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Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) thinker Profile Hello- If someone would be so kind to post the BIOSes from a.) the IA-1 Hackable, b.) the IA-1 Unhackable, and c.) the Clipper, I would appreciate it. I would like to go through it and see if I can figure out what's going on inside of there. Thanks. 01-20-2002 16:33:52

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) erroneus Profile Tell me how to rip the BIOS code from my hackable unit and I'll post it up for you. 01-20-2002 19:37:02

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) thinker Profile You need to desolder the BIOS, place it in an EPROM reader, and dump it out via a serial cable to your computer. :) 01-20-2002 21:15:35

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) erroneus Profile Oh! No, I won't do that. Is there a SOFTWARE method of doing that???? Seems like there ought to be. 01-21-2002 02:55:28

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) thinker Profile If someone is balsy enough to try the Compaq BIOS flasher... It could also foul up your entire system if it does something bad. 01-21-2002 10:18:26

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) TheTick Profile Will this device be able to read the BIOS (after it is desodered)? http://www.zws.com/products/epromr1/index.html Anybody know of a good source for a very cheap, preassembled programmer? Preferbly universial, but at least with support for chips usually used as a PC BIOS. 01-21-2002 13:17:42

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) thinker Profile Possibly, but I won't guarentee it. I know that Fry's sells EEPROM programmers for about $300 a pop, give or take a few hundred. 01-21-2002 13:34:39

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) hw_irq Profile I got both (I-Opener and IA-1 "hackable" 03/01/00) images from rnunes. You can download them here http://www.duke.edu/~hep/ia/bios.zip Here is rnunes's original post: http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin/UltraBoard/UltraBoard.pl?Action=ShowPost&Board=MSNCompanion&Post=72&Idle=0&Sort=0&Order=Descend&Page=4&Session= 01-21-2002 22:11:11

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) TheTick Profile I know this is wrong and can damage the host computer, however it has worked when similar boards that needed the BIOS reflashed have been unable to post. * Desolder the BIOS chip from the IA-1 * Replace with a ZIF socket * Turn on a spare motherboard/computer * Carefully remove the BIOS chip from the spare PC while it is on and at a DOS prompt * Insert the IA-1 BIOS into the spare PC while it is still on * Read or Flash the BIOS * Reinstall the BIOS chips into the proper computers, while they are off So... how close a match do the chips have to be in order for a motherboard to support the chip used with the IA-1? Is there a generic freeware flash utility which will support the widest variety of motherboards and chips, or will the specific flash utility for the host motherboard suffice? I believe some of them store a CRC inside the BIN file, if others don't the wrong data may be written. 01-22-2002 08:05:28

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) TheTick Profile Aggghhh.... so I'm looking at the BIOS of the IA-1 and realizing it's not even the same shape as the ones on my spare motherboards. Any other bright ideas to reflash the unhackable units without having to shell out an extra $100? 01-22-2002 13:08:11

RE:Could someone please post the BIOSes? (modified 0 times) RatBastard Profile Jack at badflash.com has discovered that the Iopener bios that he sells works in these gizmos. I intend to have a buddy of mine remove the surface-mount BIOS and replace it with a socket, allowing me to drop in Jack's chip. He says that he's out of sockets right now, but he'll probably chime in on these boards when he's ready. 01-22-2002 14:00:20

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