x230: add preliminary support for CH341A based programmers

x230/README.md

@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ or alternatively hooks, for example from
 [jumper wires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_wire) to connect the clip to
 a hardware flasher
 * a hardware flasher
-[supported by flashrom](https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom/0.9.9/Supported_Hardware#USB_Devices)
-but we currently only support using a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/)
+[supported by flashrom](https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom/0.9.9/Supported_Hardware#USB_Devices), see below for the examples we support
 
 #### open up the X230
 Remove the 7 screws of your X230 to remove the keyboard (by pushing it towards the
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ below. This is how the SPI connection looks on both of the X230's chips:
 		   Edge (closest to you)
 
 
-... choose one of the following supported flashing hardware examples:
+... choose __one of the following__ supported flashing hardware examples:
 
 #### Hardware Example: Raspberry Pi 3
 A Raspberry Pi can directly be a flasher through it's I/O pins, see below.
@@ -141,9 +140,13 @@ or ethernet to `sudo apt-get install flashrom`
 Now copy the Skulls release tarball over to the Rasperry Pi and continue on the Pi.
 
 #### Hardware Example: CH341A based
-CH341A, a USB interface chip, is used by some cheap memory programmers.
+The CH341A from [Winchiphead](http://www.wch.cn/), a USB interface chip,
+is used by some cheap memory programmers.
+The one we describe can be bought
+[here](http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-CH341A-24-25-Series-EEPROM-Flash-BIOS-DVD-USB-Programmer-DVD-programmer-router-Nine/32583059603.html)
 
-TODO
+* Connect the programmer to your PC's USB port
+* Connect your clip or hooks to the programmer's SPI pins
 
 #### unpack the Skulls release archive
 

x230/external_install_bottom.sh

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ usage()
 	echo "Usage: $0 [-c <chipname>] [-a] [-m] [-k <backup_filename>] [-l]"
 	echo ""
 	echo " -f <hardware_flasher>"
-	echo "                 supported flashers: rpi"
+	echo "                 supported flashers: rpi, ch341a"
 	echo ""
 	echo " -c <chipname>   flashrom chip description to use"
 	echo " -m              apply me_cleaner -S"
@@ -106,12 +106,16 @@ if [ ! "$have_flasher" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	done
 fi
 
+programmer=""
 if [ "${FLASHER}" = "rpi" ] ; then
 	echo "Ok. Run this on a Rasperry Pi."
+	programmer="linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128"
 elif [ "${FLASHER}" = "ch341a" ] ; then
-	echo "The CH341A is not yet supported"
-	exit 0
+	echo "Ok. Connect a CH341A programmer"
+	programmer="ch341a_spi"
 else
+	echo "invalid flashrom programmer"
+	usage
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ hash flashrom || echo -e "${RED}Please install flashrom and run as root${NC}"
 TEMP_DIR=`mktemp -d`
 if [ ! "$have_chipname" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	echo "trying to detect the chip..."
-	flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 &> ${TEMP_DIR}/chips || true
+	flashrom -p ${programmer} &> ${TEMP_DIR}/chips || true
 	flashrom_error=""
 	flashrom_error=$(cat ${TEMP_DIR}/chips | grep -i error || true)
 	if [ ! -z "${flashrom_error}" ] ; then
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ if [ ! "$have_chipname" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	fi
 	if [ ! "$chip_found" -gt 0 ] ; then
 		echo "chip not detected."
-		flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128
+		flashrom -p ${programmer}
 		rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}
 		echo "chip not detected. Please find it manually and rerun with the -c parameter."
 		exit 1
@@ -186,8 +190,9 @@ if [[ ! "$TEMP_DIR" || ! -d "$TEMP_DIR" ]]; then
 	rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}
 	exit 1
 fi
-flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom
-flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test2.rom
+
+flashrom -p ${programmer} -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom
+flashrom -p ${programmer} -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test2.rom
 cmp --silent ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom ${TEMP_DIR}/test2.rom
 if [ "$have_backupname" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	cp ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom ${BACKUPNAME}
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ fi
 make clean -C util/ifdtool
 
 echo "start writing..."
-flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 -c ${CHIPNAME} -w ${TEMP_DIR}/work.rom.new
+
+flashrom -p ${programmer} -c ${CHIPNAME} -w ${TEMP_DIR}/work.rom.new
 rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}
 echo -e "${GREEN}DONE${NC}"

x230/external_install_top.sh

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ usage()
 	echo "Usage: $0 -i <image.rom> [-c <chipname>] [-k <backup_filename>]"
 	echo ""
 	echo " -f <hardware_flasher>"
-	echo "       supported flashers: rpi"
+	echo "       supported flashers: rpi, ch341a"
 	echo ""
 	echo " -i  <path to image to flash>"
 	echo " -c  <chipname> to use for flashrom"
@@ -125,12 +125,16 @@ if [ ! "$have_flasher" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	done
 fi
 
+programmer=""
 if [ "${FLASHER}" = "rpi" ] ; then
 	echo "Ok. Run this on a Rasperry Pi."
+	programmer="linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128"
 elif [ "${FLASHER}" = "ch341a" ] ; then
-	echo "The CH341A is not yet supported"
-	exit 0
+	echo "Ok. Connect a CH341A programmer"
+	programmer="ch341a_spi"
 else
+	echo "invalid flashrom programmer"
+	usage
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ hash flashrom || echo -e "${RED}Please install flashrom and run as root${NC}"
 TEMP_DIR=`mktemp -d`
 if [ ! "$have_chipname" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	echo "trying to detect the chip..."
-	flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 &> ${TEMP_DIR}/chips || true
+	flashrom -p ${programmer} &> ${TEMP_DIR}/chips || true
 	flashrom_error=""
 	flashrom_error=$(cat ${TEMP_DIR}/chips | grep -i error || true)
 	if [ ! -z "${flashrom_error}" ] ; then
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ if [ ! "$have_chipname" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	fi
 	if [ ! "$chip_found" -gt 0 ] ; then
 		echo "chip not detected."
-		flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128
+		flashrom -p ${programmer}
 		rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}
 		echo "Please find it manually in the list above and rerun with the -c parameter."
 		exit 1
@@ -178,8 +182,8 @@ if [[ ! "$TEMP_DIR" || ! -d "$TEMP_DIR" ]]; then
 	echo "Could not create temp dir"
 	exit 1
 fi
-flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom
-flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test2.rom
+flashrom -p ${programmer} -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom
+flashrom -p ${programmer} -c ${CHIPNAME} -r ${TEMP_DIR}/test2.rom
 cmp --silent ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom ${TEMP_DIR}/test2.rom
 if [ "$have_backupname" -gt 0 ] ; then
 	cp ${TEMP_DIR}/test1.rom ${BACKUPNAME}
@@ -193,5 +197,5 @@ fi
 rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}
 
 echo -e "${GREEN}connection ok${NC}. flashing ${INPUT_IMAGE_NAME}"
-flashrom -p linux_spi:dev=/dev/spidev0.0,spispeed=128 -c ${CHIPNAME} -w ${INPUT_IMAGE_PATH}
+flashrom -p ${programmer} -c ${CHIPNAME} -w ${INPUT_IMAGE_PATH}
 echo -e "${GREEN}DONE${NC}"