I'm trying to put together a MP3 "appliance", using a highly integrated
motherboard (such as, say, one based on the SiS730S), with no local disks
(ethernet link to NFS server), that boots fast and can survive being
treated like a stereo component (turned off without warning, for
instance), and am wondering if LinuxBIOS is a good fit for me.
I have some questions:
First off, are the directions for the SiS730S the same as for the 630?
Secondly, am I correct in assuming that the DiskOnChip is a seperate
device from the flash BIOS that is being removed, and LinuxBIOS only will
work with a DiskOnChip device?
Third... Just to make absolutely certain, the directions do say to remove
the existing BIOS from the system while the power is on, and then plug the
DiskOnChip into the BIOS socket, correct?
Lastly, is there a cheap source for the DiskOnChip device? Press releases
from the M-Systems web site suggest that their goal is about $1/megabyte,
but the cheapest I seem to be able to find for an 8M device is $40.
