2011/4/15 Razee, Robert G (DS-1) <[email protected]>: > Designation: Non-SSA/Finmeccanica > > I am currently working with an Intel based controller that is not supported > by FLASHROM. The controller was purchased with AMI BIOS which configures the > South Bridge BIOS_CNTL register to only allow SMI code to update the BIOS. > Is there any work being done to provide BIOS writing via SMI? > > > > The controller (CR11) is manufactured by GE and uses the following chipset: > > > > Intel Celeron Processor > > Intel E7520 North Bridge > > Intel 6300ESB South Bridge
The 6300ESB chipset is known to be supported: http://flashrom.org/Supported_hardware#Supported_chipsets > > SST49LF008A Firmware Hub > > > > I have been able to get FLASHROM to find the firmware hub, but it cannot > successfully write the BIOS. The AMI utility is using an SMI handler to > perform the BIOS updates. IMHO BLE should be set to 0 and BIOSWE should be set to 1. http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/datasheet/300641.pdf 8.1.12 Offset 4E - 4Fh: BIOS_CNTL (LPC I/F—D31:F0) > > > > Any information regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated. Can you re-run flashrom like this: "flashrom -V" ? > > > > > > > > Robert G. Razee > > Senior Software Engineer > > DRS Consolidated Controls Inc. > > 21 South Street > > Danbury, CT 06810 > > Tel: (203) 730-6808 > > Email: [email protected] > > > > 3.1.1001 > > _______________________________________________ > flashrom mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom > _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list [email protected] http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom
