[LinuxBIOS] [PATCH] Remove Bitworks IMS

[Al Boldi]

Uwe Hermann wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 01:39:33PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> > I may be able to help out here.  I have a GigaByte i440bx board with a
>
> Which board exactly? The GIGABYTE GA-6BXC is currently supported.

GIGABYTE GA-BX2000.  AwardBIOS 2A69KG0E.

> > dual-bios. There are two physical non-socketed chips, but the fallback
> > logic is software conntrolled.
> >
> > Is it safe to flash it and still fallback to the original vendor bios?
>
> Probably not, or it's risky at least. The chips being non-socketed is
> always a problem because you cannot revert back to the original BIOS
> (unless you have some soldering skills).
>
> I'm relatively sure the dual-bios solution will not work in this case, as
> it's software-controlled (but other may have more information).

That's what I thought.  But, it's got two blind jumpers, J18 & J19, saying 
OPEN: Dual BIOS, CLOSED: Backup BIOS.  I'll have to try to close those, to 
see if this is actually implemented.


Thanks!

--
Al