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| author | Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net> | 2009-08-18 23:50:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net> | 2009-08-18 23:50:14 +0000 |
| commit | 1ebf8451a7ffdd45f09c39491fd23f62b661facf (patch) | |
| tree | abca514b4edace471298522117525964a43a34bb /README | |
| parent | 10572fa08ae7819f06a087e89da6e1611beb7d46 (diff) | |
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Tidy up docs before release
Don't mention coreboot.org without context.
Corresponding to flashrom svn r688.
Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net>
Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>
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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 |