Hi,

So you mean 128 megabit (Mb) - 16 megabyte (MB).

Check this, it may fit you (100 pieces in a lot!!! :) ):
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/W25Q128FVSSIG-25Q128FVSG-New-authentic-W25Q128FVSG-SPI-FALSH-SOIC-8PIN-209MIL-128M-bit-16M-byte-Winbond-W25Q128/1752432754.html

100 is a lot, but you can share them in the list later. I bought a 10 or 15 lot and then sent some spare to somebody I can't remember on the list. The ones in eBay are super expensive so you can save some people a lot of money.

Check around and you might have luck. Maybe even better if you go to the manufacturers data sheet and look if they exist with that package, and then look for the exact model.

About including the kernel in the bios chip, I did 2 or 3 tests, and the kernel load after grub was super slow, but I didn't test enough to say if it was the chip fault or it needed to be done in a different way.

Good luck!



El 28/10/14 17:38, Charles Devereaux via coreboot escribió:
Hello

No, I used Scott's link to get 2x only - I will let you know about the results!

With 128 MB ie 16 megs, I should be able to fit a kernel, some modules, and a busybox with some other basic tools.

Among other things, I wonder if it can improve the boot speed (I believe it will make it worse, because a disk has a better read speed but I want to be sure)

Thanks,
Charles

On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Alvaro [Andor] via coreboot <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

    Last time I bought "high capacity" chips (but not that high, I
    think it was 8 or 16MB), I did it on AliExpress. Minimum batch of
    ten. Have you tried there?


    El 25/10/14 18:28, Charles Devereaux via coreboot escribió:
    Hello

    I would like to replace the flash chip with something larger, to
    add a minimal linux distribution and test some security ideas.

    I selected a few chips based on flashrom support, but I can't
    find any of them on my usual websites.
    On ebay, I can't find them in SOIC8 package. Yet IIRC, someone
    did that with a x60 running coreboot (just can't find the URL at
    the moment). Hopefully that person is even on the list!

    Would you have a recommended source to get 2 or 3 of them?

    ideally: M25P128

    possible:
    MX25L128 05D
    N25Q128.3E
    W25Q128.V

    (because non-volatile write bit chips are produced by Macronix
    and Winbond)

    Thanks
    Charles




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