[flashrom] F2A85-M with flashrom

[Idwer Vollering]

Please include the mailinglist on the To: field hereafter, thanks :)

2014/1/18 HacKurx <hackurx at gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> I have a error with flashrom on f2a85_m :
> ERROR: State of SpiAccessMacRomEn or SpiHostAccessRomEn prohibits full access.
>
> flashrom --programmer internal -r sauvegarde-bios.rom
> flashrom v0.9.7-r1720 on Linux 3.12.7 (x86_64)
> flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org
>
> Calibrating delay loop... OK.
> Found chipset "AMD FCH". Enabling flash write... ERROR: State of
> SpiAccessMacRomEn or SpiHostAccessRomEn prohibits full access.
> PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
> No EEPROM/flash device found.
> Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
>
> How to solve this problem?

I ran into this too, and found out that F2A85M's BIOS v6404 prohibits
access where v5018 (the version that was preloaded on my board) does
not.

I haven't tried whether any other build (5103 or 5104 or 51047 or 5202
or 6002 or 6004 or 6102 or 6402) blocks full access.

To solve this problem: either downgrade or read the chip using (a
breadboard and) an external programmer.

>
> Thanks, Best regards,
>
> Loic
> http://hackurx.wordpress.com

HTH,

Idwer