ffado-bridgeco-downloader - firmware download application for
BridgeCo devices
ffado-bridgeco-downloader [OPTION...] OPERATION
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
- setguid
NEW_GUID
- Set the device's GUID to NEW_GUID
- firmware
FILE
- Download the firmware file FILE to the device.
- cne FILE
- Download the CnE file FILE to the device.
- bcd FILE
- Parse the BeBoB BCD file FILE and display information about the
contents.
- -?, --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.
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.