ffado-bridgeco-downloader - firmware download application for BridgeCo devices
Contents
Description
ffado-bridgeco-downloader permits firmware updates to be made to BridgeCo (aka BeBoB) devices under
Linux. OPERATION describes the action to be carried out. An OPERATION is introduced with the GUID of
the device to operate on. This is followed by one of the following keywords and any arguments required
by that keyword.
display
Display information about the interface
setguidNEW_GUID
Set the device's GUID to NEW_GUIDfirmwareFILE
Download the firmware file FILE to the device.
cneFILE
Download the CnE file FILE to the device.
bcdFILE
Parse the BeBoB BCD file FILE and display information about the contents.
Name
ffado-bridgeco-downloader - firmware download application for BridgeCo devices
Notes
Manipulating firmware can cause your device to stop working. The FFADO project accepts no responsibility
if this occurs as a result of using this tool.
ffado-bridgeco-downloader 27-Mar-2012 FFADO-BRIDGECO-DOWNLOADER(1)
Options
-?,--help,--usage
Display brief usage information and exit
-V,--version
Show the program version and exit
-p,--port=NUM
Specify use of IEEE1394 port NUM-v,--verbose=LEVEL
Produce verbose output. The higher the LEVEL the more verbose the messages. The some verbose
messages may only be available of FFADO was compiled with debugging enabled.
-b,--noboot
Do not start the bootloader. Use this if the bootloader is already running.
-f,--force
Force firmware download in the event the program doesn't think it's a good idea. Use with
caution.
-m,--magic=MAGIC
A magic number you have to obtain before this program will work. Specifying it on the command
line means that you accept the risks which come with this tool. The magic number can be obtained
in the source code.
Synopsis
ffado-bridgeco-downloader[OPTION...]OPERATION
