Trying to debug the SFDP all-FF bug

debug.diff

diff --git i/sw/host/opentitanlib/src/bootstrap/eeprom.rs w/sw/host/opentitanlib/src/bootstrap/eeprom.rs
index 309c3cd3d1..147acf1a27 100644
--- i/sw/host/opentitanlib/src/bootstrap/eeprom.rs
+++ w/sw/host/opentitanlib/src/bootstrap/eeprom.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::app::TransportWrapper;
 use crate::bootstrap::{Bootstrap, UpdateProtocol};
 use crate::spiflash::SpiFlash;
 use crate::transport::{Capability, ProgressIndicator};
+use crate::uart::console::UartConsole;
 
 /// Implements the SPI EEPROM bootstrap protocol.
 pub struct Eeprom;
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ impl UpdateProtocol for Eeprom {
         payload: &[u8],
         progress: &dyn ProgressIndicator,
     ) -> Result<()> {
+        let uart = transport.uart("console")?;
+        UartConsole::wait_for(&*uart, r"ROM:", std::time::Duration::from_secs(1))?;
+        UartConsole::wait_for(&*uart, r"bootstrap:1", std::time::Duration::from_secs(1))?;
         let spi = container.spi_params.create(transport, "BOOTSTRAP")?;
         let flash = SpiFlash::from_spi(&*spi)?;
         flash.chip_erase(&*spi)?;

sfdtp_debug.md

This documents the effort is root-cuasing the infamous all-FF SFDP error which happens randomly for seemingly no reason on some boards.

What to do:

• make note on which branch you are
• apply the diff below and rerun