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@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@ -This is the universal LinuxBIOS flash utility. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Flashrom README +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -build requirements +This is the universal (LinuxBIOS) flash utility. + +Build Requirements ------------------ To build the flashrom utility you need to have the following packages -installed on your linux system: +installed on your Linux system: * pciutils * pciutils-devel -usage +Usage ----- usage: ./flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] @@ -33,21 +37,21 @@ usage: ./flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] is that flash info is dumped and the flash chip is set to writable. -LinuxBIOS table and Mainboard identification +LinuxBIOS Table and Mainboard Identification -------------------------------------------- -flashrom reads the LinuxBIOS table to determine the current mainboard. +Flashrom reads the LinuxBIOS table to determine the current mainboard. (Parse DMI as well in future?) If no LinuxBIOS table could be read -or if you want to override these values, you can to specify -m ie.: +or if you want to override these values, you can specify -m, e.g.: - flashrom -w --mainboard ISLAND:ARUMA island_aruma.rom + flashrom -w --mainboard ISLAND:ARUMA island_aruma.rom -rom layout support +ROM Layout Support ------------------ -flashrom supports rom layouts. This allows to flash certain parts of -the flash chip only. A rom layout file looks like follows: +Flashrom supports ROM layouts. This allows to flash certain parts of +the flash chip only. A ROM layout file looks like follows: 00000000:00008fff gfxrom 00009000:0003ffff normal @@ -58,19 +62,19 @@ the flash chip only. A rom layout file looks like follows: all addresses are offsets within the file, not absolute addresses! -If you only want to update the normal image in a rom you can say: +If you only want to update the normal image in a ROM you can say: flashrom -w --layout rom.layout --image normal island_aruma.rom -To update normal and fallback but leave the vga bios alone, say: +To update normal and fallback but leave the VGA BIOS alone, say: flashrom -w -l rom.layout -i normal -i fallback island_aruma.rom -Currently overlapping sections are not spported. +Currently overlapping sections are not supported. -rom layouts should replace the -s and -e option since they are more -flexible and they should lead to a rom update file format with the -rom layout and the rom image in one file (cpio, zip or something?) +ROM layouts should replace the -s and -e option since they are more +flexible and they should lead to a ROM update file format with the +ROM layout and the ROM image in one file (cpio, zip or something?) DOC support |