On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 09:37:50PM -0500, Gavin Groce wrote:
The box has a AT27C020...
Which is OTP (one time programmable) :(
Yes - you'll need to get a flash chip to replace it.
And it does not look to me pin compatable with the other AMTEL supported chips in a PLCC (i think that is the correct acro.) package...
Please check out http://linuxbios.org/FAQ under 3.7 how to identify the flash chip package, and if the chip is socketed or not.
Worst case it's not socketed and then you would have to desolder the current chip from the board and instead solder on a socket for a flash chip.
Flash chips are easy enough to get hold of. It doesn't have to be the same make - there are lots of compatible chips from different vendors.
If the soldering is needed and you're up for it there's a fair chance you can get LB working on the board - but it does need some research and experimentation to find some specific settings for this particular board design that are usually different between any GX1 board - code supporting the hardware chips is already done though.
//Peter