Index: flashrom-0.9.2-r1057/internal.c
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--- flashrom-0.9.2-r1057.orig/internal.c
+++ flashrom-0.9.2-r1057/internal.c
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ struct superio superio = {};
 
 void probe_superio(void)
 {
+#if 0
+	/* ITE probe causes SMSC LPC47N217 to power off the serial UART! */
 	superio = probe_superio_ite();
+#endif
 #if 0
 	/* Winbond Super I/O code is not yet available. */
 	if (superio.vendor == SUPERIO_VENDOR_NONE)