Ha! just discovered workaround for read rom id
Posted: 07.12.17, 01:33
Just found a work around for an annoyance.
If you are working with a seagate rom in the "work with flash rom screen"
If you load a rom and click the button to show the rom ID
It is supposed to show you the serial number, pcb number, date size etc that it interprets from the currently loaded rom image in the window.
Thats how it works when you read a rom.
But if you load a rom or edit the heads or make any changes and then try to show the ID it says
"...you must first write the rom before ....blah blah blah..."
But it you click the write button
then cancel the write - you can now see the ID
You dont actually have to write it...
If you are working with a seagate rom in the "work with flash rom screen"
If you load a rom and click the button to show the rom ID
It is supposed to show you the serial number, pcb number, date size etc that it interprets from the currently loaded rom image in the window.
Thats how it works when you read a rom.
But if you load a rom or edit the heads or make any changes and then try to show the ID it says
"...you must first write the rom before ....blah blah blah..."
But it you click the write button
then cancel the write - you can now see the ID
You dont actually have to write it...