GENWQE_VPDUPDATE(1)

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version 4.0.20 · 4 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is genwqe_vpdupdate — the IBM Hardware Accelerator Tool. yes, the whole thing. iconic of IBM honestly. ✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

genwqe_vpdupdate [OPTIONS]...

like... give it some options and she'll go. that's the vibe. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

first thing first, and this is important so pay attention: mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. fr fr. no sneaky skipping. 💅

here's everything she takes:

  • -h, --help — prints usage info for u. classic. 🎀
  • -V, --version — prints the version. 👑
  • -C, --card=CARDNO — pick which card you're talking to.
  • -f, --file=VPD.BIN — point her at the *.bin file.
  • -d, --dump — turns on dump info; stack multiple d's to get more dump. more is more bestie. 💀
  • -u, --update — set this flag to update the VPD. ⭐
  • -s, --show — set this flag to display the VPD from a card. 🌈
  • -v, --verbose — verbose level; pile on the v's to crank it up. the way that this just keeps going up... obsessed.

🧚 what she actually DOES 🧚

so this utility updates the GenWQE's FLASH with new VPD info from a *.bin file. that's the whole job. 💜

BIG WARNING bestie, and I mean it: do NOT disconnect the card from power while updating. ✋ make sure you have the correct update image. 🚨 using the wrong image, or interrupting the update, will make the card unusable. like, bricked. gone. 😭 and in that case you'll need a USB-Blaster utility or something similar just to get it working again. so... don't. 🙈

✨ examples (the fun part) ✨

flashing a new vpd to a GenWQE card:

./genwqe_vpdupdate -C0 -f vpd.bin

displaying vpd from a GenWQE card to stdout:

./genwqe_vpdupdate -C0 -s

displaying and dumping vpd from a GenWQE card to stdout:

./genwqe_vpdupdate -C0 -s -d

okay that's the whole page, slay, you're ready. 🍓 this was genwqe_vpdupdate 4.0.20, dated August 2025, and yes she ate. mwah. 💅✨🫶

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