flashrom/flashrom
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Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5652
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1171 stars · 502 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
flashrom is a C utility for detecting, reading, writing, verifying, and erasing flash memory chips. It is commonly used to flash BIOS/EFI/coreboot and other firmware images in-system on supported mainboards, NICs, and external programmers.
Use cases
- flash a coreboot or BIOS image onto a motherboard's SPI flash chip
- read and back up the current firmware from a flash chip before modifying it
- verify that a written firmware image matches the file on disk
- erase a flash chip to a clean state
- program flash chips on network cards or SATA controller cards via an external programmer
- identify the model of an unknown flash chip
When to choose
- you need to flash or dump BIOS/UEFI/coreboot firmware on a supported mainboard
- you work with SPI, LPC, FWH, or parallel flash chips and need a reliable open-source programmer
- you want to back up your firmware before a BIOS update or modding
- you use external programmers (e.g., CH341A, Raspberry Pi) to program flash chips
When to avoid
- you want to flash a laptop's firmware - the embedded controller may brick the machine
- you need a GUI-based flashing tool
- your flash chip or programmer is not on the supported list
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools embedded hardware developer-tools embedded-systems cross-platform cli firmware flash-chips bios coreboot spi hardware-programming linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom · fetched 2026-09-03 · f37f37d22dd4
- homepage: https://review.coreboot.org/admin/repos/flashrom,general · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44136fa355b3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| flashrom/flashrom | main | 77 |
For agents
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