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New MessageV5 Verification (modified 0 times) Kesereti
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OK, I just wanted to double-check here, since the information I've been reading seems about split 50/50 on this =P I have a V5 I-Opener (pretty sure it is, anyway...266MHz chip, AD sound chip, no goo on the bios, boots with a dark screen that says "I-Opener"); is it absolutely necessary to get a new bios (like from Badflash for example) to do much of anything with it? Some things I've read say that you can't access the BIOS or get to a root shell with the stock BIOS -- the BIOS access part seems right, but I'm not totally sure if I'm doing the "Drop to a root shell" bit correct, so I haven't given up all hope yet =) Anyway...yeah...so do I have to get a new BIOS? Thanks so much ^_^
06-30-2003 17:20:49

New MessageRE:V5 Verification (modified 0 times) Lincoln_man
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If you want to mod it or install an HD then you need a new BIOS. Otherwise it is pretty much a door stop. The new BIOS will work no matter what version you have.
06-30-2003 17:35:39

New MessageRE:V5 Verification (modified 0 times) Kesereti
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That's what I thought, thanks =) Yeah, going to be turning it into a thinclient, so I kinda need the ability to get into the SANdisk and overwrite it =P
06-30-2003 17:37:03

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