---
name: "pi-getrom"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pilot-link"
version: "0.11.8-10"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pi-getrom"
---

# pi-getrom(1)

Retrieves the ROM image from your Palm device for use in debugging.

## NAME

**pi-getrom** - Retrieves the ROM image from your Palm device for use in  debugging.

## SYNOPSIS

**pi-getrom** \[**-p** \<*port*\>\] \[*filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

Note, because **pi-getrom** uses the low-level RPC protocol to fetch the ROM image, and the new OS5 devices do not use this protocol, you currently cannot fetch an OS5 ROM image using this utility. This will be updated in a future release to handle fetching OS5 ROM images, using the debugger protocol.

## OPTIONS

- **-p**, **--port** \<*port*\>

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

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display the help synopsis for **pi-getrom**.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Display version of **pi-getrom**.

- \<*filename*\>

  Write the ROM image to the file named by \<*filename*\>. If this is omitted, the filename will be written out as the rom version name as follows: 'pilot-$VERSION.rom', where an OS 3.5 image would be written as the filename of 'pilot-3.5.0.rom'.

## USAGE

Connect to a target Palm handheld and fetch the ROM for use in debugging Palm applications through the use of POSE, the *Palm OS Emulator* or with the *CoPilot* application (deprecated).

## LICENSING

**Warning**: Please completely back up your Palm before using this program! The developers of *pilot-link* are not responsible for any data loss that may occur from the use of this application.

Use of this program MAY place you in violation of your license agreement with Palmsource, Inc. or other OEM partners. Please read your Palm documentation (specifically the "Software License Agreement") before running this program.

## BUGS

**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 at this time.

**REPORTING BUGS**

-

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

## AUTHOR

**pi-getrom** was originally written by Kenneth Albanowski.

## SEE ALSO

[**pi-getram**(1)](/pi-getram/1.md)