ME Update Error 8719

[Karl Klammer]

thanks for the pm links. i will report back tonight. (unless bricked *g*)

[Shawn]

I have a motherboard...

[Karl Klammer]

after about 130 to 150 attempts, I think I can safely assume that I'm barking up the wrong tree with FWUpdLcl64.exe.

I think I need to look into flashrom, maybe using an external programmer.
I'm pretty confident that I can unbrick most damage that I could do with an external programmer.
I am not very confident that I can unbrick any damaged caused by weakend seals....aka my ability to put the 19mk6 back into a ip65 kind of state.

hmmm ... so maybe flashrom with internal programmer and hoping really really hard that it a) works on first try or b) crashes in a way that allows me 30min fixup sessions till ME watchdog powers me off.
tough book, tough decissions

[User32]

after about 130 to 150 attempts, I think I can safely assume that I'm barking up the wrong tree with FWUpdLcl64.exe.

I think I need to look into flashrom, maybe using an external programmer.
I'm pretty confident that I can unbrick most damage that I could do with an external programmer.
I am not very confident that I can unbrick any damaged caused by weakend seals....aka my ability to put the 19mk6 back into a ip65 kind of state.

hmmm ... so maybe flashrom with internal programmer and hoping really really hard that it a) works on first try or b) crashes in a way that allows me 30min fixup sessions till ME watchdog powers me off.
tough book, tough decissions

Buy a board for about 100€ on eBay and experiment with that instead: http://www.ebay.com/itm/332346147705

[Karl Klammer]

awesome idea! that's - quite literally - thinking out-of-the-box.
i would, of course also need ram and psu ... would I also need additional daughterboards for vga&usb?

EDIT: I just realized that shawn probably intended to give me the same advice, but I just didn't "get it" back then ;-)

[User32]

awesome idea! that's - quite literally - thinking out-of-the-box.
i would, of course also need ram and psu ... would I also need additional daughterboards for vga&usb?

EDIT: I just realized that shawn probably intended to give me the same advice, but I just didn't "get it" back then ;-)

RAM isn't expensive for small (2GB?) modules, PSU? ThinkPad T2x/T4x series adapter, 16V 4.5 amps, works fine with my 31.

Idk about daughterboards though.

[Shawn]

Yup.
I have chip sockets, BIOS chips, an extra programmer, and a mk6 motherboard..

It's an at home brick making kit.

[Karl Klammer]

hmm, starts to look like I actually indeed do need to open the case ... either for mb swap or for external programmer.

C:\Intel ME System Tools v8 r1\Flash Programming Tool\Windows64>fptw64.exe -f 19mk6.bin

Intel (R) Flash Programming Tool. Version: 8.1.60.1561
Copyright (c) 2007 - 2014, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
Platform: Intel(R) QM77 Express Chipset
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid
--- Flash Devices Found ---
N25Q128 ID:0x20BA18 Size: 16384KB (131072Kb)
Error 280: Failed to disable write protection for the BIOS space!

other attempts result in
C:\Intel ME System Tools v8 r1\Flash Programming Tool\Windows64>fptw64.exe -f desc.dump -DESC

Intel (R) Flash Programming Tool. Version: 8.1.60.1561
Copyright (c) 2007 - 2014, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Platform: Intel(R) QM77 Express Chipset
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid

--- Flash Devices Found ---
N25Q128 ID:0x20BA18 Size: 16384KB (131072Kb)

PDR Region does not exist.

Error 25: The host CPU does not have write access to the target flash area. To enable write access for this operation you must modify the descriptor settings to give host access to this region.

[Shawn]

pretty much what I found while trying to flash main BIOS.
Something is write protected.
Custom flashes won't work without a programmer.

[Karl Klammer]

just watched this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aedeLJfvT9Y
he makes it look so easy

I have received 3years training in an electrical engineering ... and altough that was 15 years ago,
I still have a pretty good idea about how much I suck at about any task that requires a sure hand and the correct amount of torque or pressure on the right pieces of equipment ;-)