Re: ANNOUNCE: /dev/bios - flash rom bios driver

Dr. Werner Fink (werner@suse.de)
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 18:06:16 +0100

> > I can see that. But since writing the BIOS is so seldom useful, and
> > is almost always dangerous, limiting the device interface to reading
> > and requiring an ioctl for writing should be adequate.
>
> Good reason to make it a module only interface nobody loads by
> default.
>
> Still its a good source reference for writing win95 bios erasing
> viruses. Im suprised its so simple on these boxes.
>

On some (older?) boxes you have to jumper the voltage (5V -> 12V) for
earasing the flash eeprom and to write into the flash eeprom.

Flashing is just like operating on an open brain ... one mistake and
you(r mb) will never boot anymore.

Werner

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