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Bwsk8

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« on: October 29, 2004, 10:53:00 AM »
I have tons of 16mb ram chips laying around I wanted to know if I could replace the 2mb ram chip on my xenium with a 16mb one?  This probally wouldnt be possible though because of the os and the backup os.
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feflicker

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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2004, 11:12:00 AM »
The memory on a modchip isn't RAM, it is ROM.
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acemilo

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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2004, 12:10:00 PM »
LMAO if the chip had ram, then every time you turned off the chip it would lose its flash since ram is volatile memory.  That doesn't sound good now does it?
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2004, 02:08:00 PM »
the only educated post on this thread so far has been from feflicker...   rolleyes.gif
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2004, 02:17:00 PM »
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Contemporary versions of ROM allow some limited rewriting (referred to as a flash update, as well as the dynamic side of the ROM, which can be written to by the OS), so you can usually upgrade firmware such as the BIOS by using installation software. Rewritable ROM chips include PROMs (programmable read-only memory), EPROMs (erasable read-only memory), EEPROMs (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), and a common variation of EEPROMs called "flash memory".
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2004, 02:24:00 PM »
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Contemporary versions of ROM


FEPROM *cough*


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ROM was literally "read-only"


ROM = Read Only Memory

FEPROM = Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory or Flash ROM
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Bwsk8

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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2004, 02:53:00 PM »
I have rom chips that are 16mb from a old mp3 player I just made a typo no need to make a big deal.
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appleguru

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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2004, 03:36:00 PM »
While it *may* be possible, I doubt it would ever work. For one, I bet the OS is only designed to work with 2MB of total space... Second, your Flash ROM from your MP3 player is most likely  entirely different in terms of interface, etc. Plus... why would you want to? Once BFM support is added to XOS2, you can effectively have as many BIOSes as you can fit on your HDD...
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Bwsk8

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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2004, 05:53:00 PM »
I have a feeling you will be waiting a few years for BFM support.
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feflicker

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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2004, 10:17:00 PM »
OMG, are people really quoting me because I only said "ROM". Geez, I was in a hurry, we all know it is Flash ROM...

The point is that RAM won't work  jester.gif
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Gumba

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« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2004, 12:29:00 AM »
QUOTE (Bwsk8 @ Oct 30 2004, 01:56 AM)
I have a feeling you will be waiting a few years for BFM support.

I have a feeling appleguru knows something you don't
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Artifex

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« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2004, 11:15:00 AM »
QUOTE (Gumba @ Oct 30 2004, 08:32 AM)
I have a feeling appleguru knows something you don't

I have a feeling that I know things that none of you do... muhahahahaha  wink.gif

And... no, XeniumOS is restricted to 2mb flashspace (for now anyways).

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Gumba

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« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2004, 06:20:00 PM »
QUOTE (Artifex @ Oct 30 2004, 07:18 PM)
I have a feeling that I know things that none of you do... muhahahahaha  wink.gif

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Bwsk8

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« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2004, 06:28:00 PM »
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