> For programmer it would probably be simplest to use another > mainboard which is compatible with flashrom. > > Can we remove BIOS with the machine turned on? Meaning: We boot with the > good one, we remove it, we insert the second machine chip and flash it. > Does it work? Yes. This link has pictures of the pushpin method. It works very well for PLCC, which are pictured.
http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools The downside is that it will take a long time to try a new design, since you will have to boot the machine to Linux, flash the new design, and reboot. Having another machine that is already up will save a lot of time. > About the compatibility, I have a motherboard with a socket that has a > award BIOS, is the chip/socket the same for AMI? Are they compatible? Any BIOS vendor could use any type of chip. Unfortunately, that won't help you figure it out. Thanks, Myles -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
