The eeprom rewrite seems to be failing or writing a bad image so the board does not reach of finish the initializing stage. The red and orange lights don't flash . .
Found the bios chip from my first Sam460ex . Managed to get it to boot using this one. Pondering my options for the update.
will try to find a working dvd drive . And work slower if I do attempt the U-Boot Update .
The socket on my board has always seemed to be a bit flaky. Have had to put pressure on the chip to get the board to boot from time to time over the years. Had the same issue with the old chip that I just installed also . Made several attempt at re inserting the chip before it worked consistently.