Please help with failed BIOS update with GEforceMX

[Hurricane]

I have (had?) a ABIT MX2. I flashed the BIOS to the latest MX2_1024.exe
This is what I got on the screen afterwards:
FLASH UPDATE SUCCESSFUL
COMPARING ENTIRE ROM
ERROR: NO ROM SIGNATURE CAN BE FOUND (ROM PROBABLY BLANK OR NON-FUNCTIONAL)
ERROR:COULD NOT GET ROM SIZE
ERROR: COMPARING EEPROM WITH FILE
a:\
So once it got to the A prompt I figured it was done the flash. I rebooted and the monitor shut off and stayed off. I shut off the computer completely to include the power. Booted up and nothing. Changed Vid cards and I could see the BIOS ID of the old Diamond I'm using now. Changed back to the MX. Nothing. But I can boot up with the floppy that I used to flash the MX BIOS with because it has the sys files on it. I just can't see what's going on. I tried reflashing it but its hard when you can't see what's there. I typed:
NVFLASH MX2_0124.EXE (as I did to flash originally)
I can see that it's reading the floppy. I don't remember what it asked to do next. I do remember that at some point I had to type in YES in caps to proceed with the flash upgrade.
Can anyone help? Is this redeemable? I think I can still flash it. I just can't see what's on the monitor. I can type in NVFLASH MX2_0124 and the program will read the floppy but, I don't remember what the next steps are because I can't see 'em to answer them!!! Can anyone tell me what the steps are to flash? I need someone to be my eyes.

 

[Guest]

get a pci video card and plug the monitor into that. Boot with the a drive like you have and flash the agp card.

 

[Hurricane]

That seems like a good idea. I have a PCI VID card I can use. But, I feel that I need more info. How will I be able to flash the MX and not the one in the PCI slot. Not to mention, I still won't be able to see what's going on with the MX flasher.(?)

 

[Guest]

the flasher program should see the agp card. You will be able to see what is going on because you'll be using the pci card with the monitor.

 

[Hurricane]

I've been fart'in around with this thing on and off for hours, now. I've been trying that alternative with the PCI vid card. Using the two vid card theory; I've been typing in variations of this: NVFLASH -MX_0018C.EXE I've exchanged EXE for ROM but the most consistant thing I get on the screen is " Please use - or / to start command line parameters." This has me stumped. I thought I tried all that. I also get this when I try. This is the read me that comes with the BIOS:

Commands:
Example of use: NVFLASH -s4 -fBIOS.ROM -l
-f Flash the ROM using , then do compare and ~CRC32.
-b Read ROM and save to .
-k Read ROM and compare with .
-x Xfer TV data from file to AT29LV512; SST29LE/VE512 SST39VF512.
-v Display file version and ~CRC32 (if no filename, acts on ROM).
-t Display 256 bytes of ROM, at offset C000h
-e Erase the ROM.
-d Display 256 bytes of ROM, at offset 0.
-c Check for supported EEPROM.
-l Don't light keyboard LEDs.
-p Don't pause if ROMfile & chip PCI VenID, DevID mismatch.
-h Reboot the PC after other tasks completed.
-w Write protect ROM (only works on some ROMs).
-r Remove ROM Write protect. (only works on some ROMs).
-a List all supported device indexes.
-m Enable Macintosh (FCode) compatible mode.
-g Force a specific device index.
-i Force specific device instance (use with -g).
-? Display Help
-s# Silence level:
default All progress messages, all beeps.
#=1 No progress messages, no beeps.
#=2 No progress messages, no progress beeps.
#=3 No progress messages.
#=4 No progress beeps.
#=5 No beeps.


Does this make any sense? What am I doing wrong? How should I use - or / ??? Thankyou!

 

[Guest]

hmm, I'm not experienced with this flasher, purhaps the techinical support of the company that made the card could help you out.

 

[noko]

I am glad you didn't have this problem with yours MX. You really would have been mad.

 

[Crashman]

Just use the command line they gave you (NVFLASH -s4 -fBIOS.ROM -1) if BIOS.ROM is the name of your BIOS file. Or give me the card and I'll fix it-so long and thanks for all the fish.

Cast not thine pearls before the swine

 

[Hurricane]

OK. I just wanna say: THANKS! Using the pci vid card as the primary display device and leaving the agp in,(cool trick) I was able to use this:
A:/>nvflash -s4 -fmx_0018c.rom ...AND IT WORKED! HA! The progie said it found two devices to flash the one in the PCI slot or the one in the AGP choose 1 for AGP and 0 for PCI.
All is OK now. Thanx again!