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Corresponding to flashrom svn r180 and coreboot v2 svn r3059.

Signed-off-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>
Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>
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Flashrom README Flashrom README
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the universal (coreboot) flash utility. Flashrom is a universal flash programming utility for DIP, PLCC, or SPI
flash ROM chips. It can be used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
(see http://coreboot.org for details on coreboot)
Build Requirements Build Requirements
------------------ ------------------
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ROM Layout Support ROM Layout Support
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Flashrom supports ROM layouts. This allows to flash certain parts of Flashrom supports ROM layouts. This allows you to flash certain parts of
the flash chip only. A ROM layout file looks like follows: the flash chip only. A ROM layout file looks like follows:
00000000:00008fff gfxrom 00000000:00008fff gfxrom

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.TH FLASHROM 8 "October 18, 2007" .TH FLASHROM 8 "January 18, 2008"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
flashrom \- a universal flash programming utility flashrom \- a universal BIOS/ROM/flash programming utility
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
.B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVfh\fR] [\fB\-c\fR chipname] [\fB\-s\fR exclude_start] [\fB\-e\fR exclude_end] .B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVfh\fR] [\fB\-c\fR chipname] [\fB\-s\fR exclude_start] [\fB\-e\fR exclude_end]
[\fB-m\fR vendor:part] [\fB-l\fR file.layout] [\fB-i\fR image_name] [file] [\fB-m\fR vendor:part] [\fB-l\fR file.layout] [\fB-i\fR image_name] [file]
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.B flashrom .B flashrom
is a universal flash programming utility for DIP, PLCC, or SPI flash ROM is a universal flash programming utility for DIP, PLCC, or SPI flash ROM
chips. It can be used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images, for example. chips. It can be used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images, for example.
(see
.B http://coreboot.org
for details on coreboot)
.SH OPTIONS .SH OPTIONS
If no file is specified, then all that happens If no file is specified, then all that happens
is that flash info is dumped and the flash chip is set to writable. is that flash info is dumped and the flash chip is set to writable.
.TP .TP
.B "\-r, \-\-read" .B "\-r, \-\-read"
Read flash ROM contents an save them into the given file. Read flash ROM contents and save them into the given file.
.TP .TP
.B "\-w, \-\-write" .B "\-w, \-\-write"
Write file into flash (default when file is specified). Write file into flash ROM (default when file is specified).
.TP .TP
.B "\-v, \-\-verify" .B "\-v, \-\-verify"
Verify the flash ROM contents against the given file. Verify the flash ROM contents against the given file.
.TP .TP
.B "\-E, \-\-erase" .B "\-E, \-\-erase"
Erase the flash device. Erase the flash ROM device.
.TP .TP
.B "\-V, \-\-verbose" .B "\-V, \-\-verbose"
More verbose output. More verbose output.
.TP .TP
.B "\-c, \-\-chip" <chipname> .B "\-c, \-\-chip" <chipname>
Probe only for specified flash chip. Probe only for specified flash ROM chip.
.TP .TP
.B "\-s, \-\-estart" <addr> .B "\-s, \-\-estart" <addr>
Exclude start position. (obsolete) Exclude start position (obsolete).
.TP .TP
.B "\-e, \-\-eend" <addr> .B "\-e, \-\-eend" <addr>
Exclude end postion. (obsolete) Exclude end postion (obsolete).
.TP .TP
.B "\-m, \-\-mainboard" <vendor:part> .B "\-m, \-\-mainboard" <vendor:part>
Override mainboard settings. This option is needed for some mainboards, Override mainboard settings. This option is needed for some mainboards,
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.\".B "\-\-version" .\".B "\-\-version"
.\"Show version information and exit. .\"Show version information and exit.
.SH BUGS .SH BUGS
Please report any bugs at http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/, Please report any bugs at
or on the coreboot mailing list (http://www.coreboot.org/Mailinglist). .BR http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/newticket ","
or on the coreboot mailing list
.RB "(" http://coreboot.org/Mailinglist ")."
.SH LICENCE .SH LICENCE
.B flashrom .B flashrom
is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 or later. is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 or later.
.\" .SH SEE ALSO
.SH COPYRIGHT .SH COPYRIGHT
2000 Silicon Integrated System Corporation 2000 Silicon Integrated System Corporation
.br .br
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some others some others
.PP .PP
This manual page was written by Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>. This manual page was written by Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>.
It is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL (v2 or later). It is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL (version 2 or later).