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List:       linuxbios
Subject:    Re: [coreboot] Intel i815 motherboard
From:       Peter Stuge <peter () stuge ! se>
Date:       2009-10-30 1:30:09
Message-ID: 20091030013009.32002.qmail () stuge ! se
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Chris Parsons wrote:
> I'd like to get coreboot working on my PC.

Great!


> A concern is that my BIOS chip is soldered down, but the
> motherboard has a dip switch labelled recover, which I think
> reflashes from a 3.5in disk when enabled. So that could get me back
> to a working system.

No. Unless there is a second ROM no switch will help you if coreboot
doesn't run on the first attempt - which never happens.

I'm afraid you have to desolder the chip and mount a socket.


//Peter

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