On 05.12.2009 00:59, Luc Verhaegen wrote: > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 02:47:33PM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > >> Ah, that. Many BIOSes out there change a few bytes in the ROM on each >> boot. They store boot date/time and some configuration data. Such >> changes are expected. As long as the readback doesn't change between >> subsequent reads (without any boot in between), you're in the clear. >> > My M2V-MX SE kills itself when a pci(e) card is inserted when the > original image is flashed to a non-original chip. So this might be the > reason. >
Yes. Some BIOSes even scream about this with a message like "ESCD update failed!". The secret is to replace the old chip with a new chip that has the same command set and the same eraseblock sizes. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- Developer quote of the month: "We are juggling too many chainsaws and flaming arrows and tigers." _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list [email protected] http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom
