Where did the binary come from? In distro version? It's really recommended to use a ChromeOS version of Flashrom to flash Chromebooks - makes things easier.
Yes, it is well known that the ME can interfere with its being overwritten amongst other things. :) https://www.flashrom.org/ME On 25/05/17 00:34, Alejandro Flores wrote: > Problem is solved. I was using an old precompiled version of flashrom > to write the bios. When I compiled a new binary from latest source it > gave an error when I tried to write the rom. > > It said it would be unable to write to ME since the ME is currently > active and in use. The old binary hadn't given any error and > presumably tried to write to ME and failed silently leaving some mix > of new and old that failed signature verification. > > I confirmed this by using a hardware writer to verify first that the > rom on chip is not the rom I intended to write and then writng the > correct rom. > > ME now works as expected. I wonder though if this is expected behavior > to be unable to flash the ME from a running system or if it is just my > model of laptop? > >
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