?
>
> Or is maybe something wrong with my wiring? In contrast to the
> description of the JSPI1 MSI connector on [5] the connector on my board
> has 12 pins, so I was a little bit confused.
>
> I am new to this topic and very thankful for any help!
>
> Regards
> Fabian
>
>
> [1] https://de.msi.com/Motherboard/H87-G43.html
> [2] https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=289550.0
> [3]
> http://www.bios-chip24.com/MXIC-MX-25L12873F-M2I-10G-128MBit-SPI-Flash-SOIC-8
> [4] https://www.flashrom.org/Supported_hardware
> [5] https://www.flashrom.org/MSI_JSPI1
>
>
>
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