no need to burn a cd... # get the .iso # get geteltorito (1) and make it executable (chmod +x), # get memdisk (2), mkdir /boot/bios cp /usr/lib/syslinux/memdisk /boot/bios/ # execute "./geteltorito -o /boot/bios/eltorito.img <bla>.iso" or similar echo "menuentry "BIOS Update" { linux16 /bios/memdisk initrd16 /bios/eltorito.img }" >> /etc/grub.d/40_custom update-grub reboot #select "BIOS Update" from the grub menu #enjoy :)
1: http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~krienke/ftp/noarch/geteltorito/geteltorito 2: ubuntu package syslinux tested with one of the previous t410s bioses and hopefully correctly recalled by me... w/o any warranty etc. -- Lenovo Thinkpads with Core i5 and i7 suspend/resume (with kernel oops) once then fail horribly on next suspend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532374 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs