I've never heard the phrase "blowing firmware onto"
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Blowing firmware is an old term that was used with PROM. Each bit was a fuse and you would blow the fuses to change them from a 1 to a 0.
Oh cool, now I understand the phrase. Thanks for the explanation!
You learned something new.