Hi Bin, Please find my response inline.
>> >> root@saket-HP-PC:# /u-boot-x86/tools/ifdtool -x BayleyBay/SPI.bin >> >> Flash Region 0 (Flash Descriptor): 00000000 - 00000fff >> >> Flash Region 1 (BIOS): 00500000 - 007fffff >> >> Flash Region 2 (Intel ME): 00001000 - 004fffff >> >> Flash Region 3 (GbE): 00fff000 - 00000fff (unused) >> >> Error while writing: Bad address >> >> Flash Region 4 (Platform Data): 00fff000 - 00000fff (unused) >> >> Error while writing: Bad address >> >> >> >> >> >> a)./tools/ifdtool -x MNW2MAX1.X64.0073.R02.1409160934.bin >> >> From the generted files, copying flashregion_0_flashdescriptor.bin as >> >> board/intel/minnowmax/descriptor.bin >> >> >> >> Though the o/p files are generated, I get the following error after >> >> this command - >> >> root@saket-PC:# /u-boot-x86/tools/ifdtool -x >> >> MNW2MAX1.X64.0073.R02.1409160934.bin >> >> Flash Region 0 (Flash Descriptor): 00000000 - 00000fff >> >> Flash Region 1 (BIOS): 00500000 - 007fffff >> >> Flash Region 2 (Intel ME): 00001000 - 004fffff >> >> Flash Region 3 (GbE): 00000000 - 00000fff >> >> Flash Region 4 (Platform Data): 00fff000 - 00000fff (unused) >> >> Error while writing: Bad address >> >> >> >> I've seen this error before. It is a bug of the ifdtool, but I think >> it can be ignored. I have a patch sent out. Please check >> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/478590/ >> Your patch fixes the Error message but still I do not get any o/p on serial with the resulting u-boot.rom >> >> 4. Flashing u-boot.rom to Minnowmax by desiprog sf100 >> >> ./flashrom -p dediprog -w u-boot.rom >> >> >> >> Can you confirm that you have setup the flashrom tool correctly? I >> don't use flashrom on Linux as I normally do the SPI flash programming >> on a Windows machine. Can you dump the whole SPI flash image back >> after you program the u-boot.rom and compare the dumped file with the >> u-boot.rom you generated to see whether they are exactly the same? >> I only way I have dumped SPI flash has been through flashrom only. How else can I do it on Linux? As of now I am trying to burn u-boot.rom with SPI programmer/software on Windows to check the sanity of my flashrom setup. >> >> 5. Now when I am powering Minnowmax and collecting the output on serial >> >> - >> >> Nothing appears. >> >> >> >> Kindly let me know, if I am missing something here. >> >> >> >> Sorry but I don't have a MinnowMax board here, so cannot try it on my >> side. > > I'm on holiday but should be able to try this on Monday or Tuesday. > Thanks Simon. Regards, Saket Sinha _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
