Hi, On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 04:14:00PM -0500, Richard Smith wrote: > That was all done for the Bitworks/IMS board which was a custom board > we made but its essentially a stock 440bx reference design. So I > suggest you start there. Its been a _long_ while since I've looked > at the code but I'll try to help. OK, so I've installed a Linux on the computer, and fixed some unrelated hardware issues. Then, I burnt my first BIOS, in the truest sense of the word. I practised removing and inserting the BIOS chip a few times yesterday, and it seems I inserted it the wrong way the last time before I went to bed (I _do_ know how to insert it correctly, usually).
Today I started the PC in order to install the LinuxBIOS software and tools, but nothing happened. Soon I noticed that the BIOS was pretty darn hot, the label on the BIOS was literally melting. Yay! I have ordered a replacement BIOS. I hope that's the only part that died and the rest of the board is ok. > I still have the hardware though and I'd love to have to work on V2. > There are lots of 440bx boards out there. I just don't have the time. > I'll send you the patches if you want to play with them. Yes, please do. It'll probably take a while until I get v1, then v2, working, though. I have a W49F002U and a AM-29F040B chip to work with. Both seem to be supported, and both are rewritable (so I can flash them multiple times), correct? I also have a 32pin ZIF socket, but I'm afraid it's useless for this board. It's bigger than the BIOS chip, and the space is so limited, I'd have to rip away 2-3 PCI sockets and other mainboard parts to be able to insert it. So I'll probably try without the ZIF socket, and pray that I don't get fried in the process ;) Cheers, Uwe. -- Uwe Hermann http://www.hermann-uwe.de http://www.it-services-uh.de | http://www.crazy-hacks.org http://www.holsham-traders.de | http://www.unmaintained-free-software.org
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