Tool to Insert/Replace SLIC in Phoenix / Insyde / Dell / EFI BIOSes

Discussion in 'MDL Projects and Applications' started by andyp, Nov 26, 2009.

  1. xpirat

    xpirat MDL Novice

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  2. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    The tool was changing _ASUS_**_ASUS_** (where * = 00h byte) to NotebookNotebook in a few places.
    I just did it manually so that it was _ASUS_**Notebook
    Use the allow manual alterations option, then just use something like beyond compare to compare DUMP and DUMP\OLD and you can see the differences. Edit manually then click OK in the tool.

    Andy
     
  3. mehdi.ir

    mehdi.ir MDL Novice

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    Please Add Mirror link, every time the new version release I have Permission Problem, I suggest add a Mirror Link to first Post
    Thanks
     
  4. genuineintel

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  5. Apokrif

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    Andy,
    Do you need it still?
     
  6. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    YES!!!!

    I was able to work out decompression code after putting your tool thru Reflector. Unfortunately it does not preserve variable names and I am not good enough at either compression algorithms or C# to modify your code to re-compress, even though it is more simple!

    Cheers,
    Andy


     
  7. anmg

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    Andyp
    Please check your PM
     
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  8. Apokrif

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    Working it now! :)
     
  9. Apokrif

    Apokrif MDL Addicted

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    Andy,
    PM ;)
     
  10. dell_user

    dell_user MDL Novice

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    I'm getting excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have this Dimension 8100 all done for a buddy who can't afford a new PC, hope you can figure this out! You guys are amazing! :D
     
  11. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    Hi All,

    A few developments
    1) Apokrif has written the recompression code for all of you with old Dells. HORRAY!
    2) Another forum member has PM'd me with some very interesting before/after mod of an EFI BIOS using an official AMI SLICing tool (which he understandably can't release).
    3) Anmg has made some suggestions for altering ASUS EFI settings.

    Good things, like busses, all seem to come at once; so I am incoroprating them all in the tool.
    New version in the next day or two!

    Andy
     
  12. phrunt

    phrunt MDL Addicted

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    Outstanding, good work, thank you all involved!
     
  13. dell_user

    dell_user MDL Novice

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    Wow, that is great news for everyone with old Dell machines. Microsoft really did a fantastic job with optimizing Windows 7 to scale itself down on old hardware....runs great on the Dimension 8100 I'm waiting on to mod and it isn't too terribly bad on an Optiplex GX110 with a P3 1GHz, 7200RPM hard drive, Geforce 6200 PCI and the maximum 512MB of memory (no worse then how XP runs on it).

    Thanks again for everyone's efforts...it is appreciated! :biggrin:
     
  14. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    New version. Thanks to all.
    Andy
     
  15. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    Still can not do PowerEdge 1800 - PE1800-BIOSA07.exe = mus-a07C.exe
    (tested on x64 host)

    sebus