[coreboot] flashrom issues??

[Stefan Reinauer]

* joe at smittys.pointclark.net <joe at smittys.pointclark.net> [080219 17:29]:
> > Vendor ID: rca, part ID: rm4100
> > Found chipset "ICH4/ICH4-L", enabling flash write... OK.
> > NOT FOUND rca:rm4100
> > M50FW080 found at physical address 0xfff00000.
> > Flash part is M50FW080 (1024 KB).
> > ERASE FAILED @0, val 92!
> >
> >
> > After this I tried the -E option (worked good) to erase it and than
> > tried again with no luck, same message, any ideas??
> >
> Has anyone ever seen this error before???
> ERASE FAILED @0, val 92!

Yes, it means the actual flash write mechanism is protected, though the
ID command gets through. I had the same thing on another ICH4M board.
Might be SMM protection, some GPIO or some other mapping/locking
mechanism.

Stefan

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