On Tue, 7 Jul 2015, andy pugh wrote: > Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 16:02:19 +0100 > From: andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Motherboard? > > On 7 July 2015 at 15:09, Dave Cole <linuxcncro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The F1 version required a dos boot to reflash it to F2 but the boards >> would not support USB Linux with F1 so that was a problem. >> If I received an F1 version I would return it. Life's too short. > > Not just any DOS boot either. FreeDOS won't work (I tried it). > There are (amusingly arcane) instructions in the Newegg reviews section: > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128688&cm_re=J1800-_-13-128-688-_-Product > > Note that that links to a Gigabyte page that requires you to download > an old (windows only) utility and a hooky copy of Windows 98 to create > a bootable USB stick.
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