Usage

Usage scenarios

Flash ipxe

Flashrom can be used to flash ipxe on network cards, but also on other kind of cards used as a carrier.

Flash sgabios

Flashrom can be used to flash ipxe on graphic cards, but also on other kind of cards used as a carrier.

Howto

Here's an example on how to flash sgabios on an nvidia video card:

• download flashrom
• apply that patch:

diff --git a/gfxnvidia.c b/gfxnvidia.c
index d0a9feb..35e4687 100644
--- a/gfxnvidia.c
+++ b/gfxnvidia.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int gfxnvidia_init(void)
        rpci_write_long(dev, 0x50, reg32);
 
        /* Write/erase doesn't work. */
-       programmer_may_write = 0;
+       //programmer_may_write = 0;
        register_par_programmer(&par_programmer_gfxnvidia, BUS_PARALLEL);
 
        return 0;

• compile it