Marc,
I'm in the same boat using Kontron boards and Linux.   The flashrom program works to load the BIOS but I need a Linux solution to load custom CMOS/BIOS settings.   I currently have the DOS version of JIDACMOS and have contacted Kontron for the Linux version but have not heard back yet.
 
Did you settle on nvramtool or the Linux version of JIDACMOS ?  
thanks,
Bill