Hi Pedro, On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 11:02 PM Pedro Erencia <peren...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm thinking about porting coreboot to a FM2A88X Extreme4+ board. This board > has a DIP8 flash with a socket and I wondered what would be the best way to > do an efficient development cycle. Ideally, I suppose that the best option > would be to use a clip test and a CH341A, but all the clips that I found are > SOIC/SOP. Should I buy a SOIC clip and an adapter from SOIC to DIP? I've seen > those adapters, but I'm not sure if they will fit well in the mobo DIP8 > socket.
I wouldn't recommend a CH341A for the same reasons Nico explained, and would suggest the same alternatives. I've done a lot of development on the Asrock B85M Pro4 (a completely different board, but also has a socketed DIP8 flash chip) and, for me, the most efficient development cycle is to use a flash emulator like the Dediprog EM100. However, flash emulators aren't cheap. Before I had the EM100, I simply moved the flash chip back and forth by hand, from the mainboard to a breadboard wired to a CJMCU FT2232HL mini module (external programmer) and viceversa. I added another DIP8 socket between the flash chip and the mainboard's socket, so that I could easily and quickly remove and replace the flash chip. > Aside from the mechanical question, I'd appreciate any advice about the > safety of externally programming the board. I don't have the schematics and I > wonder if there could be any risk of damaging the board. If you remove the flash chip from the mainboard to reflash it, it's practically impossible to damage the board. > Cheers. > > _______________________________________________ > coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org > To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org Best regards, Angel _______________________________________________ coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org
