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Diffstat (limited to 'sysutils/flashrom/pkg-descr')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/sysutils/flashrom/pkg-descr b/sysutils/flashrom/pkg-descr index e3620cd3f8e3..b3be8264f659 100644 --- a/sysutils/flashrom/pkg-descr +++ b/sysutils/flashrom/pkg-descr @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ -flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM -chips. It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images. +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. +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. -WWW: http://www.coreboot.org/Flashrom +WWW: http://www.flashrom.org/ |