Looks like that was it. I lifted the chip's VCC from the MB and was then able to communicate and program the chip. The netbook now boots and there is great rejoicing. Thanks for the help!
-Hugh On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Hugh <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll try lifting the Vcc pin on the board tomorrow. The board does have a > DEBUG_CON connector right next to the Flash chip which I suspect ties in, > but as it has very fine connections and I have yet to find anyone that has > made a cable to connect let alone reverse engineered the pinout, it won't do > me any good. I suppose if all else fails, I can try removing the chip from > the board. Thanks for suggestion! > > -Hugh > > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Richard A. Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On 10/21/2010 07:43 PM, Hugh wrote: >> >> All power from the board has been removed (AC, Main Battery, CMOS >>> Battery, etc) and I have soldered in some 30ga wire to connect to the >>> individual pins. >>> >>> I'm looking for any suggestions as to what I may be doing wrong. If I >>> need to post this in the over on the Dang.erous Prototypes forums, let me >>> know. Thanks! >>> >> >> I missed this in my first read. >> >> I suspect that your laptop board does not have the proper isolation on the >> 3.3V supply. You have to power the SPI part only without powering the rest >> of the motherboard for ICP to work. >> >> >> -- >> Richard A. Smith <[email protected]> >> One Laptop per Child >> >> _______________________________________________ >> flashrom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom >> > >
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