[LinuxBIOS] EPIA MII 12000

Hello everybody,

I have recently purchased an EPIA MII 12000 to use a part of an HTPC
project (specifically a mythtv frontend box) with the intention of using
LinuxBIOS.   I am now to the point where I am ready to flash the BIOS but
I have run into a little bit of a snag and was hoping I could call on the
help of the community.  The problem is that none of the spare PLCC chips
that I have lying around are detected by the flashrom utility and after
removing the chip multiple times already I have decided it would be wise
to invest in something like a bios saviour (as suggested in the howto).
> From my google searches and reading this mailing list it appears as though

the RD1-PL is the version of the bios saviour that I need for this
particular motherboard, however I am having a hard time find a place to
buy this specific model.  I was wondering if anyone knows where I can
purchase this model or if there is another model that will work equally as
well.  Also, if anyone can recommend a place to buy PLCC chips or any
other solutions I would greatly appreciate it.

William

[Corey Osgood]

I never got flashrom to work on my board (same chip set, different
board), try uniflash (www.uniflash.org), you'll need a DOS boot disk as
well. Also, the RD1-PLs are no longer in production, and none of the
distributers I know of have any. Here's the chip I'm using on my board:
http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=SST39SF020A-70-4I-NHEvirtu...

-Corey

[e-mail] wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I have recently purchased an EPIA MII 12000 to use a part of an HTPC
> project (specifically a mythtv frontend box) with the intention of using
> LinuxBIOS.   I am now to the point where I am ready to flash the BIOS but
> I have run into a little bit of a snag and was hoping I could call on the
> help of the community.  The problem is that none of the spare PLCC chips
> that I have lying around are detected by the flashrom utility and after
> removing the chip multiple times already I have decided it would be wise
> to invest in something like a bios saviour (as suggested in the howto).
> > From my google searches and reading this mailing list it appears as though
>
> the RD1-PL is the version of the bios saviour that I need for this
> particular motherboard, however I am having a hard time find a place to
> buy this specific model.  I was wondering if anyone knows where I can
> purchase this model or if there is another model that will work equally as
> well.  Also, if anyone can recommend a place to buy PLCC chips or any
> other solutions I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> William