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I tried it couple of days ago with the latest flashrom from subversion, chip was recognized, backup went good, but writing was impossible. But I used just flashrom -w bios.rom. Obviously the difference is in using that -f switch.
There`s one more reason why I was hoping for hearing from topicarticwolf, because he did it on rev 2.1 and you have 2.2. Maybe that doesn`t make any difference but just in case ...
(03-26-2011, 04:44 AM)drfr Wrote: [ -> ]I tried it couple of days ago with the latest flashrom from subversion, chip was recognized, backup went good, but writing was impossible. But I used just flashrom -w bios.rom. Obviously the difference is in using that -f switch.
There`s one more reason why I was hoping for hearing from topicarticwolf, because he did it on rev 2.1 and you have 2.2. Maybe that doesn`t make any difference but just in case ...

Actually the -f switch should not be needed according to the good people in #flashrom on IRC. I'll let you know when I get a backup BIOS chip (its in the mail).

We're you using the latest version of flashrom? Because if you weren't thats probably why the chip was not detected. I had to use the absolute latest verison of flashrom for it to detect the chip type.

And even if it does not detect the chiptype you can force it with -c XXXX (use flashrom -L to see the list).

Hope this helps!
Sure it was the latest version, said it was from svn. Actually the chip WAS detected, but no writing allowed. In an earlier post I have pasted the flashrom output. I also went to flashrom irc, they are wery helpful indeed, but to be honest I lost my nerve somehow - u know, like the situation when somebody ignorant is messing around happily with something he doesn`t have a clue about (talking about myself) :-).
(03-26-2011, 01:57 PM)drfr Wrote: [ -> ]Sure it was the latest version, said it was from svn. Actually the chip WAS detected, but no writing allowed. In an earlier post I have pasted the flashrom output. I also went to flashrom irc, they are wery helpful indeed, but to be honest I lost my nerve somehow - u know, this is getting too complicated for me and I suspect I`m messing around with something I shouldn`t .... what is it you say in English? Cruising for bruising? :-)

Lost your nerve? LOL Do like I did.. I fixed my situation back to my original HP ROM, then ordered a backup BIOS chip.. so now I can play to my hearts content and not have to worry about bricking the BIOS as it wont be the end of the world Smile
Gonna try it tonight, will post back.
Well done with flashrom -f -w bios.rom! Just like in Loki-XP's case - first run ended up with failure, but the second run: verified. Now everything is running fine with one minor glitch: one of the fans is spinning wild. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot. You've been very helpful so far.
(03-29-2011, 01:01 PM)drfr Wrote: [ -> ]Well done with flashrom -f -w bios.rom! Just like in Loki-XP's case - first run ended up with failure, but the second run: verified. Now everything is running fine with one minor glitch: one of the fans is spinning wild. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot. You've been very helpful so far.

drfr: This is a known issue if you look here in the forums, I think its the System Fan and not the CPU fan if I'm correct.. and I don't know that there is a fix currently. I'm going to try and work with Wiz and make a better BIOS for the Nettle3 motherboards.

Some things you could try:

I don't think the SYS fan is required for boot to operate, so I suggest unplugging the fan from the motherboard header and finding a power adapter to run that particular fan directly off of your power supply, I would not recommend running the system without that fan although some users say it does not impact the thermal temperature inside of the case that much.
Loki-XP, please confirm, did you say you were able to flash back to HP 5.29? With flashrom?
(03-30-2011, 01:35 AM)drfr Wrote: [ -> ]Loki-XP, please confirm, did you say you were able to flash back to HP 5.29? With flashrom?

Yes I was able to, however verification failed first time (this seems to be a constant issue with the Nettle3 mobo), but succeeded the 2nd time. Since then I have ordered and recieved a backup BIOS chip with 5.29 reloaded, so I hope to toy around with the Nettle3 BIOS options myself (with Whiz's help) and see what comes of it Smile
Where did you get that bios chip from?
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