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 flashrom README
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-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.
 
 
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