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diff --git a/util/flashrom/README b/util/flashrom/README index 2d26877006..b13d1a734f 100644 --- a/util/flashrom/README +++ b/util/flashrom/README @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Flashrom README +flashrom README ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips. +flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips. It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images. It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and @@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ Usage Exit status ----------- -Flashrom exits with 0 on success, 1 on most failures but with 2 if /dev/mem +flashrom exits with 0 on success, 1 on most failures but with 2 if /dev/mem (/dev/xsvc on Solaris) can not be opened and with 3 if a call to mmap() fails. coreboot Table and Mainboard Identification -------------------------------------------- -Flashrom reads the coreboot table to determine the current mainboard. If no +flashrom reads the coreboot table to determine the current mainboard. If no coreboot table could be read or if you want to override these values, you can specify -m, e.g.: @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ coreboot table is found. ROM Layout Support ------------------ -Flashrom supports ROM layouts. This allows you to flash certain parts of +flashrom supports ROM layouts. This allows you to flash certain parts of the flash chip only. A ROM layout file looks like follows: 00000000:00008fff gfxrom |