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3 hours ago, Kekule said:

the S29 chips work just fine... exactly the same specs as the AM29 (even same Dev ID and Manufacturer ID), makes me think that Cypress bought the IP to the chip and rebranded it

 

2 hours ago, Ryzee119 said:

As Kekule mentioned the S29 flash chip pretty much identical to the am29 chip. Unbelievably  close so its almost like they just changed the model number and up revved the datasheet.

That was a good find! They have a specific flash sector configuration that XeniumOS takes advantage of so not any old flash chip will work.

You can find am29lv160mt if you look hard enough but no benefit. In fact probably worse. (Aging chip)

That's what I was starting to think.  Just wanted to be sure, thanks.

The only AMD branded flash chips that I could find were of the AM29LV160D variety.  With them being new old-stock from 1998, I really didn't want to end up having to track those down.

Now I just need to wait for my 3D printer to be free so that I can start modelling LCD faceplates.  X3CPs while cool are still wayy too damned expensive.

[OpenXEnium - 'new' Modchip]

Just ordered a batch of boards to make.

Where specifically are you finding your flash chips?  I don't really see anyone currently selling the AM29LV160M, only the AM29LV160D based chips.

Edit:  I noticed your Digikey links specify the S29AL016J70TFI010 but wasn't sure if there really was much of a difference.