On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:56 AM, a webuser <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've found lots of helpful info on using Flashrom for updating an HP > xw9400 BIOS using an Ubuntu Live DVD, but the commands never seem to > include any path information! > > For example: > > flashrom -r biosbackup.rom > flashrom -E > flashrom -w 7D6_0403.bin > > In the first and third lines, where does Flashrom assume the files are > located if no path is supplied? If I install a floppy to read/write to, > what is the path syntax? > Flashrom will error out gracefully and tell you that you need to specify an argument to -r or -w (this is just how getopt works). Whatever argument is supplied is treated as the path to the file you wish to read to or write from. > > About the Ubuntu Live DVD, could someone add a little more info to these > cryptic instructions to install Flashrom (is this multiple steps)? > > > - install flashrom (open a terminal from the start menu, do *sudo su*) > using *apt-get install flashrom* > > Seems straight-forward to me. What's cryptic about this? If you'd like more info about the "apt" command, Ubuntu has a few nice pages on that subject such as https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto . -- David Hendricks (dhendrix) Systems Software Engineer, Google Inc.
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