David Edwards wrote:
>
> 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?
>
Yes.
> 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?
>
For the moment LinuxBIOS only works with DoC for SiS chipsets.
> 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?
>
That is right. Read the warnning statesment first.
> 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.
AFAIK, no. The only way to get real cheap DoC is contact M-System
directly
and buy in volume.
Ollie
