2011/2/20 Jules Gosnell <[email protected]>: > On 02/20/2011 12:55 AM, Idwer Vollering wrote: >> >> 2011/2/20 Jules Gosnell<[email protected]>: >>> >>> late night session... >>> >>> feeling a little cavalier with some old hardware... >>> >>> ran 'flashrom' - seemed to be happy... >>> >>> made a backup of my existing bios - still happy... >>> >>> wrote my new bios - flashrom reported job done no problems...still >>> happy... >>> >>> I reboot, kicking myself for hours of messing around with various >>> versions >>> of windows trying and failing to update my bios that way... >>> >>> suddenly - box NOT happy :-( >>> >>> three short beeps, pause, three short beeps... >>> >>> I power down, power up - three short beeps repeating - argh !!! >> >> Tyan's support page 'demands' that you reset the CMOS after flashing, >> here's how you do that: >> http://www.tyan.com/archive/support/html/clear_cmos.html > > Thanks - I did this and my box came up again !
Good. > > What's more, it now recognises my 2TB sata drive :-) :) > > Panic over - I should have RTFM-ed ... > > Thanks for all your help - and for flashrom - it performed perfectly - I > just wish I could say the same for myself. I am curious where you pulled this image, 2885V208.rom, from. Is it a *stable* (non-beta) BIOS ? > > Calling it a night now. > > > Jules > >> >> Three beeps indicate memory problems, see chapter 8: >> >> http://www.ami.com/support/doc/AMIBIOS8_Checkpoint_and_Beep_Code_List_PUB.pdf >> >> If the CMOS reset doesn't work, hopefully a bootblock recovery will >> help you out (chapter 3): >> http://www.ami.com/support/doc/AMIBIOS8_Flash_Recovery_Whitepaper_v10.pdf >> >>> >>> M/B is/was? a Tyan Thunder, with a pair of old opterons on it. >>> >>> New bios version, carefully hunted down online was - 2885V208.rom. >>> >>> flashrom worked flawlessly, so no doubt this is pilot error - most likely >>> I >>> have installed the wrong image. >> >> Latest version is V2.07: >> http://www.tyan.com/archive/support/html/b_s2885.html >> >>> >>> Do I chuck the m/b and get another on eBay, or is it salvageable ? >>> I think I saw someone online selling BIOS chips >> >> This wiki page is what you are looking for, it lists some companies >> that offer replacement chips: >> >> http://www.coreboot.org/FAQ#Where_can_I_buy_BIOS_chips_.28empty_or_pre-flashed.29.3F >> >> - maybe, if I knew which chip it >>> >>> was, I could unplug mine and plug a new one in - if it's not all soldered >>> down... >> >> (Reference) image of the board: >> http://www.tyan.com/archive/support/assets/images/s2885_revID.jpg >> >>> >>> I'm afraid I don't know much about BIOSes. They are not something I play >>> with every day. I was just trying to persuade my old box to see a new 2TB >>> SATA drive so it could retire into my loft to run mythtvbackend... >>> >>> any help appreciated, >>> >>> regards. >>> >>> >>> Jules >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> flashrom mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list [email protected] http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom
