Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Flash BIOS under linux | Date | Fri, 2 Apr 1999 09:42:56 +0200 (MEST) | From | (Rogier Wolff) |
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H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990401162331.5628A-100000@moppsy.comp.glam.ac.uk> > By author: "Dave Jones." <djones2@glam.ac.uk> > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > Bit sceptical about testing the flash WRITE part though :) > > Anyone got a spare VP3 motherboard they don't particularly want ?! > > > > Though I understand some of them dont erase the entire flash, > > and keep a part, that has the ability to boot a floppy and reflash, > > but thats it. Anyone ever had to fall back on this ? > > I'd hate to be the first to try it out ! > > > > Just make sure yours really do! It does work, but you get no video, > nothing while it does its thing.
The motherboards that I've seen, have a jumper that allows writing to the only-boot-floppy-to-reflash part.
When I've had to upgrade my BIOS, the official dos-program said it wanted to write to the "dangerous" part, and required me to move the jumper.
Roger.
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