1) Try the shorter cables between a test clip and a programmer. See my notes here at http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Flashing_a_BIOS_chip_with_Bus_Pirate#Standard_SOIC8_clip
2) Make sure that your ch341a programmer is good enough. I had to repair a couple of dead-on-arrival ch341a: https://www.reddit.com/r/coreboot/comments/bjygqz/green_ch341a_didnt_work_turned_out_its_a_badly/ https://www.reddit.com/r/coreboot/comments/defkim/green_ch341a_didnt_work_because_of_a_missing/ On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 6:06 PM John Evacristo <sphinxstud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ch341a_spi and yes In-System Programming with a test clip > > On Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 11:05 PM Mike Banon <mikeb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Please describe your flashing setup in more details. We don't even >> know which programmer you're trying to use, and in what mode? >> (In-System Programming with a test clip?) >> >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:55 AM John Evacristo <sphinxstud...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.11.0-27-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 Macronix flash chip "MX25L3206E/MX25L3208E" (4096 kB, SPI) on >> > ch341a_spi. >> > Erasing and writing flash chip... FAILED at 0x0001347f! Expected=0xff, >> > Found=0xef, failed byte count from 0x00013000-0x00013fff: 0x7 >> > ERASE FAILED! >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > FAILED at 0x00000098! Expected=0xff, Found=0xfe, failed byte count from >> > 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0x4a7f >> > ERASE FAILED! >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0x02, failed byte count from >> > 0x00000000-0x0000ffff: 0x544f >> > ERASE FAILED! >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0xbd, failed byte count from >> > 0x00000000-0x003fffff: 0x3e0c19 >> > ERASE FAILED! >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0xff, Found=0xbb, failed byte count from >> > 0x00000000-0x003fffff: 0x3fffea >> > ERASE FAILED! >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > Looking for another erase function. >> > No usable erase functions left. >> > FAILED! >> > Your flash chip is in an unknown state. >> > Please report this on IRC at chat.freenode.net (channel #flashrom) or >> > mail flashrom@flashrom.org, thanks! >> > _______________________________________________ >> > flashrom mailing list -- flashrom@flashrom.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email to flashrom-le...@flashrom.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, Mike Banon >> Open Source Community Manager of 3mdeb - https://3mdeb.com/ -- Best regards, Mike Banon Open Source Community Manager of 3mdeb - https://3mdeb.com/ _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list -- flashrom@flashrom.org To unsubscribe send an email to flashrom-le...@flashrom.org
