$NetBSD: flashctl.8,v 1.1 2011/02/27 17:51:45 ahoka Exp $
Copyright (c) 2011 Department of Software Engineering,
University of Szeged, Hungary
Copyright (c) 2011 Adam Hoka <ahoka@NetBSD.org>
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.Dd February 27, 2011 .Dt FLASHCTL 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm flashctl .Nd a program to manipulate flash devices .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Ar device .Ar command .Oo .Ar arg Oo ... .Oc .Oc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm could be used to invoke low level operations specific to flash devices. It is used by specifying a device to manipulate, the command to perform, and any arguments the command may require. .Sh DEVICE COMMANDS The following commands may be used on flash devices: l -tag -width erase_offset_size t Cm badblocks List the bad blocks on the device. t Cm erase Ar offset Ar size Erase .Ar size amount of flash memory from .Ar offset . Size could be .Ar all , which means the rest of the flash after .Ar offset will be erased. t Cm identify Identify the specified device, displaying the device's vendor, product strings, and the device's capabilities. t Cm markbad Ar offset Mark the block given by its .Ar offset as bad. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr flash 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command first appeared in .Nx 6.0 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm command was written by .An Adam Hoka .
Copyright (c) 2011 Department of Software Engineering,
University of Szeged, Hungary
Copyright (c) 2011 Adam Hoka <ahoka@NetBSD.org>
All rights reserved.
This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation
by the Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Hungary
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
.Dd February 27, 2011 .Dt FLASHCTL 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm flashctl .Nd a program to manipulate flash devices .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Ar device .Ar command .Oo .Ar arg Oo ... .Oc .Oc .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm could be used to invoke low level operations specific to flash devices. It is used by specifying a device to manipulate, the command to perform, and any arguments the command may require. .Sh DEVICE COMMANDS The following commands may be used on flash devices: l -tag -width erase_offset_size t Cm badblocks List the bad blocks on the device. t Cm erase Ar offset Ar size Erase .Ar size amount of flash memory from .Ar offset . Size could be .Ar all , which means the rest of the flash after .Ar offset will be erased. t Cm identify Identify the specified device, displaying the device's vendor, product strings, and the device's capabilities. t Cm markbad Ar offset Mark the block given by its .Ar offset as bad. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr flash 4 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command first appeared in .Nx 6.0 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm command was written by .An Adam Hoka .