On Dec 6, 12:58 am, Justin The Cynical <cyni...@penguinness.org> wrote: > On 12/5/10 12:03 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > > The type of RAM probably only indicates the version of the card. The usual > > problem with flashing a card with Mac firmware is that the flash ROM isn't > > big enough to take the Mac firmware. > > To which I have seen reduced ROM's as the 'solution' to this, which > sometimes works, sometimes not. Right now, the best idea seems to be > looking at what is left of the wiki's and info from the various sites > and see if I can get lucky and find one of the confirmed working cards > on ebay or some place similar.
Well, you can always replace the Flash chip. The things are just 8 pin SOICs, which are a little awkward to work with, but really not that difficult. And they cost about $2 each. Once you have one of large enough capacity on board, flash it with whatever firmware will do the trick. When modifying the R7000 I used to pre-program the Flash chips with a chip programmer before soldering them on. That bypassed the entire flashing process, or at least ensured that I could flash them on a Mac without any hassles. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
