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| author | Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner@alumni.tuwien.ac.at> | 2016-01-23 16:16:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Stefan Tauner <stefan.tauner@alumni.tuwien.ac.at> | 2016-01-23 16:16:49 +0000 |
| commit | 124b7837d9c46cbc4c7c444f5d63a96d0d3b3f86 (patch) | |
| tree | 2d62c23191801afaecbf98925effb8b8c7a44ab6 /README | |
| parent | 41a940c641a7ddba77d04c93e01280d20a3a354a (diff) | |
| download | flashrom-124b7837d9c46cbc4c7c444f5d63a96d0d3b3f86.zip flashrom-124b7837d9c46cbc4c7c444f5d63a96d0d3b3f86.tar.gz | |
Add a bunch of new/tested stuff and various small changes 24
Tested mainboards:
OK:
- ASRock G31M-GS
Binary file (standard input) matches
Corresponding to flashrom svn r1917.
Diffstat (limited to 'README')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ 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. +It supports a wide range of flash chips (most commonly found in SOIC8, DIP8, +SOIC16, WSON8, PLCC32, DIP32, TSOP32, and TSOP40 packages), which use various +protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash, or SPI. -Do not use flashrom on laptops! The embedded controller (EC) present in many -laptops interacts badly with any flash attempts and can brick your laptop -permanently. +Do not use flashrom on laptops (yet)! The embedded controller (EC) present in +many laptops might interact badly with any attempts to communicate with the +flash chip and may brick your laptop. Please make a backup of your flash chip before writing to it. |
