flashrom 0.9+r446-1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu karmic

 Flashrom is a utility for reading, writing, and erasing flash ROM chips.
 It's often used to flash BIOS/coreboot/firmware images.
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 It supports a wide range of DIP32, PLCC32, DIP8, SO8/SOIC8, TSOP32, and
 TSOP40 chips, which use various protocols such as LPC, FWH, parallel flash,
 or SPI.
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 The tool can be used to flash BIOS/firmware images for example -- be it
 proprietary BIOS images or coreboot (previously known as LinuxBIOS) images.
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 It can also be used to read the current existing BIOS/firmware from a
 flash chip.