Re: Flash BIOS under linux

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
1 Apr 1999 18:37:47 GMT

Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990401162331.5628A-100000@moppsy.comp.glam.ac.uk>
By author: "Dave Jones." <djones2@glam.ac.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Bit sceptical about testing the flash WRITE part though :)
> Anyone got a spare VP3 motherboard they don't particularly want ?!
>
> Though I understand some of them dont erase the entire flash,
> and keep a part, that has the ability to boot a floppy and reflash,
> but thats it. Anyone ever had to fall back on this ?
> I'd hate to be the first to try it out !
>

Just make sure yours really do! It does work, but you get no video,
nothing while it does its thing.

-hpa

-- 
"The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue
Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with
and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
-- Security exploit description on http://www.zks.net/p3/how.asp


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