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= Flash Updates | = Flash Updates with Linux = | ||
Formerly OpenBIOS provided its own flashing facility implemented as a device driver called '''/dev/bios'''. One big disadvantage of '''/dev/bios''' was that it needed to be recompiled for every minor kernel update. | Formerly OpenBIOS provided its own flashing facility implemented as a device driver called '''/dev/bios'''. One big disadvantage of '''/dev/bios''' was that it needed to be recompiled for every minor kernel update. | ||
Ollie Lho, back when working at SIS, started a new effort which he called '''flash_and_burn'''. This utility became part of the [http:// | Ollie Lho, back when working at SIS, started a new effort which he called '''flash_and_burn'''. This utility became part of the [http://www.coreboot.org coreboot project] and evolved to work with non-SIS chipsets. | ||
[[User:Stepan|Stefan Reinauer]] added a lot of new features to Ollie's utility and renamed it to '''flashrom'''. This utility still lacks some features the old '''/dev/bios''' driver was having, but it can easily be used from userspace without recompiling the kernel. | [[User:Stepan|Stefan Reinauer]] added a lot of new features to Ollie's utility and renamed it to '''flashrom'''. This utility still lacks some features the old '''/dev/bios''' driver was having, but it can easily be used from userspace without recompiling the kernel. | ||
For more information about flashrom see http://www.coreboot.org/Flashrom | |||
Revision as of 23:58, 14 September 2008
Flash Updates with Linux
Formerly OpenBIOS provided its own flashing facility implemented as a device driver called /dev/bios. One big disadvantage of /dev/bios was that it needed to be recompiled for every minor kernel update.
Ollie Lho, back when working at SIS, started a new effort which he called flash_and_burn. This utility became part of the coreboot project and evolved to work with non-SIS chipsets.
Stefan Reinauer added a lot of new features to Ollie's utility and renamed it to flashrom. This utility still lacks some features the old /dev/bios driver was having, but it can easily be used from userspace without recompiling the kernel.
For more information about flashrom see http://www.coreboot.org/Flashrom