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@@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ contents (using
.BR \-r )
and store it to a medium outside of your computer, like
a USB drive or a network share. If you needed to run the board enable code
-already for probing, use it for reading too. Now you can try to write the
-new image. You should enable the board enable code in any case now, as it
+already for probing, use it for reading too.
+If reading succeeds and the contens of the read file look legit you can try to write the new image.
+You should enable the board enable code in any case now, as it
has been written because it is known that writing/erasing without the board
enable is going to fail. In any case (success or failure), please report to
the flashrom mailing list, see below.
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ report so we can diagnose the problem.
.B Intel chipsets
.sp
If you have an Intel chipset with an ICH8 or later southbridge with SPI flash
-attached, and if a valid descriptor was written to it (e.g. by the vendor), the
+attached, and if a valid descriptor was written to it (e.g.\& by the vendor), the
chipset provides an alternative way to access the flash chip(s) named
.BR "Hardware Sequencing" .
It is much simpler than the normal access method (called
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ syntax where
.BR auto ", " swseq " or " hwseq .
By default
.RB "(or when setting " ich_spi_mode=auto )
-the module tries to use swseq and only activates hwseq if need be (e.g. if
+the module tries to use swseq and only activates hwseq if need be (e.g.\& if
important opcodes are inaccessible due to lockdown; or if more than one flash
chip is attached). The other options (swseq, hwseq) select the respective mode
(if possible).
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ the
.sp
syntax where
.B size
-is the number of bytes (min. 1, max. 256).
+is the number of bytes (min.\& 1, max.\& 256).
.sp
Example:
.sp
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ flash chip, you can specify a blacklist of SPI commands with the
syntax where
.B commandlist
is a list of two-digit hexadecimal representations of
-SPI commands. If commandlist is e.g. 0302, flashrom will behave as if the SPI
+SPI commands. If commandlist is e.g.\& 0302, flashrom will behave as if the SPI
controller refuses to run command 0x03 (READ) and command 0x02 (WRITE).
commandlist may be up to 512 characters (256 commands) long.
Implementation note: flashrom will detect an error during command execution.
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@ you can specify an ignorelist of SPI commands with the
syntax where
.B commandlist
is a list of two-digit hexadecimal representations of
-SPI commands. If commandlist is e.g. 0302, the emulated flash chip will ignore
+SPI commands. If commandlist is e.g.\& 0302, the emulated flash chip will ignore
command 0x03 (READ) and command 0x02 (WRITE). commandlist may be up to 512
characters (256 commands) long.
Implementation note: flashrom won't detect an error during command execution.
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ is installed in your system, you have to specify the PCI address of the card
you want to use with the
.B pci=
parameter as explained in the
-.B nic3com
+.B nic3com et al.\&
section above.
.sp
More information about the hardware is available at
@@ -828,11 +829,11 @@ Many of the developers communicate via the
IRC channel on
.BR chat.freenode.net .
You are welcome to join and ask questions, send us bug and success reports there
-too. Please provide a way to contact you later (e.g. a mail address) and be
+too. Please provide a way to contact you later (e.g.\& a mail address) and be
patient if there is no immediate reaction. Also, we provide a pastebin service
at
.B http://paste.flashrom.org
-that is very useful when you want to share logs etc. without spamming the
+that is very useful when you want to share logs etc.\& without spamming the
channel.
.SS
.B Laptops
@@ -853,7 +854,7 @@ One-time programmable (OTP) memory and unique IDs
.sp
Some flash chips contain OTP memory often denoted as "security registers".
They usually have a capacity in the range of some bytes to a few hundred
-bytes and can be used to give devices unique IDs etc. flashrom is not able
+bytes and can be used to give devices unique IDs etc. flashrom is not able
to read or write these memories and may therefore not be able to duplicate a
chip completely. For chip types known to include OTP memories a warning is
printed when they are detected.
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