[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > I have one of those AMD PIC Computers (Personal Internet Communicator). It > has a Geode processor (x86). it comes with WIndows CE preinstalled and > refuses to boot antthing else. > I read on numerous places that there is some cryptographic handshaking going > on between BIOS and the OS loader. > > Therefore at the moment I cannot boot it with Linux. And unfortunately the > BIOS chip is soldered onto the mainboard. So my only bet is programming the > chip with LinuxBIOS under Windows CE. Is this possible? I want it so bad, as > this machine is garbage with Windows CE running. > > Thanks in advance. > IF you have a windows-based flash tool, you should be able to use that to flash linuxbios onto it. However, where your BIOS chip is sodiered on, I'd first worry about sodiering on a plcc socket onto the motherboard (if it has a plcc bios, the pics I've seen of them do) and getting a backup bios chip. Then, you should be able to flash with another PC running a BIOS chip of the same voltage (or else the windows flash option). This way, if something unexpected should happen, you're covered. My personal option: 2 extra chips, one for the original ROM, the other for your lb ROM, and the original chip in storage (in case you mess up).
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