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== Usage scenarios == | == Usage scenarios == | ||
=== | === Boot firmware(BIOS/coreboot) === | ||
Flashrom can be used to flash BIOSes or Coreboot, trough internal or external programmers. | |||
=== | === Option roms === | ||
Flashrom can be used to flash ipxe | Flashrom can be used to flash option roms such as ipxe or sgabios, they can respectively be flashed on network card and graphic card, but it's not mandatory: you can use any card as a carrier as long as the card is supported by flashrom and that the BIOS runs its option rom. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:26, 4 May 2013
Usage scenarios
Boot firmware(BIOS/coreboot)
Flashrom can be used to flash BIOSes or Coreboot, trough internal or external programmers.
Option roms
Flashrom can be used to flash option roms such as ipxe or sgabios, they can respectively be flashed on network card and graphic card, but it's not mandatory: you can use any card as a carrier as long as the card is supported by flashrom and that the BIOS runs its option rom.