I am attempting to upgrade my BeBox 66 to the latest BeOS release. When I try to update the flash ROM, I get an error message, and when I look on the boot choices screen, it still shows that I have a DR8.x ROM in the BeBox. What's wrong?

Here is a message from our director of support on this issue:In past commuications, we have indicated that Be intended to support BeBox prototype units, the version known as "Rev 5" without the CPU lights and front plastic bezel, through the BeOS Preview Release (also known as "DR9"). While developing the Preview Release, however, we have found that the flash ROM in the Rev 5 prototype units was not big enough to hold the required information for this release.

We tried many possible solutions, but none of the options proved viable. So we've come up with another solution. We'll simply upgrade your Rev 5 hardware to the official "Rev 6" motherboard design.

If you would like to take advantage of this upgrade please contact us at custservice@be.com to make arrangements to have the work completed. In your message, please include the serial number of the BeBox, date of purchase and your developer number. We will, in turn, contact you with details on how to proceed.

If you have technical questions regarding the upgrade, please feel free to contact our Developer Technical Support people at devsupport@be.com.

Thank you for your continued interest,
Ed Romson
Director, Customer Support
Be, Inc.