Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 17:58:54 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Joesh Juphland" <part_lion@hotmail.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: retrieving flash data from pcmcia cards in freeBSD ... possible ? Message-ID: <200106260058.f5Q0wsH01827@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:38:57 MDT." <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.
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> 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 ?
No.
> 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.
Nope. Give up now. 8(
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