> > Would API consider releasing a flash-writer to flash MILO in?
>
> Just what is a 'flash-writer'?
>
ehmm.. flash ROM {programming, management} utility. Sort of like the
miniport.exe supplied with the board, but for the whole firmware.
> Again, the problem might not be with API,
> but rather DeskStation. They designed the board and still
> 'own' it, and
> they don't like to talk about it.
>
which is a shame.
> Agreed, and this would be good seeing as ARCSBios is dead.
>
and UX is eol. However UX will be around for a good while to come. And a lot
of people might buy them 2nd/3rd/.. handy to learn linux/alpha on.
So now is the time to get programming info. There's a paragraph in the UX
technical reference manual about the flash ROM. Basically saying that it's
mapped in 2 segments.
segment 1 is RO after boot (presumably the fail safe firmware). Segment 2
(presumably main firmware) is mapped somewhere else and is RW, but must only
be accessed with byte wise load and store instructions.
But that's not really a lot of info. eg What explicitely is in segment 1/2,
and if we put something in segment 2 how will the first stage firmware
jumpstart it? etc...
-paul.
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