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#!/bin/bash

#  flash script: uses flashrom to flash a new libreboot ROM image onto your machine
#
#	Copyright (C) 2014 Francis Rowe
#
#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
#    (at your option) any later version.
#
#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
#    GNU General Public License for more details.
#
#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#

# USE ROOT OR SUDO WHEN EXECUTING THIS
# uses flashrom to flash the rom

if (( $# != 1 )); then
	echo "Usage: ./lenovobios_firstflash yourrom.rom"
	echo "usage: ./lenovobios_firstflash path/to/yourrom.rom"
	echo "You need to specify exactly 1 file"
	exit
fi

# boardmismatch=force is for people upgrading from libreboot 5th release, where the new ROM's are "ThinkPad X60 / X60s / X60t"
# and the old ones are "ThinkPad X60 / X60s" and flashrom complains otherwise

echo "MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEE 'VERIFIED' AT THE END (YOU WANT TO SEE THAT. MEANS IT WORKED)."
./flashrom/flashrom -p internal:boardmismatch=force -w $1
echo "MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEE 'VERIFIED' WRITTEN ABOVE (YOU WANT TO SEE THAT. MEANS IT WORKED)."