Brian> I found the flash programmer utility, but I am actually a Brian> bit scared to flash the flash with the version of PPCBoot Brian> that I made. I am working without a JTAG interface, so Brian> flashing using JTAG is out of the question, and how would I Brian> re-flash if the PPCBoot binary I have doesn't work Brian> properly? Is the board running out of EEPROM right now Brian> with the IBM Open Shell always there? I have sifted Brian> through the documentation a bit, but haven't found a Brian> straight answer as to exactly how the board is setup right Brian> out of the box.
The Ebony OpenBIOS runs out of the socketed EEPROM on the board. Just pop the current EEPROM, put a sticker on it that says "Original Bootloader" and use a new EEPROM for PPCBoot testing. - Roland ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/