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'''Flashrom''' is a universal flash programming utility used to detect, read, erase, or write [[BIOS]] chips |
'''Flashrom''' is a universal flash programming utility used to detect, read, verify, erase, or write [[BIOS]] chips in [[Dual in-line package|DIP]], [[Plastic leaded chip carrier|PLCC]], [[SOIC]], or [[TSOP]] packages. It supports parallel, [[LPC]], [[FWH]] and [[Serial Peripheral Interface Bus|SPI]] flash interfaces. It can be used to flash [[firmware]] images such as [[BIOS]] or [[coreboot]], or to back up an existing firmware. |
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It is [[free software]] released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] version 2. |
It is [[free software]] released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] version 2. |
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Backup the current BIOS image into a file: |
Backup the current BIOS image into a file: |
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# flashrom -r backup.bin |
# flashrom -r backup.bin |
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Revision as of 22:07, 8 June 2010
| Developer(s) | flashrom team |
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| Stable release | 0.9.2[1]
/ June 2, 2010 |
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| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, DragonflyBSD, DOS (partial), Windows (partial) |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Firmware utility |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://www.flashrom.org |
Flashrom is a universal flash programming utility used to detect, read, verify, erase, or write BIOS chips in DIP, PLCC, SOIC, or TSOP packages. It supports parallel, LPC, FWH and SPI flash interfaces. It can be used to flash firmware images such as BIOS or coreboot, or to back up an existing firmware.
It is free software released under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
It has pciutils and zlib as dependencies.
It is run from user space and requires superuser privileges.
Backup the current BIOS image into a file:
# flashrom -r backup.bin
It supports over 195 flash chip families, 75 chipsets, and 17 devices which can be used as programmers.
It supports cross-flashing and hot-flashing.
