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When I try to update the flash
ROM, I get an error message, and when I look on the
boot choices screen, it still shows that I have a DR8.x
ROM in the BeBox. What's wrong?
You have a BeBox with a revision level 5 logic board. Among other differences, BeBoxes before revision level 6 had a smaller flash ROM chip. This flash ROM chip is too small to hold the entire ROM image for the latest releases of the BeOS. This makes it impossible to upgrade to the BeOS on these machines.
We tried many possible solutions, but none of the options proved viable. In the end we simply upgraded Rev. 5 BeBoxes to Rev. 6 BeBoxes, at no charge. This generous program was offered for nearly 2 years. However, our program for this upgrade has expired, and we are no longer able to upgrade BeBox systems to newer revision levels for free.
Because the parts are custom, upgrading a Rev. 5 BeBox
would cost more than purchasing a new PC. Therefore, rather than offering a for-pay upgrade option, we are encouraging older BeBox owners to purchase a new PC, which will give much better performance as well.
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