Please note that sometimes a "BIOS update" app installs not just a BIOS update but also an update for EC controller firmware etc (which isn't always possible with flashrom)
On Sat, Nov 7, 2020 at 11:05 AM Clay Daniels <clay.daniels...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The success continues: A new bios update became available for my MSI > motherboard this week, and I used my newly working install to write it to the > flash chip thus: > root@clay-MS-7C37:~# flashrom -p internal -w E7C37AMS.HB0 -V > And it worked! I now have successfully updated my bios with flashrom. > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 12:58 AM Clay Daniels <clay.daniels...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> All the pieces finally came together. I made a fresh install of Ubuntu, >> installed all the needed tools. cloned flashrom, modified sb600spi.c per >> Rene's patch to include my AMD X570 "0x61" spi, did a make install, and it >> works! >> >> root@clay-MS-7C37:~# flashrom -p internal >> flashrom v1.2-135-g07edbb9-dirty on Linux 5.8.0-26-generic (x86_64) >> flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org >> Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns). >> Found chipset "AMD FP4". >> Enabling flash write... Warning: spireadmode not set, leaving spireadmode >> unchanged.Warning: spispeed not set, leaving spispeed unchanged.OK. >> Found Winbond flash chip "W25Q256.W" (32768 kB, SPI) mapped at physical >> address 0x00000000fe000000. >> No operations were specified. >> root@clay-MS-7C37:~# >> >> Thanks to everyone, >> Clay >> (Boot_Dawg) _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list -- flashrom@flashrom.org To unsubscribe send an email to flashrom-le...@flashrom.org
