diff --git a/README b/README
index fd91cb6..32c401a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@
 usage
 -----
 
-usage: ./flashrom [-rwvE] [-V] [-c chipname] 
-                           [-s exclude_start] [-e exclude_end] [file]
-
-   -r | --read:   read flash and save into file
-   -w | --write:  write file into flash (default when file is specified)
-   -v | --verify: verify flash against file
-   -E | --erase: Erase flash device
-   -V | --verbose: more verbose output
-
-   -c | --chip <chipname>: probe only for specified flash chip
-   -s | --estart <addr>: exclude start position
-   -e | --eend <addr>: exclude end postion
+usage: ./flashrom [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start]
+       [-e exclude_end] [-m vendor:part] [-l file.layout] [-i imagename] [file]
+   -r | --read:                    read flash and save into file
+   -w | --write:                   write file into flash (default when
+                                   file is specified)
+   -v | --verify:                  verify flash against file
+   -E | --erase:                   erase flash device
+   -V | --verbose:                 more verbose output
+   -c | --chip <chipname>:         probe only for specified flash chip
+   -s | --estart <addr>:           exclude start position
+   -e | --eend <addr>:             exclude end postion
    -m | --mainboard <vendor:part>: override mainboard settings
-   -l | --layout <file.layout>: read rom layout from file
-   -i | --image <name>: only flash image name from flash layout
+   -f | --force:                   force write without checking image
+   -l | --layout <file.layout>:    read rom layout from file
+   -i | --image <name>:            only flash image name from flash layout
 
  If no file is specified, then all that happens
  is that flash info is dumped and the flash chip is set to writable.
diff --git a/flash_rom.c b/flash_rom.c
index 4245a8f..28ce567 100644
--- a/flash_rom.c
+++ b/flash_rom.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	unsigned long size;
 
 	if ((fd_mem = open("/dev/mem", O_RDWR)) < 0) {
-		perror("Can not open /dev/mem");
+		perror("Error: Can not open /dev/mem. You need to be root.");
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 		bios = mmap(0, size, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED,
 			    fd_mem, (off_t) (0xffffffff - size + 1));
 		if (bios == MAP_FAILED) {
-			perror("Error MMAP /dev/mem");
+			perror("Error: Can't mmap /dev/mem.");
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		flash->virt_addr = bios;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 		bios = mmap(0, size, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED,
 			    fd_mem, (off_t) (0x9400000));
 		if (bios == MAP_FAILED) {
-			perror("Error MMAP /dev/mem");
+			perror("Error: Can't mmap /dev/mem.");
 			exit(1);
 		}
 		flash->virt_addr = bios;
@@ -145,22 +145,24 @@
 
 void usage(const char *name)
 {
-	printf("usage: %s [-rwvE] [-V] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start] [-e exclude_end] [file]\n", name);
-	printf("   -r | --read:   read flash and save into file\n"
-	       "   -w | --write:  write file into flash (default when file is specified)\n"
-	       "   -v | --verify: verify flash against file\n"
-	       "   -E | --erase: Erase flash device\n"
-	       "   -V | --verbose: more verbose output\n\n"
-	       "   -c | --chip <chipname>: probe only for specified flash chip\n"
-	       "   -s | --estart <addr>: exclude start position\n"
-	       "   -e | --eend <addr>: exclude end postion\n"
+	printf("usage: %s [-rwvEVfh] [-c chipname] [-s exclude_start]\n", name);
+	printf("       [-e exclude_end] [-m vendor:part] [-l file.layout] [-i imagename] [file]\n");
+	printf("   -r | --read:                    read flash and save into file\n"
+	       "   -w | --write:                   write file into flash (default when\n"
+	       "                                   file is specified)\n"
+	       "   -v | --verify:                  verify flash against file\n"
+	       "   -E | --erase:                   erase flash device\n"
+	       "   -V | --verbose:                 more verbose output\n"
+	       "   -c | --chip <chipname>:         probe only for specified flash chip\n"
+	       "   -s | --estart <addr>:           exclude start position\n"
+	       "   -e | --eend <addr>:             exclude end postion\n"
 	       "   -m | --mainboard <vendor:part>: override mainboard settings\n"
-	       "   -f | --force: force write without checking image\n"
-	       "   -l | --layout <file.layout>: read rom layout from file\n"
-	       "   -i | --image <name>: only flash image name from flash layout\n"
+	       "   -f | --force:                   force write without checking image\n"
+	       "   -l | --layout <file.layout>:    read rom layout from file\n"
+	       "   -i | --image <name>:            only flash image name from flash layout\n"
 	       "\n"
 	       " If no file is specified, then all that happens\n"
-	       " is that flash info is dumped\n\n");
+	       " is that flash info is dumped.\n\n");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/flashrom.1 b/flashrom.1
index 97369f8..60821d0 100644
--- a/flashrom.1
+++ b/flashrom.1
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+.\" Copyright (C) 2006 Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>.
+.\" This manpage is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL.
 .TH FLASHROM 1 "July 26, 2006"
 .SH NAME
 flashrom \- the universal LinuxBIOS flash utility
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVflih\fR] [\fB\-c\fR chipname]
-         [\fB\-s\fR exclude_start] [\fB\-e\fR exclude_end]
-         [\fB-m\fR vendor:part] [file]
+.B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVfh\fR] [\fB\-c\fR chipname] [\fB\-s\fR exclude_start] [\fB\-e\fR exclude_end]
+         [\fB-m\fR vendor:part] [\fB-l\fR file.layout] [\fB-i\fR image_name] [file]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B flashrom
 is the universal LinuxBIOS flash utility.
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@
 Probe only for specified flash chip.
 .PP
 .B "\-s, \-\-estart" <addr>
-Exclude start position.
+Exclude start position. (obsolete)
 .PP
-.B "\-e, \-\-eend" <addr>
-Exclude end postion.
+.B "\-e, \-\-eend" <addr> 
+Exclude end postion. (obsolete)
 .PP
 .B "\-m, \-\-mainboard" <vendor:part>
 Override mainboard settings.
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 .B "\-f, \-\-force"
 Force write without checking image.
 .PP
-.B "\-l, \-\-layout"
+.B "\-l, \-\-layout" <layout.file>
 Read ROM layout from file.
 .PP
 .B "\-i, \-\-image" <name>
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
 .\".B "\-\-version"
 .\"Show version information and exit.
 .SH BUGS
-Please report any bugs at http://bugzilla.openbios.org/
+Please report any bugs at http://bugzilla.openbios.org/.
 .SH LICENCE
 .B flashrom
 is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL).
@@ -63,17 +64,19 @@
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 2000 Silicon Integrated System Corporation
 .br
+2003 Niki W. Waibel
+.br
 2004 Tyan Corp
 .br
 2005-2006 coresystems GmbH
-.br
-2003 Niki W. Waibel
 .SH AUTHORS
-Yhlu <yinghai.lu@amd.com>
+Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu@amd.com>
 .br
 Stefan Reinauer <stepan@coresystems.de>
 .br
 Niki W. Waibel <niki.waibel@gmx.net>
+.br
+some others 
 .PP
 This manual page was written by Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>,
 for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).