Documentation fixes and updates (trivial).
Signed-off-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de> Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de> git-svn-id: svn://svn.coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk@2875 2b7e53f0-3cfb-0310-b3e9-8179ed1497e1
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Usage
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usage: ./flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start]
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[-e exclude_end] [-m vendor:part] [-l file.layout] [-i imagename] [file]
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$ flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] [-e exclude_end]
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[-m vendor:part] [-l file.layout] [-i imagename] [file]
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-r | --read: read flash and save into file
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-w | --write: write file into flash (default when
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file is specified)
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LinuxBIOS Table and Mainboard Identification
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--------------------------------------------
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Flashrom reads the LinuxBIOS table to determine the current mainboard.
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(Parse DMI as well in future?) If no LinuxBIOS table could be read
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Flashrom reads the LinuxBIOS table to determine the current mainboard
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(parse DMI as well in future?). If no LinuxBIOS table could be read
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or if you want to override these values, you can specify -m, e.g.:
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flashrom -w --mainboard ISLAND:ARUMA island_aruma.rom
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flashrom -w --mainboard AGAMI:ARUMA agami_aruma.rom
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The following boards require the specification of the board name, if
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no LinuxBIOS table is found:
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* ASUS P5A: use -m asus:p5a
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* IBM x3455: use -m ibm:x3455
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* EPoX EP-BX3: use -m epox:ep-bx3
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* GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI v2.0: use -m gigabyte:m57sli
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* GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3: use -m gigabyte:m61ps3
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* GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 v2.0: use -m gigabyte:m57sli
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* GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3: use -m gigabyte:m61p
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* MSI K8N Neo3: use -m msi:k8n-neo3
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ROM Layout Support
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------------------
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@ -71,27 +73,27 @@ the flash chip only. A ROM layout file looks like follows:
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i.e.:
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startaddr:endaddr name
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all addresses are offsets within the file, not absolute addresses!
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All addresses are offsets within the file, not absolute addresses!
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If you only want to update the normal image in a ROM you can say:
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flashrom -w --layout rom.layout --image normal island_aruma.rom
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flashrom -w --layout rom.layout --image normal agami_aruma.rom
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To update normal and fallback but leave the VGA BIOS alone, say:
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flashrom -w -l rom.layout -i normal -i fallback island_aruma.rom
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flashrom -w -l rom.layout -i normal -i fallback agami_aruma.rom
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Currently overlapping sections are not supported.
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ROM layouts should replace the -s and -e option since they are more
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flexible and they should lead to a ROM update file format with the
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ROM layout and the ROM image in one file (cpio, zip or something?)
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ROM layout and the ROM image in one file (cpio, zip or something?).
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DOC support
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-----------
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Disk on Chip support
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DISK on Chip support is currently disabled since it is considered unstable.
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Disk on Chip support is currently disabled since it is considered unstable.
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Change CFLAGS in the Makefile to enable it: Remove -DDISABLE_DOC from CFLAGS.
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.TH FLASHROM 8 "December 20, 2006"
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.TH FLASHROM 8 "October 18, 2007"
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.SH NAME
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flashrom \- a universal flash programming utility
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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[\fB-m\fR vendor:part] [\fB-l\fR file.layout] [\fB-i\fR image_name] [file]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B flashrom
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is a universal flash programming utility for flash chips
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(e.g. in DIP or PLCC packaging). It can be used to flash BIOS images,
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for example.
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is a universal flash programming utility for DIP, PLCC, or SPI flash ROM
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chips. It can be used to flash BIOS/LinuxBIOS/firmware images, for example.
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.SH OPTIONS
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If no file is specified, then all that happens
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is that flash info is dumped and the flash chip is set to writable.
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.TP
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.B "\-r, \-\-read"
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Read flash and save contents into file.
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Read flash ROM contents an save them into the given file.
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.TP
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.B "\-w, \-\-write"
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Write file into flash (default when file is specified).
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.TP
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.B "\-v, \-\-verify"
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Verify flash against file.
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Verify the flash ROM contents against the given file.
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.TP
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.B "\-E, \-\-erase"
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Erase flash device.
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Erase the flash device.
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.TP
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.B "\-V, \-\-verbose"
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More verbose output.
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Exclude end postion. (obsolete)
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.TP
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.B "\-m, \-\-mainboard" <vendor:part>
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Override mainboard settings.
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Override mainboard settings. This option is needed for some mainboards,
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see the
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.B flashrom
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README for a list.
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.TP
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.B "\-f, \-\-force"
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Force write without checking image.
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Force write without checking whether the ROM image file is really meant
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to be used on this board.
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.sp
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Note: This check only works while LinuxBIOS is running, and only for those
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boards where the LinuxBIOS code supports it.
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.TP
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.B "\-l, \-\-layout" <layout.file>
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Read ROM layout from file.
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.TP
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.B "\-i, \-\-image" <name>
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Only flash image name from flash layout.
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Only flash image
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.B <name>
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from flash layout.
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.TP
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.B "\-h, \-\-help"
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Show a help text and exit.
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.\".B "\-\-version"
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.\"Show version information and exit.
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.SH BUGS
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Please report any bugs at http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/.
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Please report any bugs at http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/,
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or on the LinuxBIOS mailing list (http://linuxbios.org/Mailinglist).
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.SH LICENCE
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.B flashrom
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is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2 or later.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR romcc (1),
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.BR abuild (1).
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.\" .SH SEE ALSO
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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2000 Silicon Integrated System Corporation
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.br
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