[LinuxBIOS] #87: flashrom issues on m57sli-s4

[Harald Gutmann]

Am Montag, 12. November 2007 12:30:33 schrieb Carl-Daniel Hailfinger:
> On 08.11.2007 15:05, LinuxBIOS wrote:
> > #87: flashrom issues on m57sli-s4
> > -------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
> >--- Reporter:  ward      |         Owner:  hailfinger
> >         Type:  defect    |        Status:  new
> >     Priority:  major     |     Milestone:
> >    Component:  flashrom  |       Version:  v2
> >   Resolution:            |      Keywords:
> > Dependencies:            |   Patchstatus:  there is no patch
> > -------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
> >--- Changes (by hailfinger):
> >
> >   * owner:  somebody => hailfinger
> >
> > Comment:
> >
> >  I need superiotool output for a board with parallel flash running under
> >  LB. NOW.
> >
> >  AFAICS the flash configuration is totally botched on LB with floating
> >  GPIOs, wrong timing etc.
> >
> >  I have a patch pending which will solve the flashing problem on all
> > M57SLI boards, but I refuse to send it to the list before I have
> > superiotool output to verify.
>
> Since trac seems to be down, this message goes to the list:
>
> Flashing parallel flash is fixed in r2955.
>
> To be able to autodetect presence of serial flash, I'd like full
> superiotool output for
> * board with parallel flash
> * board with serial flash
here is the output form superiotool for a board with serial flash.
flashrom under lb fails on detecting the SPI part. (sry, but i don't know the 
detailed error message any more.)

> both running LinuxBIOS r2955 or later.
> I hope to find a bit which differs in superio configuration that can be
> used to select the right code path for enabling SPI flash (decode and
> flash functionality).
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
regards,
harald