Please try this: flashrom -E dd if=/dev/zero of=zero.bin bs=1024 count=512 flashrom -v zero.bin
This should tell if the erase or write is where the problem is. Probably the write, but better to know for sure. Also, please do a "reply all" to your mailing's last response on the list, it helps to keep threads organized. -Corey On Feb 6, 2008 2:52 AM, Lalitha V.N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi...... > > Thanks for your reply........ > > We have tried like this,we have copied original BIOS(PM49FL004) content in > the filename feb6 and tried to flash on > > SST49LF004B flashrom chip and then we followed this steps ..... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /usr/sbin/flashrom -E > > Calibrating delay loop... OK. > > No LinuxBIOS table found. > > Found chipset "VT8237", enabling flash write... OK. > > SST49LF004A/B found at physical address 0xfff80000. > > Flash part is SST49LF004A/B (512 KB). > > Erasing flash chip > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /usr/sbin/flashrom -w feb6 > > Calibrating delay loop... OK. > > No LinuxBIOS table found. > > Found chipset "VT8237", enabling flash write... OK. > > SST49LF004A/B found at physical address 0xfff80000. > > Flash part is SST49LF004A/B (512 KB). > > Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks. > > Programming page: 0007 at address: 0x00070000 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /usr/sbin/flashrom -v feb6 > > Calibrating delay loop... OK. > > No LinuxBIOS table found. > > Found chipset "VT8237", enabling flash write... OK. > > SST49LF004A/B found at physical address 0xfff80000. > > Flash part is SST49LF004A/B (512 KB). > > Flash image seems to be a legacy BIOS. Disabling checks. > > Verifying flash... FAILED! > > Still we are unable to flash , please guide us which procedure should > follow and is it necessary > > for us to change the flashrom chip? otherwise is it required to change the > code in flashrom utility....? > > if it is require please guide where we need to change.. such that flash > can happen.. > > > with regards, > Lalitha. > > > -- > coreboot mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot >
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