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franka

Joined: 10 Dec 2005
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franka 24 Feb 2007, 17:16

http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0702.2/2343.html

wow ! there is now an open bios now on current mobo ! just flash menuet right on top of it in mobo BIOS chip and you have a dream machine !!

I needed to buy another board soon anyway !

how much KB does it need in flash memory ?

24 Feb 2007, 17:16

franka

Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Posts: 12

franka 24 Feb 2007, 17:36

the board looks OK and is 100 Euro roughly.

too bad it hasn't got a TOPHAT flash-socket like elitegroup (after bad flash just flip spare chip on top of it one time and take it off while powered on). 4 MBit flash

Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue, whatever that is. (protected area ?
shadow flash ?)
bios can be downloaded from internet & flashed , from within BIOS already (TFTP or sth)

a minimal linux is 300 KBytes. maybe menuet does it at 100 ?

only thing is, since menuet relies on legacy bios, one would have to write some ersatz BIOS routines on top of linuxbios. Rolling Eyes

24 Feb 2007, 17:36

daniel.lewis

Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Posts: 92

daniel.lewis 28 Mar 2008, 09:51

Or patch up Menuet so it doesn't need the BIOS. This I think is the more sensible path.

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dd 0x90909090 ; problem solved.

28 Mar 2008, 09:51

Tolle

Joined: 21 Jan 2004
Posts: 71

Tolle 29 Mar 2008, 14:36

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menuet relies on legacy bios

IIRC Only for booting(eg. the M32 blue screen) and vesa bankswitching.

29 Mar 2008, 14:36

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