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Install fon-flash-cli with Homebrew
Flash La Fonera and Atheros chipset compatible devices. Version 1.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Flash La Fonera and Atheros chipset compatible devices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fon-flash
history
Project history and usage
fon-flash-cli packages the Fon Flash utility, a router flashing tool associated with Gargoyle for La Fonera and Atheros-chipset compatible devices.
Project history
The Gargoyle wiki describes Fon Flash as a program based on AP51 Flash. Its purpose was to improve firmware flashing for La Fonera-class devices by handling several firmware layouts rather than only Gargoyle/OpenWrt images.
The surrounding Gargoyle project is a third-party router firmware based on OpenWrt. Its README describes Gargoyle as separate firmware with a user-friendly interface focus, rather than a set of packages installed on top of an existing OpenWrt system.
Adoption history
Fon Flash targeted a narrow but active router-hacking niche: original La Fonera 2100/2200 devices, Fon+, Fon 2.0, and compatible Atheros devices. The official page notes support across Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, which was unusual and useful for a firmware flashing helper.
How it is used
Users run `fon-flash` to flash compatible routers with Gargoyle/OpenWrt, Fon NG, or DD-WRT firmware images. The official page emphasizes that it can handle firmware sets that require one file or three files, depending on target firmware.
Why package nerds care
fon-flash-cli is package-nerd interesting because it preserves a tiny, hardware-specific utility from the La Fonera/OpenWrt era. It is not a general system tool; its value is that it captures a particular bootstrapping path for Atheros router firmware experimentation.
Timeline
- 2008-2019: The Gargoyle README copyright line identifies Eric Bishop's long-running Gargoyle authorship period.
- 2013: The Gargoyle wiki page for Fon Flash was last modified on May 21, 2013.
- 2010s: Fon Flash is documented as a successor to AP51 Flash with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X support.
Related projects
- Fon Flash is related to AP51 Flash, Gargoyle, OpenWrt, DD-WRT, Fon NG firmware, and the La Fonera/Fon router hardware line.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fon-flash | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.14.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.14.0
https://github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fon-flash-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fon-flash-cli |
| Homepage | https://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/doku.php?id=fon_flash |
| Repository | https://github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/doku.php?id=fon_flash |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle/archive/refs/tags/1.14.0.tar.gz |
| Uses from macOS | libpcap |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fon-flash-cli |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment