New EpiaM bios v1.16 who's gonna to try it first?

**momanz** · 10-18-2004, 11:21 PM

Just tried to upload the new EpiaM bios and my floppy drive started giving me read errors just as I launched the flash program.... talk about cutting is close

Anyhow, here's the link the via page, who wants to try this first?

http://www.viaembedded.com/product/D...therboardId=81

**rando** · 10-19-2004, 12:37 AM

It would be nice if they'd give a bit more description about what changed. All it says is "Update new VGA BIOS."

**mpattonm** · 10-19-2004, 03:12 AM

do some search.

New (yet not officially unreleased) EPIA-M VGA drivers

**rando** · 10-19-2004, 10:19 AM

Gotcha, so this the formal release of the BETA BIOS discussed in that thread.

**b_nom** · 10-19-2004, 10:26 AM

So how about the drivers for 2000/XP? The ones on that link apparently only support 9x/Me

**momanz** · 10-19-2004, 02:19 PM

Busted... I didn't make the connection... ;-)

I just hopped on the via site saw there was a new bios and though maybe, just maybe we'd finally have 800x480. Once I find a working floppy drive I'll update and post the results. I'm currently running linux on my system so there may be a magic modline out there, but I'm not betting the bank on it. I did have 848x480 running at one point and it looked aweful.

-momanz

**mpattonm** · 10-20-2004, 02:52 AM

no 800x480 with BIOS 1.16. Its beeing worked on.

**b_nom** · 10-20-2004, 07:38 AM

There's some people on the ViaForums that have been reporting issues with this BIOS release

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

I haven't jumped on it yet, I guess I'll wait till they upload XP drivers.

**Sick-B0y** · 10-22-2004, 11:18 AM

F*in Via sucks a$$. I flashed mine to 1.16 and the board $h*t a brick. What a lame company.

**rgardjr** · 10-22-2004, 06:22 PM

I emailed via about the "*[Note] This BIOS needs working with below new VGA driver* Update new VGA BIOS" that wasn't present on the download page where the bios was placed. Got this response:
Told I could get it here:
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2&Type=1

But if it doesn't do 800x480 and there's a pretty decent chance that the motherboard might end up as a paperweight I'll pass for now.