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pi-getrom

pi-getrom

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NAME

pi-getrom - Retrieves the ROM image from your Palm device

SYNOPSIS

pi-getrom [-p <port>] [--copilot] [filename]

DESCRIPTION

pi-getrom is used to fetch the ROM from your Palm handheld device for use in debugging Palm applications through the use of POSE, the Palm OS Emulator application

OPTIONS

-p, --port <port>
Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld device. If this is not specified, will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable. If both are not found, will fall back to /dev/pilot.
   
   
-h, --help
Display help synopsis for pi-getrom

-v, --version
Display version of pi-getrom

--copilot
format the ROM for use in the CoPilot application, instead of the Palm OS Emulator (POSE) format

<filename>
Write the ROM image to this file

USAGE

Connect to a target Palm handheld device and fetch the ROM for use in debugging Palm applications through the use of POSE, the Palm OS Emulator or with CoPilot

LICENSING

Warning: Please completely back up your Palm before using this program!

Use of this program may place you in violation of your license agreement with Palm, Inc. or OEM partners. Please read your Palm handbook ("Software License Agreement") before running this program.

SEE ALSO

pi-getram(1)

KNOWN BUGS

pi-getrom does not work with OS5 devices as yet, due to changes in the architecture and design of the Palm HotSync protocol and file type changes from m68k to ARM. Other than that, pi-getrom has no known bugs

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/

AUTHOR

pi-getrom was written by Kenneth Albanowski
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