/news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix en-us 40 Recent developments <p><span class="caps">ROOL</span> have built a new version of <span class="caps">RISC</span> OS (5.14) and successfully programmed the image into an <span class="caps">IYONIX</span>. This build includes a snapshot of all the latest updates and submissions to the shared source project from the community.</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:47:00 +0000 urn:uuid:789853bc-71db-4691-b59d-23481fdaad05 Steve Revill /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix Web site New product Press release Community show ROM IYONIX 5.14 midlands <p>The necessary changes to the softloader are minimal, and I think my locally-modified copy should work. More of an issue is that the RO5 HAL currently has no awareness of softloading and would require some work, even before considering the implications for hardware/device drivers.</p> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:25:45 +0000 urn:uuid:ab430672-d6e8-4974-9c1a-50a41fbe283b /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix#comment-47 <p>Hi guys. There is a softloader in our published sources <a href="/viewer/view/castle/RiscOS/Utilities/Debugging/SoftLoad/" rel="nofollow">here</a> but that is for the RiscPC. It needs some work to make it softload on the IYONIX.</p> <p>I think Adrian Lees was looking into doing this but I don&#8217;t know how far he got. Anyone with the skills to do this could probably do worse than contacting him before attempting the job.</p> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:57:16 +0000 urn:uuid:b0e47fe4-7841-4a57-ab16-1bdee558a2de /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix#comment-46 <p>Great news!</p> <p>I agree that some softload option would be good since with that you could test a new ROM with much less risk.</p> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:00:41 +0000 urn:uuid:64a21099-9de7-4b34-9c26-e4f8c51a5710 /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix#comment-45 <p>Just because you can reflash the Iyonix ROM doesn&#8217;t mean that softloading is pointless. For example, if you were adding some new functionality in such a way that meant that you couldn&#8217;t load a replacement module during the boot sequence, softloading a new ROM would be entirely preferable to potentially bricking the machine.</p> <p>I don&#8217;t believe the ROM softload tool has been updated to cater for the Iyonix, however.</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:04:22 +0000 urn:uuid:dc1a1054-1839-4213-aafa-cab02d7b3415 /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix#comment-44 <p>No the Iyonix rom is flashed, that is why you should wait for an official revision!</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:52:25 +0000 urn:uuid:76966392-2788-4831-ab85-0c21e7160458 /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix#comment-43 <p>Good news! Is there a softloader for running RISC OS ROMS on the Iyonix?</p> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:42:57 +0000 urn:uuid:52f68c09-108d-4c89-832b-298cef1d353b /news/articles/2008/12/07/new-risc-os-5-for-the-iyonix#comment-42