[flashrom] Scary error message
Luc Verhaegen
libv at skynet.be
Mon Dec 21 14:36:56 CET 2009
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 05:01:38PM -0800, Fraser Hanson wrote:
> OK, tonight I checked out the latest flashrom from svn, patched it and
> compiled it.
>
> I then tried to flash my bios with my original bios.
>
> The flash failed, as follows:
>
> fraser at ged:~/bios/flashrom$ sudo ./flashrom -w ../stock-bios.bin
> flashrom v0.9.1-r808
> No coreboot table found.
> Found chipset "NVIDIA CK804", enabling flash write... OK.
> This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SPI.
> Disabling flash write protection for board "MSI K8N Neo4-F"...
> ERROR: no nVidia SMBus controller found.
> FAILED!
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chip "PMC Pm49FL004" (512 KB, LPC,FWH) at physical address 0xfff80000.
> Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks.
> Writing flash chip... Programming page: ERASE FAILED at 0x00000000!
> Expected=0xff, Read=0x49, failed byte count from
> 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0x599
> ERASE FAILED!
> ERASE FAILED!
> FAILED!
> Your flash chip is in an unknown state.
> Get help on IRC at irc.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or
> mail flashrom at flashrom.org!
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> DO NOT REBOOT OR POWEROFF!
Ah, urgh, nvidia mcp gpio code is busted. Here is an updated patch.
Luc Verhaegen.
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