[coreboot] [flashrom] r451 - trunk

svn at coreboot.org svn at coreboot.org
Fri May 1 16:52:51 CEST 2009


Author: stuge
Date: 2009-05-01 16:52:50 +0200 (Fri, 01 May 2009)
New Revision: 451

Modified:
   trunk/README
   trunk/flashrom.8
Log:
Mention that flashrom can also verify flash contents.

Signed-off-by: Peter Stuge <peter at stuge.se>
Acked-by: Peter Stuge <peter at stuge.se>


Modified: trunk/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/README	2009-05-01 14:49:49 UTC (rev 450)
+++ trunk/README	2009-05-01 14:52:50 UTC (rev 451)
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 flashrom README
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
-It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
+flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM
+chips.  It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 
 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,

Modified: trunk/flashrom.8
===================================================================
--- trunk/flashrom.8	2009-05-01 14:49:49 UTC (rev 450)
+++ trunk/flashrom.8	2009-05-01 14:52:50 UTC (rev 451)
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .TH FLASHROM 8 "April 11, 2009"
 .SH NAME
-flashrom \- read, write, and erase BIOS/ROM/flash chips
+flashrom \- read, write, verify and erase BIOS/ROM/flash chips
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B flashrom \fR[\fB\-rwvEVfLhR\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 a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
+is a utility for reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash ROM chips.
 It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
 .PP
 It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and





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