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| author | hailfinger <hailfinger@2b7e53f0-3cfb-0310-b3e9-8179ed1497e1> | 2009-08-18 23:50:14 +0000 |
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| committer | hailfinger <hailfinger@2b7e53f0-3cfb-0310-b3e9-8179ed1497e1> | 2009-08-18 23:50:14 +0000 |
| commit | 853e08242a312746e89877526e0ac3a44e4f4499 (patch) | |
| tree | abca514b4edace471298522117525964a43a34bb /README | |
| parent | 2d03de0064bc019d1101dcd6cd4a31691a2eed8a (diff) | |
| download | flashrom-853e08242a312746e89877526e0ac3a44e4f4499.tar.gz | |
Tidy up docs before release. Don't mention coreboot.org without context.
Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net>
Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>
git-svn-id: https://code.coreboot.org/svn/flashrom/trunk@688 2b7e53f0-3cfb-0310-b3e9-8179ed1497e1
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@@ -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 |