FW: Flashboard questions...

Well, I haven't examined the flashboard circuitry closely, but one issue
could very well be that it isn't flashable without additional circuitry
that isn't present on the stock ROM board (I'm going to assume this is
the case, since that's what I've seen with most flashable memory chips
on PC boards - they require extra circuitry to erase and reflash the
chip.)

And if that's the case - you then need a way to flash it anyway (a board
somewhere that you can do that with).  Then once that's done you have to
remove a surface mount chip and resolder another in it's place.  And
anytime you'd want to change the ROM, you'd have to unsolder/resolder
the surface mount chip back on.  While some may have the skill and tools
to deal with surface mount, most don't.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Davis
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 10:21 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [jornada] Flashboard questions...
> 
> Hello, I'm new to the Jornada scene.
> 
> I haven't been able to find a picture of a stock Rom board.  
> Is it identical to the flash board except for the fact it has 
> rom on it?
> 
> I can't belive there is not a way to interface (Hack it.  
> Look up zipit in google! Also if someone can add a IDE cd-rom 
> to a gameboy they should be able to do this....) a compact 
> flash card (or SD card or even something else) to the rom 
> board.  Even if you must remove the origional rom and put the 
> new memory in its place I would think that viable. 
> Interfacing removable media like SD or CF would also solve 
> the flashing problems...
> 
> Let me know if I'm way off base here...
> 
> 
> 
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