Re: [cobalt-developers] flash problems

["John P. Looney" <valen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 10:26:06AM -0700, Tim Hockin mentioned:
> John P. Looney wrote:
> > I just tryed to flash my cobalt's ROM, and got:
> >
> >./flashtool: flushing buffers
> >./flashtool:   flushing block 0 to ROM..../flashtool: 
> >flashrom_flush_buffers(): erase failed for block 0! Bad or non-existent 
> >flash chip?
> 
> That's odd - is your ROM soldered or socketed?  If socketed, make sure 
> the socket is seated and closed correctly...What type of chip does it 
> identify?

 Tryed the reseat, no luck. I knew I was in for it when the write failed
halfway through the write (I think it managed to write the first two
banks).

> > I don't suppose I can pop into the local electronics store, get a new
> >prom chip, hot swap it (I assume if I rebooted, I couldn't boot), and
> >flash it again ?
> 
> ukmmmm, not unless you have a socketed ROM and a programmer.  Both unlikely.

 Amazingly, I do have a socketed one (I have four other raq3i machines,
all soldered). Don't have a programmer, but I'll ask around. Only problem
being that the replacement flash chips [0] seem to be a little on the
expensive side.

Kate


[0] http://www.chipdocs.com/pndecoder/datasheets/INTEL/E28F008S5-85.html