Hi all. The ram method is very efficient...WOuld be nice if all hardware flashing mechanisms worked like this. Anyway, does anyone konw how I go about identifying the current firmware version? On power-on the only message is: "Dectalk express is running, external power on." Thanks! On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 04:23:59PM -0500, Whitley CTR Cecil H wrote: > Hi, > It actually transfers all the data before it sends the command to update the > rom. Another words, it gets it all in ram and then flashes it. You don't > really risk the dectalk, if it doesn't transfer, it doesn't flash. > Cecil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Igor Gueths [mailto:igueths at comcast.net] > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 3:09 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: flashing dectalk > > > Although I have a laptop that has native dos installed on it. I think > its just too big a risk to fuck up the Dectalk Rom if some bit of > emulation goes wrong. Speaking of which, what kind of chip contains the > firmware? Is it an EEPROM/Eprom? In case something does happen to it, > can I rewrite the firmware? > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
