New AMI BIOS tool for performing SSV2/3 and Dynamic SLIC Modification

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Hi Andy or everyone,
Can you upload the new version of the tools on rapidshare or hotfile, megaupload or any ftp links, coz mediafire and sendspace are currently blacklisted in china.. Thanks...

 

I'm the kind of guy that like to check what is inside his new toy

M-board was fairly low cost, used one. Also I have practice in hot swaping BIOSes from Pentium I / K5 era

Anyway the main reason was to test "how possibly dangerous the procedure is" - to know what to look for if I ever had to play with high cost/hard to fix mobos in laptops and/or soldered BIOS.

PS.
I'm willing to test "highly" experimental BIOS for that Asrock KT880 - I will make a backup for hot swap first

 

I run your tool in XP. it does not complain about the 02 error if I turn off the use NVRAM, but I get 02 error when I turn it on?
But I get another error (both check nvram or no nvram)

Also I think its better if you put on "Page 1" of this thread that the .NET 2.0 is needed. I downloaded 1.1 but it say it need 2.0, then I download 3.5 via the Windows Update (there was no 2.0 in Windows update for some reason)

Log

Original BIOS size 262144 bytes (256K)
30FC3 Module 2 Padded size 28699 (Actual size 28699 Original size 40464)
308AD Module 8 Padded size 1802
2CBCC Module 0 Padded size 15573 (Actual size 15573 Original size 19632)
294E0 Module 3 Padded size 14048 (Actual size 14048 Original size 20598)
2728B Module 4 Padded size 8777 (Actual size 8777 Original size 13928)
25554 Module 1 Padded size 7467 (Actual size 7467 Original size 11940)
24E79 Module 6 Padded size 1743
1AA74 Module A Padded size 41977 (Actual size 41977 Original size 65536)
15D8E Module D Padded size 19674 (Actual size 19674 Original size 26815)
15AF1 Module F Padded size 657 (Actual size 657 Original size 49911)
148F3 Module 10 Padded size 4594 (Actual size 4594 Original size 12510)
13F2F Module 12 Padded size 2488 (Actual size 2488 Original size 2916)
13556 Module 13 Padded size 2509 (Actual size 2509 Original size 3193)
C542 Module 11 Padded size 28680
C358 Module 32 Padded size 478 (Actual size 478 Original size 735)
C344 Module C Padded size 8
C1F8 Module 31 Padded size 320 (Actual size 320 Original size 470)
9C75 Module 20 Padded size 9591 (Actual size 9591 Original size 16384)
9C35 Module 50 Padded size 52
9BEF Module 51 Padded size 58
8AE3 Module 52 Padded size 4352 (Actual size 4352 Original size 10259)
8954 Module 3B Padded size 387
No extended headers
Bootblock at 3C000 length 4000
NVRAM at 38000 length 4000
Main BIOS checksum is correct
Dell Computer SLP 1.0 string added
Module 02 written 40464 bytes
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 11 bytes too big
Zero area 1
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 62 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 45 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 31 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 22 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 15 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 9 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 5 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 8 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 4 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 5 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 3 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 2 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 1 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is 1 bytes too small
Module 02 written
New 02 Module is correct size
Successfully inserted 02 module containing SLP1.0 string (SSV2 style)
0F module size is 49911 bytes
SLIC module size is 374 bytes
SLIC module checksum is 0
OEM Activation 2.1 SLIC
Scanning for space to insert SLIC
There is space to insert SLIC in ROM image at 10
Override to insert SLIC in ROM image at 3B800
The offset specified is too close to (or beyond) the end of the image


thanks

 

The 1.40 app works fine in XP, but not in Win7 (even if I set ie: C:\a - without any long filenames) - still get the "failed to extract 02.."

But thats not a big problem, I still have xp machine I can use.

So I flashed the patched bios (no more 'no space error', but still SLIC table not found (reported by Slic Dump toolkit)

I compared the dumps, and there is a bit of difference..

Comparing files dump.bin and DUMP2
000F42F1: B5 AA
000F42F2: 42 84
000F42F3: 25 4A
000F42F4: 12 25
000F42F5: B9 72
000F42F6: 56 AD
000F42F7: C5 8A
...etc

Is the 3B800 wrong or nvram problem? How can I diagnose it..

thanks

 

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Thanks again Andy, that's worked!

 

Try slic dump tool kit 2.1

 

thanks but i have it, is the same prob, test it on a 3 pc all the same.

 

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