Topic: Need Help Using X-chip To Fix A Bad Eeprom (Read 51 times)

EvilSmurf · « **on:** April 25, 2005, 08:55:00 AM »

Anyone ever used the X-chip to fix an eeprom?

Since there are no bioses for the 1.6 that are eeprom embed-able (yet) I'm trying to use a Cromwell bios to load Idot's Linux with Itools so I can reflash the eeprom from telnet.

I have a good eeprom I can use to flash it if I can just get into Linux. But I can't tell if the chip is loading the right bios or not. I have the Cromwell bios set as the boot bios through X-Control but my box is still fragging.

Does the X-chip really load the bios you have selected as boot through X-Control first or does it have to choose that one after it's powered on? (This would be a problem since the bad eeprom in my 1.6b is probably halting it before it can load cromwell).

Thanks

christineyoung · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2005, 10:11:00 AM »

What you tell it to boot in xcontrol does work as long as you did a write changes after you selected it as boot.

Make sure proper image file size and writing to proper bank, as a corrupted file size/write can cause the fragging as well.

Maybe try writing the xlite bios to chip,as its cromwell supports 1.6/b boxes.

EvilSmurf · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2005, 12:17:00 PM »

ok thanks for the info. I already tried an x-lite. Someone mentioned that the Xenium has it's own OS built in that you could fix a bad eeprom from. Maybe I'll just have to try that.

christineyoung · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2005, 08:40:00 PM »

You can inject a working eeprom into a XLite bios usng Evox Tools included with Evox 1.3 download, and do a restore eeprom once at boot menu.

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