flashrom README — flashrom v2.0.0-devel (git:v1.8.0-82-g092b3fc8) documentation
flashrom is a utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips. It is designed to flash BIOS/EFI/coreboot/firmware/optionROM images on mainboards, network/graphics/storage controller cards, and various other programmer devices. Supports more than 627 flash chips, 407 chipsets, 539 mainboards, 94 PCI devices, 30 USB devices and various parallel/serial port-based programmers. For more information, see the pages under Supported hardware. Supports parallel, LPC, FWH and SPI flash interfaces and various chip packages (DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, TSOP40, TSOP48, BGA and more), see Overview. No physical access needed, root access is sufficient (not needed for some programmers). No bootable floppy disk, bootable CD-ROM or other media needed. No keyboard or monitor needed. Simply reflash remotely via SSH. No instant reboot needed. Reflash your chip in a running system, verify it, be happy. The new firmware will be present next time you boot. Crossflashing