03-26-2013, 08:31 AM
EDIT: I have successfully modified my BIOS image, look at post #6 for the result.
Hello, I have an R0070J4 BIOS and wanted to enable the hidden Intel menu. I have backed up my BIOS properly and added compatible platform data from an official R0030J4 BIOS update. I am having issues repacking the BIOS (I am using PhoenixTool to unpack/repack the BIOS and am only modifying TEMPLAT0.ROM (with HxD), I am NOT applying any SLIC mods, etc.). The file size of TEMPLAT0.ROM is 35072Bytes before and after I add the Intel menu in HxD, but the PhoenixTool says the file size is "4 bytes too long" . Is there any way I could fix this without disabling the "Preserve Module Size" option (which results in a success + more modifications (byte by byte compare) than I made)? Also, can I get someone more experienced than I am in BIOS modding to add the Intel menu to this BIOS image? I want to compare your work with mine to see if I am doing this right (so far, i have been emulating the BIOS in PBE). I removed the "Multi-Processing" option (Intel menu contains this option as well, so no loss) in the advanced menu to make more room to add the Intel menu without changing the file size (Core Multi-Processing Jump Table Offset for Advanced Menu: hex search in TEMPLAT0.ROM: 530D , offset 0x02A6).
EDIT: I HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE AND POSTED A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO SO IN THIS THREAD (post #4).
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-Manufacturer: Sony
-Notebook Model: VGN-N250E/b
-Motherboard Model: MBX-160 MS71 Rev: 1.1
-Bios revision: R0070J4
-Bios Type: Phoenix BIOS (new-style)
-Bios Download Link: (EDIT: Look below at post #6 for the correctly modified image "bios_mod.wph" and the flashable backup "bios.wph")
-RW Everything Report Download Link: [attachment=5604]
(Please take the .doc file extension off of the RW report (uploading purposes))
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Hello, I have an R0070J4 BIOS and wanted to enable the hidden Intel menu. I have backed up my BIOS properly and added compatible platform data from an official R0030J4 BIOS update. I am having issues repacking the BIOS (I am using PhoenixTool to unpack/repack the BIOS and am only modifying TEMPLAT0.ROM (with HxD), I am NOT applying any SLIC mods, etc.). The file size of TEMPLAT0.ROM is 35072Bytes before and after I add the Intel menu in HxD, but the PhoenixTool says the file size is "4 bytes too long" . Is there any way I could fix this without disabling the "Preserve Module Size" option (which results in a success + more modifications (byte by byte compare) than I made)? Also, can I get someone more experienced than I am in BIOS modding to add the Intel menu to this BIOS image? I want to compare your work with mine to see if I am doing this right (so far, i have been emulating the BIOS in PBE). I removed the "Multi-Processing" option (Intel menu contains this option as well, so no loss) in the advanced menu to make more room to add the Intel menu without changing the file size (Core Multi-Processing Jump Table Offset for Advanced Menu: hex search in TEMPLAT0.ROM: 530D , offset 0x02A6).
EDIT: I HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE AND POSTED A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO SO IN THIS THREAD (post #4).
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-Manufacturer: Sony
-Notebook Model: VGN-N250E/b
-Motherboard Model: MBX-160 MS71 Rev: 1.1
-Bios revision: R0070J4
-Bios Type: Phoenix BIOS (new-style)
-Bios Download Link: (EDIT: Look below at post #6 for the correctly modified image "bios_mod.wph" and the flashable backup "bios.wph")
-RW Everything Report Download Link: [attachment=5604]
(Please take the .doc file extension off of the RW report (uploading purposes))
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