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@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ installed on your Linux system: Usage ----- -usage: ./flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] - [-e exclude_end] [-m vendor:part] [-l file.layout] [-i imagename] [file] + $ flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] [-e exclude_end] + [-m vendor:part] [-l file.layout] [-i imagename] [file] -r | --read: read flash and save into file -w | --write: write file into flash (default when file is specified) @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ usage: ./flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] LinuxBIOS Table and Mainboard Identification -------------------------------------------- -Flashrom reads the LinuxBIOS table to determine the current mainboard. -(Parse DMI as well in future?) If no LinuxBIOS table could be read +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 specify -m, e.g.: - flashrom -w --mainboard ISLAND:ARUMA island_aruma.rom + flashrom -w --mainboard AGAMI:ARUMA agami_aruma.rom The following boards require the specification of the board name, if no LinuxBIOS table is found: @@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ no LinuxBIOS table is found: * ASUS P5A: use -m asus:p5a * IBM x3455: use -m ibm:x3455 * EPoX EP-BX3: use -m epox:ep-bx3 -* GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI v2.0: use -m gigabyte:m57sli -* GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3: use -m gigabyte:m61ps3 +* GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 v2.0: use -m gigabyte:m57sli +* GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3: use -m gigabyte:m61p +* MSI K8N Neo3: use -m msi:k8n-neo3 + ROM Layout Support ------------------ @@ -71,27 +73,27 @@ the flash chip only. A ROM layout file looks like follows: i.e.: startaddr:endaddr name - all addresses are offsets within the file, not absolute addresses! + 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: - flashrom -w --layout rom.layout --image normal island_aruma.rom + flashrom -w --layout rom.layout --image normal agami_aruma.rom To update normal and fallback but leave the VGA BIOS alone, say: - flashrom -w -l rom.layout -i normal -i fallback island_aruma.rom + flashrom -w -l rom.layout -i normal -i fallback agami_aruma.rom 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 layout and the ROM image in one file (cpio, zip or something?). -DOC support ------------ +Disk on Chip support +-------------------- -DISK on Chip support is currently disabled since it is considered unstable. +Disk on Chip support is currently disabled since it is considered unstable. Change CFLAGS in the Makefile to enable it: Remove -DDISABLE_DOC from CFLAGS. |
