Grasping for straws here, but which ROM file did you use. At one point there were two ROM files, a partial file, and a full 128K (?) file. If you use the full ROM file, then you don't need to flash anything on the Mac side. The PC will load the full 208 ROM into the card. This was the method that I used, IIRC it was the most successful with the Sapphire 32MB cards.
As for the PC not wanting to boot up. I had the problem on my Dell (on board video, and also has an ATI Mach64 card). The way I got around it, (I know this will sound wierd) was by disabling the hard drives in the BIOS and then unplugging them from the machine. I then used the ATI Mach 64 card to see what I was doing while the machine booted from a floppy disk and flashed the Radeon. It worked great! Maybe the PC you are using has an issue like this. Try disabling the drives and unplugging them so you are left with just the floppy....Stupid PC...:P -Rob <quote who="David Deckert"> > Since my second borrowed PC will also not boot at all with the > half-flashed card installed (for those playing along at home, I > "successfully" flashed a known-working card on a PC with that part of > the Mac ROM that supposedly allows the ATi ROM Updater to complete the > transaction later on a Mac) I will have to wait a few days until I can > get a PC that has: 1. no motherboard video, and 2. a non-ATi video card > before trying it again. If it boots in that scenario you can bet your > sweet bippy I'll be doing the entire procedure on the PC and to hell > with using the ATi ROM update on the Mac side! > > Gee, why should scamming "the system" be so difficult? :) > > -David -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
