Path syntax for Linux Flashrom?

[a webuser]

I've found lots of helpful info on using Flashrom for updating an HP xw9400 BIOS using an Ubuntu Live DVD, but the commands never seem to include any path information!

For example:

flashrom -r biosbackup.rom

flashrom -E

flashrom -w 7D6_0403.bin

In the first and third lines, where does Flashrom assume the files are located if no path is supplied?  If I install a floppy to read/write to, what is the path syntax?

About the Ubuntu Live DVD, could someone add a little more info to these cryptic instructions to install Flashrom (is this multiple steps)?

install flashrom (open a terminal from the start menu, do sudo su) using apt-get install flashrom

Thanks!

[David Hendricks]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:56 AM, a webuser  wrote:
> I've found lots of helpful info on using Flashrom for updating an HP
> xw9400 BIOS using an Ubuntu Live DVD, but the commands never seem to
> include any path information!
>
> For example:
>
> flashrom -r biosbackup.rom
> flashrom -E
> flashrom -w 7D6_0403.bin
>
> In the first and third lines, where does Flashrom assume the files are
> located if no path is supplied?  If I install a floppy to read/write to,
> what is the path syntax?

Flashrom will error out gracefully and tell you that you need to specify an
argument to -r or -w (this is just how getopt works). Whatever argument is
supplied is treated as the path to the file you wish to read to or write
from.
> About the Ubuntu Live DVD, could someone add a little more info to these
> cryptic instructions to install Flashrom (is this multiple steps)?
> install flashrom (open a terminal from the start menu, do *sudo su*)
>
> using *apt-get install flashrom*

Seems straight-forward to me. What's cryptic about this?

If you'd like more info about the "apt" command, Ubuntu has a few nice
pages on that subject such as https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto
.

[Stefan Tauner]

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:56:42 +0000
a webuser  wrote:
> I've found lots of helpful info on using Flashrom for updating an HP xw9400 BIOS using an Ubuntu Live DVD, but the commands never seem to include any path information!
>
> For example:
>
> flashrom -r biosbackup.rom
>
> flashrom -E
>
> flashrom -w 7D6_0403.bin
>
> In the first and third lines, where does Flashrom assume the files are located if no path is supplied?  If I install a floppy to read/write to, what is the path syntax?
>
> About the Ubuntu Live DVD, could someone add a little more info to these cryptic instructions to install Flashrom (is this multiple steps)?
>
> install flashrom (open a terminal from the start menu, do sudo su) using apt-get install flashrom
>
> Thanks!

Hi,

what you are looking for is very basic information on Linux (Unix
actually). Most of the documentation of flashrom assumes some
familiarity with these basic concepts (anything else does not make
sense or every small project like flashrom would have to duplicate all
the basic information about all operating systems they suppor).

Your specific question is for example answered here:
http://www.linux-tutorial.info/modules.php?name=MContent&pageid=17

You are referring to some ubuntu live DVD documentation... where is
that information? I assume you do not mean the line "Installation: sudo
aptitude install flashrom" on http://flashrom.org/Downloads ?
If it is not hosted on flashrom.org we probably are not able to change
it and you should contact the author of that information (that
principle applies to pretty much everything on the internet ;)

Please keep the list in CC when replying so that everybody sees your
answer(s).