Urgent: Pegasos II needs Open Firmware update!

[redrumloa]

Hey , how many PC users would have the patience or knowledge to repair this with the instructions...

Actually any PC user who buys the first revision of a brand new motherboard typically deals with the exact same type of problem. You should expect to flash the bios multiple times in the first year, and there will definately be bugs.

If you don't like this then either wait for a later revision when all bugs are irond out, or buy a preassembled system from a dealer. Amiga or PC, buying separate components has it's risks.

[redrumloa]

I seen minor** PC BIOS bugs before but this one takes the cake…

I've worked with lots os PC stuff over the years and trust me, they don't always work as advertised. I've seen some nasty stuff.

But don't get me wrong, this is an embarasment for any company. They do seem to have handled it sufficiently though.

[redrumloa]

What are you implying?

Nothing.

With X86 PC world, one could avoid certain brand and make if reliability is an issue.

If one was educated enough to know each individual flaw of each revision of each motherboard of each brand :-D

Does this “nasty stuff” have the ability to cause the system to stop from booting up?

Not specifically that I have seen. My point is only that this is not an earth shattering defect. Most computer products are imperfect in one way or another whether the user can see it or not. The AmigaOne is a perfect example, it has required a bios update and is said to still have problems. Yet there are still users perfectly happy with it.