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Package: flashrom (0.0+r3397-1)

Universal BIOS/ROM/flash programming utility

Flashrom is a universal flash programming utility for ROM/flash chips (e.g. in DIP or PLCC packaging). It also has support for SPI chips.

The tool can be used to flash BIOS/firmware images for example -- be it proprietary BIOS images or coreboot (previously known as LinuxBIOS) images.

It can also be used to read the current existing BIOS/firmware from a flash chip.

Tags: Field: Electronics, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program

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