[Hackrf-dev] SPI flash write fails trying to update firmware

[Anders Hammarquist]

In a message of Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:48:26 +0100, Dominic Spill writes:
>> Is is possible to hook up an external SPI programmer to read/write
>> the flash? If so, this is something I could do to check it.
>
>You can certainly try, if you have the tools to do so, but if the flash
>chip is bad it won't make much difference.

Trying to program it with the Bus Pirate confirms that the flash chip
is bad. It refuses to erase.

/Anders