unable to write flashrom, functionality broken?

[Michael Büsch]

On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 07:27 -0500, Dale Walsh wrote: 
> Well something is causing the failure and if the ubuntu/linux code- 
> base wasn't such a mess I'd go through and fix it myself.

I'm wondering to what mess you are referring.
I don't think the SPROM writing code is that bad.

> I installed ubuntu 10.10 and it works so there is something in the  
> 10.04 CD ubuntu sent me that causes the failure so for future  
> reference, you can tell them to upgrade to 10.10 and the failure goes  
> away.

I suggest you report this to the Ubuntu bugzilla.

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Greetings Michael.