OPEN FIRMWARE REVISIONS
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    Leo
    Posts: 417 from 2003/8/18
    Quote:


    thefab wrote:
    Neko,

    i guess some people here are not bored with number games but instead, are bored of bugged firmwares.


    :)
    Nothing hurts a project more than developers not taking the time to let their community know what is going on.
  • »04.04.06 - 11:56
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    Posts: 66 from 2003/10/5
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    Quote:

    i guess some people here are not bored with number games but instead, are bored of bugged firmwares.

    Yes, I'm rather bored with firmwares not allowing me to
    use any gfx cards combinations :b
  • »04.04.06 - 12:59
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    Posts: 278 from 2003/3/4
    Even if we do not get the differences between the revisions we already got some interesting information and thanks to your post we just got more. We will see if Bplan can provide even more.
    The "Pegasos Book" so far does not list all the different Pegasos versions. Soon this information will be available.

    The point is certainly not to have all users beg for the latest release just for the sake of having it. If the user Pegasos works fine there is no point risking an upgrade that may only bring unneeded things.
    On the other hand if someone SF version is known to have a particular problem (for example a problem with a certain graphic card) I would recommend to this person to email bplan for asking for a SF upgrade. In this case the information that was provided in this thread may help.

    I am glad to learn today that soon there will be an 1.3 release available for everyone. It will be even better if it includes a change log and works on all boards :)

    I don't think I waste my time (there are several more useless things to do to waste time).
    Even if the conclusion is that there are only very minor changes between SF 1.2 revisions it is still information that help users understand better.
  • »04.04.06 - 13:22
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    CPU v1.2 front

    CPU v1.2 back

    What is the function ot the top left component that changes ?
    The plastic attachment for the fan are also different. Can anyone spot anything else ?
    And about 880 G4 CPU cards were made between your Pegasos and mine.

    [ Edited by cdfr on 2006/4/4 8:27 ]
  • »04.04.06 - 14:15
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  • Butterfly
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    Posts: 66 from 2003/10/5
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    I prehaps gave you wrong/imprecise info about my
    hardware. I just opened the case and had a look
    at the cpu card which reads clearly 1.1.
    See shots here:

    Front

    Back

    I didn't take off the mainboard so I cannot tell you
    for sure the PegasosII version, but typing

    cd /openprom
    .properties

    in OF tells me

    PegasosII,1.2 (so I assume it's 1.2)
    Relative-addresses
    Built-On 0x131CC6A (20040810)

    Firmware is 1.2 (20040810112413)

    But now I remember that when I bought my PegII
    (no card update, I bought it already with G4 1Ghz)
    OF 1.1 was installed. I later made the flash update
    to the 1.2 you see above but I don't remember where I
    downloaded it and/or who gave it to me.
    I don't experience any problems. Nor I could test
    by myself which gfx cards combo work and which not.
    I use a Radeon 7000 sapphire AGP DDR 64MB.

    I hope you find my info useful.
  • »05.04.06 - 12:56
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    cecilia
    Posts: 459 from 2003/8/30
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    cdfr: i believe this is the info you asked me for

    th_82202_rev.jpg
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  • »10.04.06 - 16:17
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    Neko
    Posts: 301 from 2003/2/24
    From: Genesi
    The component on the top left that changes is part of the power regulation circuit.

    Most people who have a broken CPU card - where it dies from overheating or so - this is the little thing that fails.

    Luckily it's easier to replace than the CPU :)
    Matt Sealey, Genesi USA, Inc.
    Developer Relations
    Product Development Analyst
  • »10.04.06 - 19:14
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    Thanks for all the replies.

    Unfortunately the Pegasos Book Wiki has been hacked and Geoffrey is trying to recover it.
    Hopefully he will be able to do it and to make new versions with including the information that was collected in this thread.

    Please if you have a CPU card rev 1.0 post a picture to this thread. If you have anything not listed HERE
    please reply aswell.



    [ Edited by cdfr on 2006/4/10 14:55 ]
  • »10.04.06 - 20:36
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    XzIt
    Posts: 250 from 2005/1/19
    From: Norway
    Pegasos II G4
    Board: 1.2
    SF: 1.2 (20040810)
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