>Sorry, I should have been more thorough. Out of the package, I backed
>up the PC ROM, then flashed in one step with the "M208_166_166.ROM" in
>the archive from the link above (because the card runs at 166mhz with
>166mhz memory). Put it in a couple macs with various monitor
>configurations and got the same garbled/scrambled image on each. Then I
>put it back in the PC, flashed it back to PC, rebooted into windows,
>installed drivers, restarted and played some Quake 3 for a while to
>make sure it was OK. It was. Then I went back to dos, flashed to mac
>again with "M208FULL.BIN" and got the same thing. That's where I stand.
>Not good is it.
It doesn't sound like you're flashing it at all so something must be
wrong either in the dos command or the files that you have to flash it -
it really is a five minute job from start to finish. So let's start with
the card - is it a Sapphire and if so which one - 32MB DDR or 64MB DDR -
the rest are SDR - I don't get the 166mhz as both the 32 DDR and the 64
DDR have the 183mhz engine? What system version are you using on the
windows box - 95,98 or? Where are the flash files? on floppy - cd or HD?
Ideally they should be on floppy or cd as the HD path for dos may be
heavy. If they're on floppy you can switch to the floppy drive with a:
(enter) and type dir (enter) to see the files - d: for the cd and
dir(enter).
And are you using the correct dos commands - what does dos say after
you tell it to flashrom with the full 208 macbin. The syntax of dos is as
particular as unix command line and if you get it wrong nothing will
happen.
Pete in the UK
If you want a set of working files let me know and I'll email them
but don't put them on a mac floppy or cd - put them on a floppy formatted
dos 1.4 or a pc cd - 9660 is it? and copy them to a floppy on the pc if
possible. I flash from a 80mm cd but the dos drivers have to be installed
to be able to read the cd. Mac and dos don't get along too well - in fact
nothing and dos gets along too well....I'll look out the commands
tomorrow - it's late and damn hot here - bloody heatwave....I'm
melting....
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