Re: [lubuntu-users] using live cd to flash a bios

flashrom utility must be safe on any of the supported hardware. https://www.flashrom.org/Supported_hardware El 03/08/16 a les 17:21, scrooya...@riseup.net ha escrit: > i just found flashrom in the repo > https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom > > I'm not yet sure if this is safe, but it looks like

Re: [lubuntu-users] using live cd to flash a bios

i just found flashrom in the repo https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom I'm not yet sure if this is safe, but it looks like this could be a very interesting tool. On 2016-08-03 16:32, Aere Greenway wrote: On 08/03/2016 05:18 AM, scrooya...@riseup.net wrote: Has anyone used a livecd to flash

Re: [lubuntu-users] using live cd to flash a bios

On 08/03/2016 05:18 AM, scrooya...@riseup.net wrote: Has anyone used a livecd to flash a bios? If yes what application did you use? I have been using USB drives instead of DVDs for the live system, in almost all cases. I have been using UNetBootin successfully, for this. I use PLOP on a

Re: [lubuntu-users] using live cd to flash a bios

I have never updated BIOS using Linux, sometimes I did with Windows. I used to use the mainboard tool for doing it (no O.S. required), but I guess this way is not possible for some laptops... 2016-08-03 9:16 GMT-03:00 Israel : > Hi, > My experience with upgrading BIOS

Re: [lubuntu-users] using live cd to flash a bios

Hi, My experience with upgrading BIOS from GNU/Linux is NO. FreeDOS can sometimes run the executable and work well. Usually what I do before installing GNU/Linux is to upgrade the BIOS. So if you have a Windows CD install windows, upgrade BIOS, and then install GNU/Linux. Someone else may have

[lubuntu-users] using live cd to flash a bios

Has anyone used a livecd to flash a bios? If yes what application did you use? And what about including that application on a livecd or OBI DE? I have a Aspire One that doesn't boot from SD, it is an older BIOS, and i hope the latest BIOS saves the day. But having a tool to actually flash