From 1ebf8451a7ffdd45f09c39491fd23f62b661facf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:50:14 +0000 Subject: Tidy up docs before release Don't mention coreboot.org without context. Corresponding to flashrom svn r688. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger Acked-by: Uwe Hermann --- README | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 070acff..65152e6 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,17 +2,14 @@ flashrom README ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM -chips. It's often used to flash BIOS/EFI/coreboot/firmware images in-system -using a supported mainboard, but it also supports flashing of network +flashrom is a utility for detecting, reading, writing, verifying and erasing +flash chips. It is often used to flash BIOS/EFI/coreboot/firmware images +in-system using a supported mainboard, but it also supports flashing of network cards (NICs), SATA controller cards, and other external devices which can program flash chips. -It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and -TSOP40 chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash, -or SPI. - -(see http://coreboot.org for details on coreboot) +It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and TSOP40 +chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash, or SPI. Packaging -- cgit v1.1