Modbin 2.01.02 and weird problem with it

[trodas]

http://rapidshare.com/files/85729838/Modbin6_2.01.02.zip

Modbin 2.01.02 is the latest available and I have a huge problem with it. Every time I change a value (most of the values) in my Sapphire "Grouper" A9RX480 mobo bios ( http://ax2.old-cans.com/grouper/ ) and then I look back, it is only the BIOS Default value remain changed. The SETUP Default value is not changed!
It does always revert back to the default settings.

That is very annoying. I did not remember, last time I played with bios, such behaviour :mad:

Is there a change that the Modbios 2.04.01 will be better in this? I already saw some screenshots, but no download link anywhere... yet.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/trodas/modbin64.jpg

Anyone have it? Will it help me?

[Yen]

About modbin : There are a lot of issues by using modbin.
Reason: All the bios programmer don’t care much about the bios specifications and the structure of the bios modules is changing permanently!

It depends on how old your bios is and which company has programmed it.
“Latest” modbin is quite old and cannot of course handle all Award bioses.

Known issues to me:
-crashes to desktop after opened a bios
-crashes to desktop while saving the changes
-made changes and saved, but NO effect
-made changes and saved, after that I’ve got a corrupted bios, not able to flash.
-made changes and saved, after flashed it, it resulted to a bricked mobo….

Some areas at systembios and some changes are not allowed to do with modbin, even if you trying it, the original values are restored!!!!

This is because some OEM’S restricted it!!!!!!

But there is another tool for Award bios called cbrom . This tool is easy available and the latest version is from Oct. 2007.

You have to know to circumvent this restriction!!! You have to know about tailing bytes.

You can edit it manually directly AT physical memory, OR you can use modbin in combination with cbrom / hexeditor and if needed IDA pro.

Cbrom isn’t able to extract / edit the systembios directly so you have to know how the structure of the Award bios is working.

If you want you may send me the original bios and tell me what exactly you want to change again and I’ll give it a try!