Here are my bioses... Unfortunately I can't remember which bios for which switch position. (original or original2)
The third is modded with RBE...
I see your both original bioses are identical as you suggested earlier.
I suspect either you (when reading it out) or some guy at the production facility (when putting it in ) had to much vodka
, because that is definitely not a correct state for the card to be when it is sold as new (idea: maybe you got a card that was returned already by a previous costumer because he could not upgrade his card ?).
But anyway, the B8 vs B9 'stepping' seems the most reliable (and easy!) way to determine up front your unlocking odds ... of course it would be nice if our sample population would be a little higher then 3
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So if anyone else reads the thread, please add your serial number (sticker on back of box) and mention your unlocking success or failure .
So far the conclusion is :
2GB cards:
B8xxxxx: unlockable (other remarks : default switch position is not flashable)
B9xxxxx: not unlockable (other remarks : both switch positions are flashable)
1GB cards
B4xxxxx: not unlockable (other remarks : both switch positions are flashable)
(logical unconfirmed extrapolation: B3xxxxx cards :unlockable ?? )
I suspect either you (when reading it out) or some guy at the production facility (when putting it in ) had to much vodka , because that is definitely not a correct state for the card to be when it is sold as new (idea: maybe you got a card that was returned already by a previous costumer because he could not upgrade his card ?).
It's definitely at your side the vodka mixup happened.
I just checked your modRBE.bin file. That is NOT a file that is generated by modRBE when you run it on your original.bin file you gave (try again to see for yourself).
You modRBE.bin file is the result of running RBE on a bios file like it is on my card. The 0x04 at offset 7 is replaced by an 0x0A (and RBE only does that if you have a 0x04 there, not a 0x00 like in your supposed original.bin) . Also the other offsets I mentioned in my earlier post have my values and not Ginnoskie's. The ONLY way you could have generated that modded file is if you started from a similar bios as mine. And the only way you could have gotten such a bios, is from the card you bought, because you currently cannot yet download it from the techpowerup database. (unless you got it from some other place that is)
Edit: BTW your modRBE.bin with 0x0A at offset 7 is incorrect (bug in RBE i think if it encounteres the 4 at pos 7)-> so maybe try again with a correctly unlocked bios if you haven't already, though it probably also won't work. The w1zzard script does it correct. (AFAIK, might of course also be that RBE is correct and w1zzard incorrect, but in the end it does not matter as neither works).
Also: if you want your real original bioses again, wait for a while to appear for them on this site (till w1zzard gets them out of pending review state) or send me a mail (i will reply with the biosses)