[Soekris] New comBIOS version.

[Igor Sobrado]

In message <45C8A296.9030708 at soekris.com>, Soren Kristensen writes:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> I have just released comBIOS version 1.29 on the soekris website, it 
> should fix a couple of issues recently discussed on the list:
> 
>    * fixed incorrect display of large disk sizes
>    * fixed reset timing issue with some CompactFlash modules when
>      rebooting

Hi Soren.

Thank you very much for releasing the new comBIOS version so fast.
Certainly your company provides the best support I am aware of,
only comparable to the support provided by FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD.

I will probably start working with the Institute of Nanotechnology
in a year or so (the building does not exists yet); be sure we will
buy a lot of Soekris embedded computers to your company through KD85,
the european authorized dealer.

I can only say thanks and confirm that the firmware upgrade works
(at least for the large disk drives support, I cannot confirm the
CF related change, as I have replaced the industrial-grade CF
with a SanDisk some months ago, nor the support for the new BIOS
flash chip, but I have observed that the upgrade process is different,
it is not erased before being written... a feature of the new flash
chip?):

comBIOS ver. 1.29  20070204  Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris Engineering.

net4801

0256 Mbyte Memory                        CPU Geode 266 Mhz 

Pri Mas  HTE721080G9AT00                 LBA 16383-16-63  78 Gbyte
Pri Sla  SanDisk SDCFB-1024              LBA 1986-16-63  1001 Mbyte

Slot   Vend Dev  ClassRev Cmd  Stat CL LT HT  Base1    Base2   Int 
-------------------------------------------------------------------
0:00:0 1078 0001 06000000 0107 0280 00 00 00 00000000 00000000 
0:06:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E101 A0000000 10
0:07:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E201 A0001000 10
0:08:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E301 A0002000 10
0:10:0 104C AC23 06040002 0107 0210 08 3F 01 00000000 00000000 
0:18:2 100B 0502 01018001 0005 0280 00 00 00 00000000 00000000 
0:19:0 0E11 A0F8 0C031008 0117 0280 08 38 00 A0003000 00000000 11
1:00:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000D001 A4000000 05
1:01:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000D101 A4001000 11

 4 Seconds to automatic boot.   Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor.

Thank you very much!

Igor.