Michael Kaufman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is the standard on board BIOS flash chip what you use to put > LinuxBIOS into?
It is an option sometimes we use other chips that fit in the same socket. > And have you ever "worn out" a chip by having too many erase/write cycles? I don't believe so. There is a maximum but it is in the millions of writes I believe. And even in the midst of heavy development I doubt I flash my chip more than 20 times a day. > I'd like to play with > my BIOS (LinuxBIOS and see if I can get my own code running) > but I know that compactflash can only be written so many times > before going bad, and I don't know if PC BIOS flash chips > have the same issue. Is there a place one could order (for cheap) > replacement flash parts for a specific motherboard (or generic ones)? The latter is a good question. > BTW, I don't know if you guys use "failsafe" secondary bios functions > for burning the flash, but the old socket 7 MSI 5169 boards will > flash from a floppy, even if the main BIOS is completely trashed. We have done all kinds of things. The prefered solution is something that works from linux. But we go with anything that works. > Thank you for your time. Welcome. Eric
