[coreboot] Problem with M57SLI and newly installed MX25L4005

Peter Stuge peter at stuge.se
Wed Feb 6 19:27:53 CET 2008


On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 06:20:51PM +0000, Chris Lingard wrote:
> Switch up
> Pm25LV020 found at physical address 0xfffc0000.
> Flash part is Pm25LV020 (256 KB).
> 
> Switch down
> Pm25LV040 found at physical address 0xfff80000.
> Flash part is Pm25LV040 (512 KB).

Difference at least, but something is wrong. The factory BIOS for the
M57SLI is 512kb and would not fit in the 256KB flash part.


> Though I am still pretty sure that I have a MX25L4005A, because
> this is what Harald wrote on the packet

Oh - but what is on the actual chips?

It may seem like there is nothing at all written on top of them, but
with good lighting and a magnifying glass the etching should be
readable.


//Peter




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