Я решил в своем старом ноутбуке hp pavilion dv9860er заменить сетевую карту WM3945ABG MOW2 производителя intel. В сборе №: 396331-002, запасные части№: 407576-002. Системная плата Quanta 30CB. Тип БИОСа Феникса. Версия BIOS изначально, предустановленная, была в моем F. 18, сейчас уже не помню, но все работало. Я пошел на сайт поддержки HP, чтобы загрузить последнюю версию BIOS, но они отказались даже загрузить архивную часть его. Так как ноутбук был выпущен в 2008 году. Затем я скачал и установил версию F. 58A в интернете, и она работала нормально. Замена сетевой карты WM3945ABG MOW2 PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4222&SUBSYS_135C103C&REV_02 на любую другую приводит к ошибке № 104 "удалите нечитаемую карту и вставьте родную карту". Мне нужно удалить белый список, чтобы его можно было заменить новым со стандартами 802.11 n, ac. Теперь у меня есть версия BIOS F. 5A, sp48024_30ccf5a_nwl_bycamiloml, которую я скачал с https://www.bios-mods.com/BIOS/index.php?dir=Whitelists/&sort=date&order=asc из каталога Listing of / BIOS/Whitelists/ и это BIOS F. 5A работает, но все равно не читает карту, выдает ошибку 104. То есть, нет никакой возможности заменить его на другую карту. Нужна помощь в модификации BIOS F. 5A (sp48024_30ccf5a_nwl_bycamiloml). Нужно Удалить Белый Список.
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[REQUEST] hp pavilion dv9860er whitelist remove
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[REQUEST] Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15ARH05 bios unlock
Hi, i need help for unlocking the advanced tab menù in my bios, can someone help me? what i need?
sorry for my bad english, and thx in advice
sorry for my bad english, and thx in advice
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[REQUEST] Bios MOD/UNLOCK for LENOVO ideacentre 510-15ICB, 720-18ICB，T540-15ICB G.
Hello everybody!
Let me tell you a bit about myself. I bought a Lenovo Ideacentre for gaming (big error tbh). To be more specific a T540-15icb g. And it has the worst bios I've ever seen. It has like 5 options. Why Lenovo??? What could it cost to enable yourself all the options?
Anyway. I searched the whole internet for an unlocked bios. I asked on the lenovo forums. I tried to enable all the features myself with AMIBCP and UEFITool. NOTHING. Every time I tried it gave me error 18 while flashing. I followed the guide on this site. I tried to follow a youtube video. I couldn't get it working.
So here I am. Asking to someone who has experience in the bios unlocking field. The Chip is an AptioV of course from American Megatrends. If you can, I desperately need all the options unlocked.
I am begging for help, or even just advice. I am going to attach the .rom bios image.
Thank you very much! <3
Btw. are you aware that if you have Javascript and HTML5 on you can't post on the forum?
![.zip]( "ZIP File")
image.zip (Size: 5.74 MB / Downloads: 0)
Let me tell you a bit about myself. I bought a Lenovo Ideacentre for gaming (big error tbh). To be more specific a T540-15icb g. And it has the worst bios I've ever seen. It has like 5 options. Why Lenovo??? What could it cost to enable yourself all the options?
Anyway. I searched the whole internet for an unlocked bios. I asked on the lenovo forums. I tried to enable all the features myself with AMIBCP and UEFITool. NOTHING. Every time I tried it gave me error 18 while flashing. I followed the guide on this site. I tried to follow a youtube video. I couldn't get it working.
So here I am. Asking to someone who has experience in the bios unlocking field. The Chip is an AptioV of course from American Megatrends. If you can, I desperately need all the options unlocked.
I am begging for help, or even just advice. I am going to attach the .rom bios image.
Thank you very much! <3
Btw. are you aware that if you have Javascript and HTML5 on you can't post on the forum?
image.zip (Size: 5.74 MB / Downloads: 0)
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[REQUEST] hp pavilion dv9860er Whitelist removal
Я решил в своем старом ноутбуке hp pavilion dv9860er заменить сетевую карту WM3945ABG MOW2 производителя intel. В сборе №: 396331-002, запасные части№: 407576-002. Системная плата Quanta 30CB. Тип БИОСа Феникса. Версия BIOS изначально, предустановленная, была в моем F. 18, сейчас уже не помню, но все работало. Я пошел на сайт поддержки HP, чтобы загрузить последнюю версию BIOS, но они отказались даже загрузить архивную часть его. Так как ноутбук был выпущен в 2008 году. Затем я скачал и установил версию F. 58A в интернете, и она работала нормально. Замена сетевой карты WM3945ABG MOW2 PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4222&SUBSYS_135C103C&REV_02 на любую другую приводит к ошибке № 104 "удалите нечитаемую карту и вставьте родную карту". Мне нужно удалить белый список, чтобы его можно было заменить новым со стандартами 802.11 n, ac. Теперь у меня есть версия BIOS F. 5A, sp48024_30ccf5a_nwl_bycamiloml, которую я скачал с https://www.bios-mods.com/BIOS/index.php?dir=Whitelists/&sort=date&order=asc из каталога Listing of / BIOS/Whitelists/ и это BIOS F. 5A работает, но все равно не читает карту, выдает ошибку 104. То есть, нет никакой возможности заменить его на другую карту. Нужна помощь в модификации BIOS F. 5A (sp48024_30ccf5a_nwl_bycamiloml). Нужно Удалить Белый Список.
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[Request] Asus Zephyrus GU502GV Bios unlock/every option
Looking for Asus Zephyrus gu502gv laptop ver 307 fully unlocked with every option available. Ive tried using a dump then amibcp but wouldnt flash. im sure im missing a step somewhere. just tell me exactly what software/method to dump and i can do so. Thank you
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Change BIOS Text Like Model of the laptop
I was wondering if you can change the text portion of the AMI BIOS, like model or rename things ?
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Read/write bios of a Lenovo g710
How can you read/write the bios chip in a lenovo g710? Does it need to be done with an spi programmer like the ch341a? If this is true where is located the bios chip, or what I can do to find it?
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[REQUEST] Lenovo FLEX-14API (81SS000BUS) BIOS Unlock
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QX9300 Bios Microcode for HP G61
Hi everyone! I have a laptop Hp G61-440EL, bios version F.23 here is the link http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp51501-52000/sp51527.exe
I have searched these forums and have flashed this bios ... with this ona and works great with T9600 intel CPU
http://www.bios-mods.com/BIOS/index.php?...miloml.exe
The main reason I need a new bios is that i would change my CPU with a new one QX9300
-Manufacturer: HP
-Models: HP G61 series with INTEL Processors
-Bios revision: F23
-Released: 14 Jan 2011
-Bios Type: Insyde
-Bios Download Link: http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp51501-52000/sp51527.exe
Mods:
Adding CPU microcode for QX9300
- CPUIDs 67A (QGNG) 1067A (QCE1, SLB5J)
If someone could patch the Camiloml mod bios or the original Bios, or give me an hand to patch it by myself i would be grateful.
Thanks guys all help is greatly appreciated.
I have searched these forums and have flashed this bios ... with this ona and works great with T9600 intel CPU
http://www.bios-mods.com/BIOS/index.php?...miloml.exe
The main reason I need a new bios is that i would change my CPU with a new one QX9300
-Manufacturer: HP
-Models: HP G61 series with INTEL Processors
-Bios revision: F23
-Released: 14 Jan 2011
-Bios Type: Insyde
-Bios Download Link: http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp51501-52000/sp51527.exe
Mods:
Adding CPU microcode for QX9300
- CPUIDs 67A (QGNG) 1067A (QCE1, SLB5J)
If someone could patch the Camiloml mod bios or the original Bios, or give me an hand to patch it by myself i would be grateful.
Thanks guys all help is greatly appreciated.
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Resetting BIOS settings, Where is the CMOS Battery/Reset on my X580GD Mobo?
Hello, I am trying to reset my BIOS settings to default as incorrect memory timing caused it to fail to POST,Anyone know where the reset switch or CMOS battery is on this motherboard?? It is from the laptop ASUS N580GD. Here is a Picture of the motherboard with battery unplugged
![[Image: IMG-20210104-152230.jpg]]()
Thank you!
![[Image: IMG-20210104-152230.jpg]](http://i.postimg.cc/1nb25pD2/IMG-20210104-152230.jpg)
Thank you!
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[REQUEST] Asrock B75M GL - Unlock Memory 1600Mhz
Config: i7 2600 (non K), Asrock B75M GL, Dual DDR3 1600.
My problem is that this motherbond only shows me 1333Mhz maximum for memory, there is no 1600 or higher. I've made a dump of bios, please look at it, maybe there is a chance to activate higher memory frequencies.
I've already used Amibcp and set requiered fields to "USER", but it doesn't work. I've set up memory freq to 1600mhz in Amibcp, but memory still works on 1333Mhz
![.bin]()
workngbackup.bin (Size: 8 MB / Downloads: 0)
My problem is that this motherbond only shows me 1333Mhz maximum for memory, there is no 1600 or higher. I've made a dump of bios, please look at it, maybe there is a chance to activate higher memory frequencies.
I've already used Amibcp and set requiered fields to "USER", but it doesn't work. I've set up memory freq to 1600mhz in Amibcp, but memory still works on 1333Mhz
workngbackup.bin (Size: 8 MB / Downloads: 0)
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[REQUEST] Asrock B75M GL - Unlock Memory 1600Mhz
Config: i7 2600 (non K), Asrock B75M GL, Dual DDR3 1600.
My problem is that this motherbond only shows me 1333Mhz maximum for memory, there is no 1600 or higher. I've made a dump of bios, please look at it, maybe there is a chance to activate higher memory frequencies.
I've already used Amibcp and set requiered fields to "USER", but it doesn't work. I've set up memory freq to 1600mhz in Amibcp, but memory still works on 1333Mhz
![.bin]()
workngbackup.bin (Size: 8 MB / Downloads: 0)
My problem is that this motherbond only shows me 1333Mhz maximum for memory, there is no 1600 or higher. I've made a dump of bios, please look at it, maybe there is a chance to activate higher memory frequencies.
I've already used Amibcp and set requiered fields to "USER", but it doesn't work. I've set up memory freq to 1600mhz in Amibcp, but memory still works on 1333Mhz
workngbackup.bin (Size: 8 MB / Downloads: 0)
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[REQUEST] HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0004la and 15-ec0000 series Bios unlock
Could you help me unlock the advanced options for the HP pavilion Gaming 15-ec0004la and
this BIOS supports 15-ec0000 series
Can someone help me, many people could benefit from this bios
Bios : https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp108501-...108921.exe
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[REQUEST] Bios replace , how to Spi
Hello,
I have a laptop ASUS A75VJ-TY016H with a problem in Bios i think.
I had bluescreen randomly with SSD and i try to fix it with a Bios update.
I put the latest version from Asus and have a blackscreen with sometimes bios access after it.
I buy a CH341A and dump the bios. I would like to downgrade version with it.
I use some tools like UEFI Tool to extract file from the backup and original, make comparaison with WinMerge, find my Mac address but now, i don't understand what i have to do to make a correct bios file.
I don't know if it's possible to flash Bios file direcly from ASUS repo or if i need to extact something before... It's difficult to find clear informations about it on the web.
Other think, original and backup doesn't open with FTK. I check the backup with ME ANALYSER and the ME version is : 8.1.0.1248
Can someone help me please ?
I'm stuck before 5 days and i'll be crazy!
Thank you really much.
Jonathan.
Envoyé de mon SM-G986B en utilisant Tapatalk
I have a laptop ASUS A75VJ-TY016H with a problem in Bios i think.
I had bluescreen randomly with SSD and i try to fix it with a Bios update.
I put the latest version from Asus and have a blackscreen with sometimes bios access after it.
I buy a CH341A and dump the bios. I would like to downgrade version with it.
I use some tools like UEFI Tool to extract file from the backup and original, make comparaison with WinMerge, find my Mac address but now, i don't understand what i have to do to make a correct bios file.
I don't know if it's possible to flash Bios file direcly from ASUS repo or if i need to extact something before... It's difficult to find clear informations about it on the web.
Other think, original and backup doesn't open with FTK. I check the backup with ME ANALYSER and the ME version is : 8.1.0.1248
Can someone help me please ?
I'm stuck before 5 days and i'll be crazy!
Thank you really much.
Jonathan.
Envoyé de mon SM-G986B en utilisant Tapatalk
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[REQUEST] Acer Aspire 7739g unlocking BIOS
Hi, I have an Acer Aspire 7739G and I want to unlock advanced settings in the BIOS to disable the Turbo Boost. It is enabled by default and the options does not appear in my BIOS. And if possible, I want to check other advanced settings options.
The link for the BIOS (InsydeH20 Rev3.5)
BIOS version : v1.06
Direct download link from acer.com : https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles...SC=EMEA_13
And here all my BIOS menus :
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/fazw.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/827d.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/myqg.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/o7pp.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/yn3p.jpg
Sorry if my english is bad i'm french, thanks !!
The link for the BIOS (InsydeH20 Rev3.5)
BIOS version : v1.06
Direct download link from acer.com : https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles...SC=EMEA_13
And here all my BIOS menus :
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/fazw.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/827d.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/myqg.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/o7pp.jpg
https://zupimages.net/up/21/01/yn3p.jpg
Sorry if my english is bad i'm french, thanks !!
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Looking for a BIOS dump MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon
Hi,
I am looking for a BIOS dump from a working MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon. Flashing BIOS has failed and I have to program it with external programmer.
Thanks
[url=https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-PRO-CARBON][/url]
I am looking for a BIOS dump from a working MSI X470 Gaming Pro Carbon. Flashing BIOS has failed and I have to program it with external programmer.
Thanks
[url=https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/X470-GAMING-PRO-CARBON][/url]
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[REQUEST] Lenovo legion 5i advanced mode bios
Please I need to get into advanced mode to undervolting and xmp profiles on Lenovo 5i
Where can I upload the bios file? bios.fd
Where can I upload the bios file? bios.fd
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[Request] Asus x751BP UEFI unlock
Hi,
I'd like to unlock the uefi of my laptop (Asus X751BP) to access the classic CPU overclock functions, same for the integrated graphics and eventually the RAM.
The file is too big to be attached but here is the link : https://www.asus.com/fr/supportonly/X751...Desk_BIOS/
Many thanks in advance !
I'd like to unlock the uefi of my laptop (Asus X751BP) to access the classic CPU overclock functions, same for the integrated graphics and eventually the RAM.
The file is too big to be attached but here is the link : https://www.asus.com/fr/supportonly/X751...Desk_BIOS/
Many thanks in advance !
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Vbios mods for Notebooks
Hey guys, long time i was online here.
I went to Lithuania over the last month so i grabbed my dusty sony vaio vpcsb1c5e to play some Divinity Original Sin. Yeah old piece of gear but i already soldered new caps and changed quite a lot on that mobo in the last years, so it became my old immortal donky, so far so good. It became too hot. First time in its live even with cleaned cooler, so i went to look for undervolting the radeon 6630m. And it worked ! I extrackted the v-bios actually it has two.. and changed voltages replaced it and bam 0.85 instead of 0.9 and 0.9 instead of 1v in "turbo".
i just wanted to ask here where i can or should promote that. Old gear i know but its working good so far.
Best regards
morn
I went to Lithuania over the last month so i grabbed my dusty sony vaio vpcsb1c5e to play some Divinity Original Sin. Yeah old piece of gear but i already soldered new caps and changed quite a lot on that mobo in the last years, so it became my old immortal donky, so far so good. It became too hot. First time in its live even with cleaned cooler, so i went to look for undervolting the radeon 6630m. And it worked ! I extrackted the v-bios actually it has two.. and changed voltages replaced it and bam 0.85 instead of 0.9 and 0.9 instead of 1v in "turbo".
i just wanted to ask here where i can or should promote that. Old gear i know but its working good so far.
Best regards
morn
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[Guide] How to extract binary BIOS flash chip content out of an Insyde .fd file and d
Just recently, I were faced a bricked Laptop Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1M0, which did nothing more than lighting some LEDs and switching off after about a minute.
The Problem came due to a stuck BIOS upgrade from version 1.10 to 1.40. The BIOS of this model is from Insyde.
To be honest, this Laptop is pretty old, but I never had such a case on my desk and there was no risk to break it even more - it was broken already. The only thing that could happen was that I'd get this PC running again, so I decided to give it a try.
First, I tried to restart the Flashin process as indicated on diverse pages, as also here: extracting the .fd file from the BIOS update on a USB-Stick and pressing special keys (Win+B, Fn+B,....) during Power-on. It was visible on the Stick's LED that the PC somehow did something on it. But I could never get to the point that the PC would beep or do anything else than switching off after a minute. I also tried the same with a similar CD in the drive, as the drive sounded as if it would do something. I tried every possible combination of keys - nothing.
All this did not work, so I needed another solution.
I stumbled across this page: https://www.rototron.info/recover-bricke...pberry-pi/
This guy is explaining very clearly how I could reprogram the Flash chip using a Raspberry Pi.
I still had a Raspberry Pi 3 in the drawer, so why not give it a try?
In his example, he had the Macronix MX25L8005 Flash IC, where in contrast, my PC used a Winbond W25Q64F. But that should be handled by the flashrom tool used on the Raspberry Pi.
I decided to solder the chip out, as I currently don't own such a clamp for contacting the SOIC8 in-circuit. Plus, several guys out there reported that due to other circuits on the board, signal level and power supply might be insufficient, if just supplied by the Pi.
There are a lot of working descriptions on how to connect this Winbond Flash IC to the Raspberry Pi, but I found this one to be fine and it worked as well: https://github.com/nopnop2002/Raspberry-W25Q64
I am not aware of the software this guy has on the page. But I used his Fritzing wiring plan.
As I had the IC soldered-out and wired to the Raspberry Pi, I just followed the instructions from the rototron page above:
And after some other beginner-faults, flashrom showed me the result I were looking for:
- Okay, let's go.
I took a dump of the bricked Flash using
in order to be safe if anything would happen.
Then, I were ready to flash the new content. - But which one?
I read in several comments that the .fd file in the installer .exe is the BIOS content and that it can be used the same way as a .bin file is used. So, I extracted the .fd file from the 1.40 Update and tried to flash it to the device:
Unfortunately, that failed!
And the error message was really confusing:
Does that mean, I can't use this file? - It seems like!
But what would I use then?
An internet search did not reveal anything new about .fd and .bin files, so I had to find the solution by myself.
Assumption was that the right content must be contained in this file.
When I open this file in 7-Zip, it turns out that it has different sections. One of them ".text" - the by far largest one - is 9054304 Bytes long. Highly probable that this further contains the content I need, plus some overhead I don't need.
What could I do in order to find that out?
Well, just out of pure luck, I also had the brick.bin flash dump. So, maybe I could find some hints in that file?
So, I openend that file using HxD:
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So, the brick.bin file starts with one line of 0xFFs and the second line starts with "5A A5 F0 0F".
The .text file beginning is completely different. So, let's see it we can find the upper sequence in the .text file... Tada!
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The beginning sequence of the brick.bin is stored at offset 0x0430! Seems to work. And in the line above, there is a text saying "IFLASH_BIOSIMG". So, it really looks like there is a section marked, which contains the flash binary I need.
I erased the part before offset 0x0430 and saved the file under a new name "DM10S140.BIN".
So, let's do the same with the end of my brick.bin:
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Interestingly, the brick.bin file size is exactly 8388608 Bytes (= 0x800000 Bytes), just as the chip size.
The file concludes with a line "0F 09 E9 1B...". Let's seek that in the .text file...
And: BAM! - That's it!
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So, the End of the brick.bin file, Offset 0x7FFFFF is stored in the now shortened .text file at Offset 0x7FFFFF!
It seems pretty clear that everything between is my flash content and below is some text overhead I can just cut off...
Did that, and saved the file. The new "DM10S140.BIN" file now had exactly the same size as the "brick.bin" file, which made perfect sense.
I prayed once that it would work and flashed it on the device:
After some time (and many pages of output due to the -V switch :-), flashrom concluded its process:
Seemed like the flash had worked. Now, there was no other way than the re-assembly of the Laptop in order to get the proof.
Unsoldered the chip from the wires, soldered it back to the mainboard and assembled the PC.
And... It is fixed and running! --> SDG
Most of this surely is not new to the readers of this forum. But I have not found anything about how to extract the .bin file from the fd file.
Maybe, some other tools do this automatically. But flashrom - or at least the implementation I were using - was not able to do so.
I believe, I am not the only person ever facing this problem, so hopefully, this will help anyone else...
In order to help others not having the necessary files, I also attach the now running Insyde BIOS 1.40 .bin file for the Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1M0 ready for flashing.
![.bin]()
DM10S140.BIN (Size: 8 MB / Downloads: 0)
The Problem came due to a stuck BIOS upgrade from version 1.10 to 1.40. The BIOS of this model is from Insyde.
To be honest, this Laptop is pretty old, but I never had such a case on my desk and there was no risk to break it even more - it was broken already. The only thing that could happen was that I'd get this PC running again, so I decided to give it a try.
First, I tried to restart the Flashin process as indicated on diverse pages, as also here: extracting the .fd file from the BIOS update on a USB-Stick and pressing special keys (Win+B, Fn+B,....) during Power-on. It was visible on the Stick's LED that the PC somehow did something on it. But I could never get to the point that the PC would beep or do anything else than switching off after a minute. I also tried the same with a similar CD in the drive, as the drive sounded as if it would do something. I tried every possible combination of keys - nothing.
All this did not work, so I needed another solution.
I stumbled across this page: https://www.rototron.info/recover-bricke...pberry-pi/
This guy is explaining very clearly how I could reprogram the Flash chip using a Raspberry Pi.
I still had a Raspberry Pi 3 in the drawer, so why not give it a try?
In his example, he had the Macronix MX25L8005 Flash IC, where in contrast, my PC used a Winbond W25Q64F. But that should be handled by the flashrom tool used on the Raspberry Pi.
I decided to solder the chip out, as I currently don't own such a clamp for contacting the SOIC8 in-circuit. Plus, several guys out there reported that due to other circuits on the board, signal level and power supply might be insufficient, if just supplied by the Pi.
There are a lot of working descriptions on how to connect this Winbond Flash IC to the Raspberry Pi, but I found this one to be fine and it worked as well: https://github.com/nopnop2002/Raspberry-W25Q64
I am not aware of the software this guy has on the page. But I used his Fritzing wiring plan.
As I had the IC soldered-out and wired to the Raspberry Pi, I just followed the instructions from the rototron page above:
Code:
flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=2000 -VAnd after some other beginner-faults, flashrom showed me the result I were looking for:
Code:
Found Flash chip "W25Q64".I took a dump of the bricked Flash using
Code:
flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=2000 -V -r bricked.binThen, I were ready to flash the new content. - But which one?
I read in several comments that the .fd file in the installer .exe is the BIOS content and that it can be used the same way as a .bin file is used. So, I extracted the .fd file from the 1.40 Update and tried to flash it to the device:
Code:
flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=2000 -V -w DM10S140.FDUnfortunately, that failed!
And the error message was really confusing:
Code:
Error: Image size (9056560 B) doesn't match the flash chip's size (8388608 B)!Does that mean, I can't use this file? - It seems like!
But what would I use then?
An internet search did not reveal anything new about .fd and .bin files, so I had to find the solution by myself.
Assumption was that the right content must be contained in this file.
When I open this file in 7-Zip, it turns out that it has different sections. One of them ".text" - the by far largest one - is 9054304 Bytes long. Highly probable that this further contains the content I need, plus some overhead I don't need.
What could I do in order to find that out?
Well, just out of pure luck, I also had the brick.bin flash dump. So, maybe I could find some hints in that file?
So, I openend that file using HxD:
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So, the brick.bin file starts with one line of 0xFFs and the second line starts with "5A A5 F0 0F".
The .text file beginning is completely different. So, let's see it we can find the upper sequence in the .text file... Tada!
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The beginning sequence of the brick.bin is stored at offset 0x0430! Seems to work. And in the line above, there is a text saying "IFLASH_BIOSIMG". So, it really looks like there is a section marked, which contains the flash binary I need.
I erased the part before offset 0x0430 and saved the file under a new name "DM10S140.BIN".
So, let's do the same with the end of my brick.bin:
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Interestingly, the brick.bin file size is exactly 8388608 Bytes (= 0x800000 Bytes), just as the chip size.
The file concludes with a line "0F 09 E9 1B...". Let's seek that in the .text file...
And: BAM! - That's it!
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So, the End of the brick.bin file, Offset 0x7FFFFF is stored in the now shortened .text file at Offset 0x7FFFFF!
It seems pretty clear that everything between is my flash content and below is some text overhead I can just cut off...
Did that, and saved the file. The new "DM10S140.BIN" file now had exactly the same size as the "brick.bin" file, which made perfect sense.
I prayed once that it would work and flashed it on the device:
Code:
flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=2000 -V -w DM10S140.BINAfter some time (and many pages of output due to the -V switch :-), flashrom concluded its process:
Code:
Erase/write done.
Verifying flash... VERIFIEDSeemed like the flash had worked. Now, there was no other way than the re-assembly of the Laptop in order to get the proof.
Unsoldered the chip from the wires, soldered it back to the mainboard and assembled the PC.
And... It is fixed and running! --> SDG
Most of this surely is not new to the readers of this forum. But I have not found anything about how to extract the .bin file from the fd file.
Maybe, some other tools do this automatically. But flashrom - or at least the implementation I were using - was not able to do so.
I believe, I am not the only person ever facing this problem, so hopefully, this will help anyone else...
In order to help others not having the necessary files, I also attach the now running Insyde BIOS 1.40 .bin file for the Toshiba Satellite C50-A-1M0 ready for flashing.
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