Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:38:57 -0600 From: "Joesh Juphland" <part_lion@hotmail.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: retrieving flash data from pcmcia cards in freeBSD ... possible ? Message-ID: <F33Oiy54DgI6bXmdMJO00014711@hotmail.com>
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Many pcmcia cards that I use have user-updateable firmware - basically a flash region of some kind that you can update with newer firmwares. When I want to update these items, I generally stick them in a windows machine and get the new firmware from the manufacturer and use whatever program they have to blow it in. Easy. I have two questions: 1. is there any standard among pcmcia cards as to where that firmware exists on the card ? That is, are all of those firmware-blow-in programs doing about the same thing ? 2. is there any way, in FreeBSD, that I can at least _look at_ that firmware and grab the data out of it - ideally I would also like to update it in freeBSD as well ... are either of these possible ? I am hoping that I can at least view/retrieve the firmware. thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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