Hello Lior, I have a few questions.
You said you are using flashrom v1.1, and that you checked write-protection with --wp-status command But --wp-status command was only released in v1.3 Also you are using flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0 bur flash_erase is not flashrom? On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM ליאור סלמונה <liors...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Flashrom Developers, > > I am experiencing an issue with flashrom v1.1 on Linux 5.15.86 (x86_64) while > attempting to flash a Macronix MX25L25635E SPI NOR flash chip on my > Conga-TC570 board, which features an Intel® Core™ i5-1145GRE (Tiger Lake) > processor. > > Issue Details: > > When the flash is clean (filled with 0xFF), I can erase and write > successfully. > However, verification fails, reporting mismatched data. > The failure occurs at address 0x00000000, with the following error: > > FAILED at 0x00000000! Expected=0x11, found=0x00 > Failed byte count from 0x000000 - 0x01FFFFF: 0x8DD2A6 > > Steps Taken So Far: > > Checked Write Protection using flashrom -p internal --wp-status → No active > protection. > Attempted manual erase before writing: > > flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0 > flashrom -p internal -w bios.bin > > Loaded Intel SPI modules: > > modprobe intel_spi_pci > modprobe intel_spi_platform > > Verified SPI device detection: > > ls /sys/bus/spi/devices/ > > The SPI device appears correctly. > Tested alternative flashing methods: > > Using dd: > > dd if=bios.bin of=/dev/mtd0 bs=4096 > > Result: Write completes, but verification still fails. > Using flashrom -p internal -V for verbose output (logs available on request). > > Questions: > > Is this a known issue with flashrom on Tiger Lake platforms? > Could the Intel SPI controller be interfering with writes? > Are there any debugging steps or patches I should try? > > Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support! > > Best regards, > Lior Salmona > > > _______________________________________________ > flashrom mailing list -- flashrom@flashrom.org > To unsubscribe send an email to flashrom-le...@flashrom.org -- Anastasia. _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list -- flashrom@flashrom.org To unsubscribe send an email to flashrom-le...@flashrom.org
