Author: hailfinger Date: 2009-08-19 01:50:14 +0200 (Wed, 19 Aug 2009) New Revision: 688
Modified: trunk/README trunk/flashrom.8 Log: Tidy up docs before release. Don't mention coreboot.org without context.
Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006@gmx.net Acked-by: Uwe Hermann uwe@hermann-uwe.de
Modified: trunk/README =================================================================== --- trunk/README 2009-08-18 17:05:54 UTC (rev 687) +++ trunk/README 2009-08-18 23:50:14 UTC (rev 688) @@ -2,19 +2,16 @@ flashrom README -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-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. +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)
- Packaging ---------
Modified: trunk/flashrom.8 =================================================================== --- trunk/flashrom.8 2009-08-18 17:05:54 UTC (rev 687) +++ trunk/flashrom.8 2009-08-18 23:50:14 UTC (rev 688) @@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ 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. -.PP -(see -.B http://coreboot.org -for details on coreboot) .SH OPTIONS Please note that the command line interface for flashrom will change before flashrom 1.0. Do not use flashrom in scripts or other automated tools without