[coreboot] flashrom issues??

[joe at smittys.pointclark.net]

Quoting Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de>:

> * 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
>
Do you remember what you did to fix this on the ICH4-M?


Thanks - Joe