FFADO-BRIDGECO-DOWNLOADER(1)                           General Commands Manual

NAME
       ffado-bridgeco-downloader - firmware download application for BridgeCo
       devices

SYNOPSIS
       ffado-bridgeco-downloader [OPTION...] OPERATION


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

       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.


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.


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)