Hi,
On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 04:14:00PM -0500, Richard Smith wrote:
That was all done for the Bitworks/IMS board which was a custom board we made but its essentially a stock 440bx reference design. So I suggest you start there. Its been a _long_ while since I've looked at the code but I'll try to help.
OK, so I've installed a Linux on the computer, and fixed some unrelated hardware issues. Then, I burnt my first BIOS, in the truest sense of the word. I practised removing and inserting the BIOS chip a few times yesterday, and it seems I inserted it the wrong way the last time before I went to bed (I _do_ know how to insert it correctly, usually).
Today I started the PC in order to install the LinuxBIOS software and tools, but nothing happened. Soon I noticed that the BIOS was pretty darn hot, the label on the BIOS was literally melting. Yay!
I have ordered a replacement BIOS. I hope that's the only part that died and the rest of the board is ok.
I still have the hardware though and I'd love to have to work on V2. There are lots of 440bx boards out there. I just don't have the time. I'll send you the patches if you want to play with them.
Yes, please do. It'll probably take a while until I get v1, then v2, working, though.
I have a W49F002U and a AM-29F040B chip to work with. Both seem to be supported, and both are rewritable (so I can flash them multiple times), correct?
I also have a 32pin ZIF socket, but I'm afraid it's useless for this board. It's bigger than the BIOS chip, and the space is so limited, I'd have to rip away 2-3 PCI sockets and other mainboard parts to be able to insert it. So I'll probably try without the ZIF socket, and pray that I don't get fried in the process ;)
Cheers, Uwe.