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== Usage scenarios ==
== Usage scenarios ==


=== Flash BIOSes or coreboot ===
=== Boot firmware(BIOS/coreboot) ===
Flashrom can be used to flash BIOSes or Coreboot, trough internal or external programmers.


=== Flash ipxe ===
=== Option roms ===
Flashrom can be used to flash ipxe on network cards, but also on other kind of cards used as a carrier.
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.
 
=== Flash sgabios ===
Flashrom can be used to flash ipxe on graphic cards, but also on other kind of cards used as a carrier.
 
==== Howto ====

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.