Subject: Re: Mailstation ROM

From: "Neil Morrison" <neilsmorr@...>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:00:10 -0700

I reassembled the ROM dumps from the files section back to a binary
file and scanned it for strings. I take it from this part that it is
possible to update the flash rom via the parallel printer port! It
also seems that diagnostics may be able to be run that way.

Neil Morrison

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rom Strings Dump (not complete) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

        The software update process is ready to start, please wait...
                       Please connect the adaptor and try again.
 Please check that the parallel cable is properly connected and try
again.
                            Software is updating, please wait...
                      New software is downloading, please wait...
                             Continuing download, please wait...
          Calculating the checksum of updated software, please
wait...
                    The checksum of updated software  is
                              Download error, please try again.
Current TEST
DTMF TEST
Battery TEST
E-mail TEST
Printer TEST
ROM TEST
RAM TEST
FLASH TEST
APO/RTC TEST
LCD TEST
EL TEST
LCM TEST
Key Board TEST
F/A TESTER
RUN-IN TEST
QA EVALUATION
POWER OFF
APO/RTC
1000
2000
5000
FAST TEST
DTMF
NORMAL RUN
MTBF RUN
MODEM TEST
FSK TEST
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