website: docs: install: flashrom: document I/O port access.
Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org> Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org> GNUtoo: fixed section underline, rebased, commit message, split patch. Acked-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org> Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>
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manual](https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/kernel_secure_levels/)
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manual](https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/kernel_secure_levels/)
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and [OpenBSD securelevel manual](https://man.openbsd.org/securelevel).
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and [OpenBSD securelevel manual](https://man.openbsd.org/securelevel).
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ERROR: Could not get I/O privileges
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Error message: `ERROR: Could not get I/O privileges (Function not implemented)`
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If you get this while running `flashrom -p internal -w filename.rom` (or any
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internal flash operation), note: flashrom heavily uses ioperm/iopl functions
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to operate the internal flasher, at least on x86 machines.
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See: <https://lwn.net/Articles/804143/>
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Yeah, just enable `CONFIG_X86_IOPL_IOPERM` in your Linux kernel. This is
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a *build-time* option, so you must re-compile your kernel, or find a build that
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has this option enabled (IOPL emulation). Many default kernel configurations
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now disable this option.
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Here's a handy-dandy guide for building a kernel from source:
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<https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compiling-linux-kernel-26.html> - NOTE: the
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GNU Boot project recommends use of linux-libre, not linux, but this guide should
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work with linux-libre releases. Here is GNU Linux-libre, the deblobbed linux
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kernel:
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<https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/index.en.html>
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**BSD users:** On OpenBSD and NetBSD if you get similar errors, note that it
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should work here, but you need to boot with `kern.securelevel=-1`.
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See: [NetBSD securelevel manual](https://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/kernel_secure_levels/)
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and [OpenBSD securelevel manpage](https://man.openbsd.org/securelevel).
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Otherwise, if you get such errors, it may just be that you're not root. You
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must run flashrom as root, at least to use the internal flasher (using external
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USB flashing dongles doesn't normally require root).
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About ROM image file names
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About ROM image file names
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