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Of course this tool can be used on any other Intel based system.
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The tool supports persistence, i.e. dumps from your BIOS or video BIOS can be saved on the USB device in the particualar workind directorey as described below.
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## Working directory with persistence
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The tool supports persistence, i.e. dumps from your BIOS or video BIOS can be saved on the USB device in the particualar working directorey as described below.
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After booting configure the local keyboard and check for the working directory using the `lsblk` command.
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% cd /lib/live/mount/persistence/sda/flash/Video
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To use the BIOS flashing tools change working directory to:
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## AMD graphcis card flashing
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AMD card users can run the locally included amdvbflash software like this to save the existing vBIOS named OldBios.rom into the Backups folder
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% ./amdvbflash -s 0 Backups/OldAMDBios.rom
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`
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Flashing a new video BIOS stored in file NewAMDBIOS.rom from folder AMD
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% ./amdvbflash -p 0 AMD/NewAMDBios.rom
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## NVIDIA graphcis card flashing
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Saving the original version to the Backups folder
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./nvflash --save Backups/OldNVBios.rom
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and
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```
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% ./nvflash --protectoff
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% ./nvflash -6 NewNVBIOS.rom
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% ./nvflash --verify
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```
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Reboot after flashing the video BIOS.
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## Using flashrom to save and write the iMac firmware (BIOS)
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To use the iMac/Mac BIOS flashing tools change working directory to:
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% cd /lib/live/mount/persistence/sda/flash/Firmware

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