Blizzard PPC flash update - which flash excecutable to use?

[Framiga]

I'm trying to repair Phase 5 Blizzard PPC 040 which I modified to 060 but which has its flash memory completely removed by previous owner (for unknown reason, maybe as a spare for some other card). So for starters I ordered new unused AMD AM29F040B flash memory just because silkscreen under in the card had white text saying 29F040. Later I noticed that 29F040 flash memory is 512k according to datasheet.

I downloaded the latest flash update here:
http://phase5.a1k.org/download.php?f=a12c7b93e0a936ab933791543da26d84&countonly=1

But readme says



So I'm not sure if I should use
BlizzPPC060Update (because I have Phase 5 version)
or
BigPPC060Update (because I have 29F040 which is 512k)

Actually this FlashUpdates-26042002.lha packet does not contain files called
BigPPC040Update
or
BigPPC060Update

I wonder if those Big ones have ever been included in older flash updates...

So I guess I need to use BlizzPPC060Update, right?

What happens if this BlizzPPC060Update is only for 128k flash memory?

What are my chances on flashing empty 29F040 anyway is it impossible when chip is already soldered and there is no prommer adapter or hex for firmware available?

there is no way you can flash an empty 29F040 chip.

The FlashUpdate are just ... updates and NOT full flash images!

[Framiga]

I'm sure someone can dump their 060 flash chip for you to flahs your chip, and I'm sure there is a way out of his predicament, there almost always is.

no way ... forget it.

[Framiga]

DCE basement's shelves are full of CSPPC and BPPC, in need to full reflash theyrs firmware chips! :-/

and IIRC, the firmware content is cripted as well.

[Framiga]

It's not.

If you're not sure why spread such nonsense?

sorry mom!

[Framiga]

The firmware content is encrypted but rather poorly, less than 20 minutes to crack...

Course it still doesn't help if you can't write to the Flash in the first place...

uh! encrypted like the Elbox drivers? i didn't know .... thanks!

[Framiga]

in few words you are saying that you are allowed to crack their drivers while they can't trash your RDB? interesting ...

[Framiga]

It's rather stupid to make flash files that are just updates, because there is actually more work to take care not to overwrite those parts that are not covered by the update. So it would have been easier to make full dumps and also secure if they are crypted like Framiga says they are.

hysterical replies apart, Piru knows Phase5 products better than me.

So apology for the mess (about the damn encrypted thing) :-)

[Framiga]

I agree, but if I understood correctly years ago some Amiga users made them so angry by their wrong type of approach that the one who would have the power to release all data holds them like it is still a war going on between them and current Amiga users.

who told you so? we were very close to a class action against DCE but then we quitted for some reasons. (some personal "others" not)

Anyway, case closed. DCE was the winner at the end.