Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday 21 January 2010 00:40:26 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:39:46 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: Don't tell my motherboard that or it will refuse to update next time unless I run some program or other. So without a program to do flash updates (or at least some code somewhere that might not be in .exe or ELF format) how does your motherboard do flash updates? There's code somewhere of course, but no program to run. I just put the update file on a USB stick and hold down a key while booting. The code runs direct from the motherboard, there's no operating system requirement, it's a very civilized system. Yes, very civilised. I have a hacked-up-too-gazooks android phone that works the same way It doesn't help Grant (at least directly) but the new Intel MB I got to replace my 5 year old Asus which fried last week lists 4 ways to update BIOS: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=YDwnldID=18509ProdId=3142lang=eng The fourth is specifically for Linux systems. - Mark
[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On 01/19/2010 06:26 PM, Grant wrote: I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility is said to be Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA. I've flashed the BIOS in other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it? I tried running the utility via wine with no luck. Most motherboard vendors also offer a bootable ISO image that will flash the BIOS automatically once booted from it. Did you check whether Biostar offers this?
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: On 01/19/2010 06:26 PM, Grant wrote: I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility is said to be Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA. I've flashed the BIOS in other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it? I tried running the utility via wine with no luck. Most motherboard vendors also offer a bootable ISO image that will flash the BIOS automatically once booted from it. Did you check whether Biostar offers this? i just wonder why we do not have BIOS flash program on linux. -- Best Regards, David Shen http://twitter.com/davidshen84/ http://meme.yahoo.com/davidshen84/
[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On 01/20/2010 01:53 PM, Xi Shen wrote: On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Nikos Chantziarasrea...@arcor.de wrote: On 01/19/2010 06:26 PM, Grant wrote: I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility is said to be Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA. I've flashed the BIOS in other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it? I tried running the utility via wine with no luck. Most motherboard vendors also offer a bootable ISO image that will flash the BIOS automatically once booted from it. Did you check whether Biostar offers this? i just wonder why we do not have BIOS flash program on linux. Because most people use Windows so that vendors don't bother creating Linux versions? :P
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
Am Mittwoch 20 Januar 2010 12:53:23 schrieb Xi Shen: i just wonder why we do not have BIOS flash program on linux. Who says we don't? Bye... Dirk
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:53:23 +0800, Xi Shen wrote: i just wonder why we do not have BIOS flash program on linux. I wonder why we have BIOS flash programs at all. -- Neil Bothwick If man ruled the world: Daisy Duke shorts would never go out of fashion. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wednesday 20 January 2010 20:13:11 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:53:23 +0800, Xi Shen wrote: i just wonder why we do not have BIOS flash program on linux. I wonder why we have BIOS flash programs at all. facetious reply because without them we couldn't flash stuff? /facetious reply -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:23:27 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: I wonder why we have BIOS flash programs at all. facetious reply because without them we couldn't flash stuff? /facetious reply Don't tell my motherboard that or it will refuse to update next time unless I run some program or other. -- Neil Bothwick teG I sdrawkcaB eroM ehT oG I sdrawroF eroM ehT signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wednesday 20 January 2010 22:19:13 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:23:27 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: I wonder why we have BIOS flash programs at all. facetious reply because without them we couldn't flash stuff? /facetious reply Don't tell my motherboard that or it will refuse to update next time unless I run some program or other. So without a program to do flash updates (or at least some code somewhere that might not be in .exe or ELF format) how does your motherboard do flash updates? -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:39:46 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: Don't tell my motherboard that or it will refuse to update next time unless I run some program or other. So without a program to do flash updates (or at least some code somewhere that might not be in .exe or ELF format) how does your motherboard do flash updates? There's code somewhere of course, but no program to run. I just put the update file on a USB stick and hold down a key while booting. The code runs direct from the motherboard, there's no operating system requirement, it's a very civilized system. Yes, I plug the stick in too, but I hope you'd already worked that bit out :) -- Neil Bothwick The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
Alan McKinnon wrote: On Wednesday 20 January 2010 20:13:11 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:53:23 +0800, Xi Shen wrote: i just wonder why we do not have BIOS flash program on linux. I wonder why we have BIOS flash programs at all. facetious reply because without them we couldn't flash stuff? /facetious reply Coreboot has a flashing utility I believe.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
On Thursday 21 January 2010 00:40:26 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:39:46 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: Don't tell my motherboard that or it will refuse to update next time unless I run some program or other. So without a program to do flash updates (or at least some code somewhere that might not be in .exe or ELF format) how does your motherboard do flash updates? There's code somewhere of course, but no program to run. I just put the update file on a USB stick and hold down a key while booting. The code runs direct from the motherboard, there's no operating system requirement, it's a very civilized system. Yes, very civilised. I have a hacked-up-too-gazooks android phone that works the same way -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
