On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 10:06:00AM +0200, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > * Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070620 09:31]: > > I'm looking for an eeprom/flash reader/writer device, but those I could find > > at local vendors seem to be targetted only at win32, or even MS-DOG. > > > > Does someone know a model that works with free software that you can > > recommend? > > The Galep IV and Galep V devices from Conitec work fine under Linux. > There is open source Linux software for the IV model, but it is alpha > and not maintained. The Windows version of both devices (notably the > Galep V which is based on an ARM uC running Linux) work very nice in wine.
Oh :(. Well, I suppose the goal of replacing non-free firmware is a good excuse to support such program with money. But since these devices seem quite expensive, there's a pair of things I'd like to know before I buy one: - Does Galep IV support reading as well as writing? I suppose they support reading at least for verification, but I want extraction of my propietary bios(es) for reverse engineering if necessary. - How good is support for different chips? Is a Galep IV enough to be able to read/write almost every standard PC board around? > Conitec is going to release a native Linux version of their software > for the Galep V. Whether that will be free as freedom or "only" free as > beer is yet unknown :) Let's hope it will.. :/ > http://www.linuxbios.org/Galep_IV > > The setup of the Galep V software is trivial, since the V uses a USB > network chip. You can telnet and http to the device, too. I think I'll stay with Galep IV. I already have a parallel port ;-) Btw, nice tutorial. Thank you -- Robert Millan My spam trap is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: this address is only intended for spam harvesters. Writing to it will get you added to my black list. -- linuxbios mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
