On 18/03/2017, Patrick 'P. J.' McDermott <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-03-18 at 18:47, Sam Kuper wrote: >> My understanding is that there are, broadly speaking, two distinct >> methods for using Flashrom: >> >> 1. The chip being read or flashed is part of the circuitry on the >> motherboard that is hosting the OS that is running the Flashrom >> instance. >> >> 2. The chip being read or flashed is *not* part of the circuitry on >> the motherboard that is hosting the OS that is running the Flashrom >> instance. Instead, that chip is being accessed via a programmer of >> some kind (e.g. a Bus Pirate, or BeagleBone Black, or suchlike). >> >> This second method can be further subdivided: >> >> 2(a). The chip being read or flashed is connected to a circuit other >> than the one being used to program it. For example, it might be a BIOS >> EEPROM chip that was soldered to a motherboard by a PC manufacturer, >> and which has not been removed from that motherboard. >> >> 2(b). The chip being read or flashed is *not* connected to a circuit >> other than the one being used to program it. For example, it might be >> a brand new chip that has been inserted into a programmer's ZIF socket >> so that it can be programmed. >> >> >> I would be grateful to know if terminology exists that would >> unambiguously identify which method is being referred to, out of 1, >> 2(a), and 2(b). >> > ISP (or sometimes ICSP) refers to 2(a).
Thanks. Good to have corroboration of that. > Method 1 would be internal programming (cf. flashrom's "internal" > programmer), software programming, or specifically programming from the > host CPU (vs. programming from another in-circuit flash master like the > Intel Management Engine). Any of these terms are likely to be > understood, though flashrom typically goes with "internal" programming. Thanks. Good to have a term for method 1. > In any case, these flashing methods and terms also aren't specific to > flashrom and can apply in other flash memory programming contexts. I suspected as much; good to have corroboration. Is there a term that unambiguously describes method 2(b)? Thanks again. _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list [email protected] https://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom
