README - flashprog - Gitiles

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 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.

 Please see the flashrom(8) manpage.


 Packaging
 ---------

 To package flashrom and remove dependencies on Git, either use
 make export
 or
 make tarball

 'make export' will export all flashrom files from the Git repository at
 revision HEAD into a directory named "$EXPORTDIR/flashrom-$RELEASENAME"
 and will additionally add a "versioninfo.inc" file in that directory to
 contain the Git revision of the exported tree and a date for the manual
 page.

 'make tarball' will simply tar up the result of make export and compress
 it with bzip2.

 The snapshot tarballs are the result of 'make tarball' and require no
 further processing.


 Build Instructions
 ------------------

 To build flashrom you need to install the following software:

  * pciutils+libpci (if you want support for mainboard or PCI device flashing)
  * libusb (if you want FT2232, Dediprog or USB-Blaster support)
  * libftdi (if you want FT2232 or USB-Blaster support)

 Linux et al:

  * pciutils / libpci
  * pciutils-devel / pciutils-dev / libpci-dev
  * zlib-devel / zlib1g-dev (needed if libpci was compiled with libz support)

 On FreeBSD, you need the following ports:

  * devel/gmake
  * devel/libpci

 On OpenBSD, you need the following ports:

  * devel/gmake
  * sysutils/pciutils

 To compile on Linux, use:

  make

 To compile on FreeBSD, OpenBSD or DragonFly BSD, use:

  gmake

 To compile on Nexenta, use:

  make

 To compile on Solaris, use:

  gmake LDFLAGS="-L$pathtolibpci" CC="gcc -I$pathtopciheaders" CFLAGS=-O2

 To compile on NetBSD (with pciutils, libftdi, libusb installed in /usr/pkg/), use:

  gmake

 To compile and run on Darwin/Mac OS X:

  Install DirectHW from coresystems GmbH.
  DirectHW is available at http://www.coreboot.org/DirectHW .

 To cross-compile on Linux for DOS:

  Get packages of the DJGPP cross compiler and install them:
  djgpp-filesystem djgpp-gcc djgpp-cpp djgpp-runtime djgpp-binutils
  As an alternative, the DJGPP web site offers packages for download as well:
  djcross-binutils-2.19.1-10ap.i386.rpm
  djcross-gcc-4.3.2-8ap.i686.rpm
  djcrx-2.04pre_20090725-13ap.i386.rpm
  The cross toolchain packages for your distribution may have slightly different
  names (look for packages named *djgpp*).

  You will need the following library source trees containing their compiled
  static libraries either in the parent directory of the flashrom source or
  specify the base folder on compile time with the LIBS_BASE parameter.
  The default as described above is equal to calling
    'make djgpp-dos LIBS_BASE=..'

  To get and build said libraries...
  Download pciutils 3.1.5 and apply http://flashrom.org/File:Pciutils.patch.gz
  Compile pciutils, see README.DJGPP for instructions.
  Download and compile http://flashrom.org/File:Libgetopt.tar.gz
  Enter the flashrom directory.
  Run either (change settings where appropriate)
  make CC=i586-pc-msdosdjgpp-gcc STRIP=i586-pc-msdosdjgpp-strip
  or (above settings hardcoded)
  make djgpp-dos
  To run flashrom.exe, download http://flashrom.org/File:Csdpmi7b.zip and
  unpack CWSDPMI.EXE into the current directory or one in PATH.

 To cross-compile on Linux for Windows:

  Get packages of the MinGW cross compiler and install them:
  mingw32-filesystem mingw32-cross-cpp mingw32-cross-binutils mingw32-cross-gcc
  mingw32-runtime mingw32-headers
  The cross toolchain packages for your distribution may have slightly different
  names (look for packages named *mingw*).
  PCI-based programmers (internal etc.) are not supported on Windows.
  Run (change CC= and STRIP= settings where appropriate)
  make CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc STRIP=i686-w64-mingw32-strip

 Processor architecture dependent features:

  On non-x86 architectures a few programmers don't work (yet) because they
  use port-based I/O which is not directly available on non-x86. Those
  programmers will be disabled automatically if you run "make".

 Compiler quirks:

 If you are using clang and if you want to enable only one driver, you may hit an
 overzealous compiler warning from clang. Compile with "make WARNERROR=no" to
 force it to continue and enjoy.

 Installation
 ------------

 In order to install flashrom and the manpage into /usr/local, type:

  make install

 For installation in a different directory use DESTDIR, e.g. like this:

  make DESTDIR=/usr install

 If you have insufficient permissions for the destination directory, use sudo
 by adding sudo in front of the commands above.


 Contact
 -------

 The official flashrom website is:

   http://www.flashrom.org/

 The IRC channel is

   #flashrom at irc.freenode.net

 The mailing list address is

   flashrom@flashrom.org
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	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.

	Please see the flashrom(8) manpage.


	Packaging
	---------

	To package flashrom and remove dependencies on Git, either use
	make export
	or
	make tarball

	'make export' will export all flashrom files from the Git repository at
	revision HEAD into a directory named "$EXPORTDIR/flashrom-$RELEASENAME"
	and will additionally add a "versioninfo.inc" file in that directory to
	contain the Git revision of the exported tree and a date for the manual
	page.

	'make tarball' will simply tar up the result of make export and compress
	it with bzip2.

	The snapshot tarballs are the result of 'make tarball' and require no
	further processing.


	Build Instructions
	------------------

	To build flashrom you need to install the following software:

	* pciutils+libpci (if you want support for mainboard or PCI device flashing)
	* libusb (if you want FT2232, Dediprog or USB-Blaster support)
	* libftdi (if you want FT2232 or USB-Blaster support)

	Linux et al:

	* pciutils / libpci
	* pciutils-devel / pciutils-dev / libpci-dev
	* zlib-devel / zlib1g-dev (needed if libpci was compiled with libz support)

	On FreeBSD, you need the following ports:

	* devel/gmake
	* devel/libpci

	On OpenBSD, you need the following ports:

	* devel/gmake
	* sysutils/pciutils

	To compile on Linux, use:

	make

	To compile on FreeBSD, OpenBSD or DragonFly BSD, use:

	gmake

	To compile on Nexenta, use:

	make

	To compile on Solaris, use:

	gmake LDFLAGS="-L$pathtolibpci" CC="gcc -I$pathtopciheaders" CFLAGS=-O2

	To compile on NetBSD (with pciutils, libftdi, libusb installed in /usr/pkg/), use:

	gmake

	To compile and run on Darwin/Mac OS X:

	Install DirectHW from coresystems GmbH.
	DirectHW is available at http://www.coreboot.org/DirectHW .

	To cross-compile on Linux for DOS:

	Get packages of the DJGPP cross compiler and install them:
	djgpp-filesystem djgpp-gcc djgpp-cpp djgpp-runtime djgpp-binutils
	As an alternative, the DJGPP web site offers packages for download as well:
	djcross-binutils-2.19.1-10ap.i386.rpm
	djcross-gcc-4.3.2-8ap.i686.rpm
	djcrx-2.04pre_20090725-13ap.i386.rpm
	The cross toolchain packages for your distribution may have slightly different
	names (look for packages named djgpp).

	You will need the following library source trees containing their compiled
	static libraries either in the parent directory of the flashrom source or
	specify the base folder on compile time with the LIBS_BASE parameter.
	The default as described above is equal to calling
	'make djgpp-dos LIBS_BASE=..'

	To get and build said libraries...
	Download pciutils 3.1.5 and apply http://flashrom.org/File:Pciutils.patch.gz
	Compile pciutils, see README.DJGPP for instructions.
	Download and compile http://flashrom.org/File:Libgetopt.tar.gz
	Enter the flashrom directory.
	Run either (change settings where appropriate)
	make CC=i586-pc-msdosdjgpp-gcc STRIP=i586-pc-msdosdjgpp-strip
	or (above settings hardcoded)
	make djgpp-dos
	To run flashrom.exe, download http://flashrom.org/File:Csdpmi7b.zip and
	unpack CWSDPMI.EXE into the current directory or one in PATH.

	To cross-compile on Linux for Windows:

	Get packages of the MinGW cross compiler and install them:
	mingw32-filesystem mingw32-cross-cpp mingw32-cross-binutils mingw32-cross-gcc
	mingw32-runtime mingw32-headers
	The cross toolchain packages for your distribution may have slightly different
	names (look for packages named mingw).
	PCI-based programmers (internal etc.) are not supported on Windows.
	Run (change CC= and STRIP= settings where appropriate)
	make CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc STRIP=i686-w64-mingw32-strip

	Processor architecture dependent features:

	On non-x86 architectures a few programmers don't work (yet) because they
	use port-based I/O which is not directly available on non-x86. Those
	programmers will be disabled automatically if you run "make".

	Compiler quirks:

	If you are using clang and if you want to enable only one driver, you may hit an
	overzealous compiler warning from clang. Compile with "make WARNERROR=no" to
	force it to continue and enjoy.

	Installation
	------------

	In order to install flashrom and the manpage into /usr/local, type:

	make install

	For installation in a different directory use DESTDIR, e.g. like this:

	make DESTDIR=/usr install

	If you have insufficient permissions for the destination directory, use sudo
	by adding sudo in front of the commands above.


	Contact
	-------

	The official flashrom website is:

	http://www.flashrom.org/

	The IRC channel is

	#flashrom at irc.freenode.net

	The mailing list address is

	flashrom@flashrom.org