tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post4349774945586265903..comments2024-01-25T06:50:38.968-05:00Comments on Development Musings: Flashing BIOS in Ubuntu Linux without floppy0sumgainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01490276062330433865noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-83522989395845598992016-06-02T01:15:20.583-04:002016-06-02T01:15:20.583-04:00Your articles and contents are encouraging. biosta...Your articles and contents are encouraging. <a href="http://www.techwinter.com/pc-internet/biostar-launched-hi-fi-b150s5-motherboard/" rel="nofollow">biostar motherboard review</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203162836976020375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-79826040439613989982016-02-11T20:45:27.594-05:002016-02-11T20:45:27.594-05:00This is DOS... CD C:\ doesn't make sense to DO...This is DOS... CD C:\ doesn't make sense to DOS. You have to type 'C:' to, as they called it, "log into the C drive". CD only moves you around the device you are on. It can't be used to change which device you are on.<br /><br />This and more is why DOS sucked.<br />ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159206397125546003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-33418448966813489832013-06-18T07:53:27.102-04:002013-06-18T07:53:27.102-04:00A range of file recovery apps are already develope...A range of file recovery apps are already developed by the experts, guaranteeing that an individual may easily retrieve the damaged files. <br />In case of removal of data problem, a person must have a preliminary understanding of suited computer data recovery software.<br /><a href="http://toshibaharddrivedatarecovery.com/" rel="nofollow">Toshiba Hard Drive Data Recovery</a><br /><br />davidbondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298472851661024145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-38566093689997247592013-05-16T14:39:44.972-04:002013-05-16T14:39:44.972-04:00For some reason it would immediately drop back int...For some reason it would immediately drop back into the A:\ directory after I did CD C:\, so I had to run the bios update from A: prompt with the command C:\biosupdate.exe (made up bios update name...too lazy to type the odd Dell one). And I did choose the first option, to install freedos, which is counterintuitive.<br />And it worked perfectly, thank you!<br />NickFelice Luftscheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-65568359366763302302013-01-12T10:03:22.767-05:002013-01-12T10:03:22.767-05:00Finally have it all sorted, the update files were ...Finally have it all sorted, the update files were in the C: but the USB stick was formatted as FAT32 not FAT16. After a re-format all is now well and I finally have VT-x enabled.<br /><br />Thanks all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009954251847238381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-68466802858926431682013-01-07T12:18:37.495-05:002013-01-07T12:18:37.495-05:00I am also having some issues, I have tried with th...I am also having some issues, I have tried with the flash util on the same key and a separate one with the same result. I am sure this is just my lack of DOS know how.<br /><br />Once FreeDOS boots I am presented with a command prompt:-<br /><br />A:\><br /><br />I have done 'dir' and get:-<br /><br />Volume in drive A has no label<br />Volume Serial Number is 44FA-7FE3<br />Directory of A:\<br /><br />DRIVER < DIR> 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />FREEDOS < DIR> 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />COMMAND COM 66,945 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />FDCONFIG SYS 1,768 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />KERNEL SYS 45,341 09-03-2006 12:11a<br /><br />Then I try:-<br /><br />A:\> B:<br />B:\ Remove diskette in drive A:<br />Insert diskette in drive B:<br />Press the any key to continue...<br /><br />I do 'dir' and get:-<br /> <br />Volume in drive B has no label<br />Volume Serial Number is 44FA-7FE3<br />Directory of B:\<br /> <br />DRIVER < DIR> 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />FREEDOS < DIR> 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />COMMAND COM 66,945 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />FDCONFIG SYS 1,768 09-03-2006 12:11a<br />KERNEL SYS 45,341 09-03-2006 12:11a<br /><br />I then try C: and get:-<br /><br />Volume in drive A has no label<br />Volume Serial Number is 00AA-9XX9<br /><br />I made the serial number up on the last one as I did not write that down, basically it shows there is a C: present but it appears to be blank.<br /><br />Can you tell be how to find and execute my update.bat file!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009954251847238381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-24010803488112990602011-04-23T10:01:26.090-04:002011-04-23T10:01:26.090-04:00As per step #3, you need to copy your flash bios a...As per step #3, you need to copy your flash bios and flash utility onto the flash drive. Then you would need to reboot off the flash drive and run the flash utility command. If all of this sounds foreign, then please read up on flash bios else where on the Internet. These instructions were meant for folks who have flash their bios in the past with floppy disks but no longer have a floppy drive.0sumgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490276062330433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-57915245066963961532011-04-22T15:12:12.461-04:002011-04-22T15:12:12.461-04:00I didn't quite get what I have to do after I&#...I didn't quite get what I have to do after I've created the bootable flash drive with unetbootin: it tells me to reboot the pc, do I have to do that? And after that?Ciambellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573690683065537840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-39821502041958472982011-04-17T16:35:37.635-04:002011-04-17T16:35:37.635-04:00You can find more information on GParted on the pr...You can find more information on GParted on the project's website:<br /><br />http://gparted.sourceforge.net/<br /><br />If you're using Ubuntu, you can find it in System Menu --> Administration Menu or type 'gparted' in the command line.0sumgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490276062330433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-39537815017975660122011-04-17T03:11:18.313-04:002011-04-17T03:11:18.313-04:00How to use gparted to create a FAT16 partition ?
I...How to use gparted to create a FAT16 partition ?<br />I have installed it but I am not able to use it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-73448189658530639472011-01-04T19:20:36.879-05:002011-01-04T19:20:36.879-05:00Use FreeDOS. Then copy your flash BIOS into the th...Use FreeDOS. Then copy your flash BIOS into the thumbdrive. You should be able to access your flash drive as a B: or C: drive after you boot off of it.0sumgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490276062330433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-74694140369201352092011-01-03T22:50:02.957-05:002011-01-03T22:50:02.957-05:00Hi everyone.. I have the same problem. I need to u...Hi everyone.. I have the same problem. I need to update my BIOS in my dell mini 9, because I am having some troubles with my battery.<br />I created my USB as you indicated. When I rebooted, there are 4 options available. The first one is to install FreeDOS in my computer and the other 3 are to run as Live Session. <br />Which one should I run?<br />I tried with the Live ones, but there is no B: or C: drives. I am localized in drive A: where there is a DRIVE folder, when I get in, there is not my BIOS file.<br />Any suggestions??Alejandro Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442733792778178751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-50978589855024841772010-11-12T20:37:23.129-05:002010-11-12T20:37:23.129-05:00Pietro, did you try going to your B: or C: drive? ...Pietro, did you try going to your B: or C: drive? That's where my flash bios was located.0sumgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490276062330433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-78547858554396480422010-11-11T22:48:58.811-05:002010-11-11T22:48:58.811-05:00Kindly add a little bit more to your directions......Kindly add a little bit more to your directions...<br /><br />I have a Toshiba NB205, and I am trying to update the BIOS. I have formatted a 4GB SanDisk Cruzer, used Unetbootin to install FreeDOS, and rebooted into the USB drive by resetting the boot sequence via F2. The FreeDOS menu comes up--but I don't know which of the six options to choose. The first option looks wrong, because if it starts to install FreeDOS, does that mean it will overwrite something on my hard drive? I have looked through the FreeDOS site, and I cannot find a place where it describes the boot options. <br /><br />I took a risk and chose option #1 (install FreeDOS) and arrived at an A:\ prompt. What then? How to I execute the NB200-210-WIN.exe file?MetroPietrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379961250506065497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-79804364995280196662010-10-28T05:28:09.141-04:002010-10-28T05:28:09.141-04:00Linux flash drive can provide a communication chan...Linux flash drive can provide a communication channel that is safe from a possibly compromised computer.<a href="http://www.lok-it.net/linux-flash-drive/" rel="nofollow"> linux flash drive </a>raxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725702770888768447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-48321699303327006482010-01-02T08:44:20.570-05:002010-01-02T08:44:20.570-05:00Wow I didn't know BIOS updates can be that hug...Wow I didn't know BIOS updates can be that huge! I updated the instructions as you suggested. Thanks for the comment!0sumgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490276062330433865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-68136880779830555252010-01-02T05:59:31.912-05:002010-01-02T05:59:31.912-05:00Many, many thanks for posting these instructions!
...Many, many thanks for posting these instructions!<br /><br />A couple of things I suggest:<br /><br />- the USB drive must be unmounted prior to using gparted to reformat it (at least on my Ubuntu system, HAL automatically mounts USB drives upon insertion).<br /><br />- "sudo apt-get install unetbootin" did not work for me; nor did Synaptic list it in the repositories. Instead, I downloaded it from here:<br /><br />http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-linux-latest<br /><br />- At this point, the USB drive needs to be mounted again. Simplest way is to remove and reinsert - that should automatically mount it.<br /><br />- Permissions need to be changed on unetbootin to allow execution: <br /><br />#sudo chmod a+x unetbootin<br /><br />- To run unetbootin, simply double-click its icon.<br /><br />Again, thanks - there are a ton of methods I found via Google, all different, some of which flat-out won't work with today's larger BIOS updates (ie creating a floppy image and burning to a CD - you're left with only 1.44MB, and a lot less after making it bootable - my BIOS update of my MSI CR600 laptop is 2.1MB alone!).WestCoastSuccesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777377680980016781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2396018311141903513.post-56358490246483199822009-12-05T00:07:00.469-05:002009-12-05T00:07:00.469-05:00Thank you very much. Just what I was looking for.
...Thank you very much. Just what I was looking for.<br /> ..espen..Espen Torgersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794440554389504423noreply@blogger.com