| flashrom README |
| =============== |
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| 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 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 (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. |
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| Please see the flashrom(8) manpage :doc:`classic_cli_manpage`. |
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| Building / installing / packaging |
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| flashrom supports building with **make** and **meson**. |
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| TLDR, building with meson |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""" |
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| :: |
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| meson setup builddir |
| meson compile -C builddir |
| meson test -C builddir |
| meson install -C builddir |
| |
| For full detailed instructions, follow the information in |
| :doc:`dev_guide/building_from_source` |
| |
| TLDR, building with make |
| """""""""""""""""""""""" |
| |
| :: |
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| make |
| make install |
| |
| For full detailed instructions, follow the information in |
| :doc:`dev_guide/building_with_make` |
| |
| Contact |
| ------- |
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| The official flashrom website is: |
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| https://www.flashrom.org/ |
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| For available contact methods see :doc:`contact` |