From: Johannes Wolf (mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.int)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 23:43:03 PDT
Thats 100% correct.
I have performed the procedure about 4 times successfully, so there is a
good chance that this will work.
The very first time I have even tried the worst thing you can imagine: I put
in a DAMAGED ROM board, but after replacing that back with the original one
I achieved what I wanted.
Afterwords I used fully functional MP2x00 US and DE versions of the ROM
board to exchange.
But in principle this should work with DIFFERENT software versions of the
same language ROM as well.
This is in my opinion rather without risk, because the interface is made for
the ROM-board and the different language versions of the ROM boards differ
only in software.
It is another story if you are going to insert an Emate ROM - for that I am
not sure if the interface is exactly the same or not...
Cheers
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Frank Gruendel
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 1:14 AM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Erasing system patches on 2x00
>
>
> > Unfortunately the only known way to delete patches
> > is to swap the ROM board (sitting on the logic board).
>
> This is only partially right. You need to put in a
> DIFFERENT ROM board, for example a German one if you have
> a US ROM, an eMate one if you have any 2x00 ROM etc.
> If you swap a US ROM with another US ROM, exactly nothing
> will happpen. The system patches live on the mainboard,
> not on the ROM daughterboard, hence the Newton wouldn't
> notice any difference.
>
> Just as a warning: Not many people have done this yet, and
> it is not sufficiently proven that this will never harm the
> Newton.
>
> Frank
>
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