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  bios flash under linux john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-01-28 23:09 +0000
    Re: bios flash under linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-01-28 23:35 +0000
      Re: bios flash under linux john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-01-28 23:59 +0000
        Re: bios flash under linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-01-29 00:47 +0000
          Re: bios flash under linux john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-01-29 19:32 +0000
            Re: bios flash under linux john connolly <wconn@kc.rr.com> - 2012-01-30 01:44 +0000
    Re: bios flash under linux Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2012-01-29 03:37 +0000
      Re: bios flash under linux Dave <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2012-01-29 10:07 +0000
      Re: bios flash under linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-01-29 16:12 +0000
        Re: bios flash under linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2012-01-29 20:35 +0100
    Re: bios flash under linux philo <philo@invalid.not> - 2012-01-29 17:24 -0600

#1029 — bios flash under linux

Hi,
	I have an old mb that was retired while working satisfactorily 
about a year ago. I have tried to put it back in use recently and it is 
acting like it needs a bios update. I have what is supposed to be the 
correct software to do that under dos but the process doesn't work. Among 
other things the software is hardwired to use the ram drive at D: but it 
is actually at c:. Anyway, is there anyway to accomplish this process 
using the linux operating system directly?
Thanks, jwc
	

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#1030

On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at 23:09:59h +0000, John Connolly asked:

> Anyway, is there anyway to accomplish this process using the
> linux operating system directly?

If there is, it is probably not a very safe way to do it.

Why not just download Freedos,

    <http://www.freedos.ORG>

make a bootable DOS diskette having booted the machine with that,
and then run your BIOS software update executable from the diskette
as is the normal practice?

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#1031

On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:35:57 +0000, J G Miller wrote:

> On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at 23:09:59h +0000, John Connolly
> asked:
> 
>> Anyway, is there anyway to accomplish this process using the linux
>> operating system directly?
> 
> If there is, it is probably not a very safe way to do it.
> 
> Why not just download Freedos,
> 
>     <http://www.freedos.ORG>
> 
> make a bootable DOS diskette having booted the machine with that, and
> then run your BIOS software update executable from the diskette as is
> the normal practice?

Thanks for the reply. Using the procedure you describe I either get the 
problem that I describe above or the message that the program is too 
large for memory

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#1032

On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at 23:59:16h +0000,
John Connolly explained:

> Using the procedure you describe I either get the problem that
> I describe above or the message that the program is too
> large for memory

So this has nothing to do with GNU/Linux and is a DOS problem.

Using a web search engine and searching on 

    bios update program is too large for memory

leads to the web page at

<http://forums.mydigitallife.info/archive/index.php/t-5863-p-85.html>

which suggest

QUOTE

    I can't flash bios on DOS. It's show

    "Program too big to fit in memory"

    
    Remove ANY lines from CONFIG.sys and AUTOEXEC.bat
    (in your DOS bootable media) and try again.
  
UNQUOTE

If that does not work then you need to contact the company who
supplied you with the BIOS flash utility and the BIOS update file.

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#1037

On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:47:18 +0000, J G Miller wrote:

> On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at 23:59:16h +0000, John Connolly
> explained:
> 
>> Using the procedure you describe I either get the problem that I
>> describe above or the message that the program is too large for memory
> 
> So this has nothing to do with GNU/Linux and is a DOS problem.
> 
> Using a web search engine and searching on
> 
>     bios update program is too large for memory
> 
> leads to the web page at
> 
> <http://forums.mydigitallife.info/archive/index.php/t-5863-p-85.html>
> 
> which suggest
> 
> QUOTE
> 
>     I can't flash bios on DOS. It's show
> 
>     "Program too big to fit in memory"
> 
> 
>     Remove ANY lines from CONFIG.sys and AUTOEXEC.bat (in your DOS
>     bootable media) and try again.
>   
> UNQUOTE
> 
> If that does not work then you need to contact the company who supplied
> you with the BIOS flash utility and the BIOS update file.

Yep, it's right there in my instructions. Thanks for your help.

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#1040

On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:32:13 +0000, john connolly wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:47:18 +0000, J G Miller wrote:
> 
>> On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, at 23:59:16h +0000, John Connolly
>> explained:
>> 
>>> Using the procedure you describe I either get the problem that I
>>> describe above or the message that the program is too large for memory
>> 
>> So this has nothing to do with GNU/Linux and is a DOS problem.
>> 
>> Using a web search engine and searching on
>> 
>>     bios update program is too large for memory
>> 
>> leads to the web page at
>> 
>> <http://forums.mydigitallife.info/archive/index.php/t-5863-p-85.html>
>> 
>> which suggest
>> 
>> QUOTE
>> 
>>     I can't flash bios on DOS. It's show
>> 
>>     "Program too big to fit in memory"
>> 
>> 
>>     Remove ANY lines from CONFIG.sys and AUTOEXEC.bat (in your DOS
>>     bootable media) and try again.
>>   
>> UNQUOTE
>> 
>> If that does not work then you need to contact the company who supplied
>> you with the BIOS flash utility and the BIOS update file.
> 
> Yep, it's right there in my instructions. Thanks for your help.

FWIW I did manage a bios flash but the system is still funky. (No dual 
boot, no usb port recognition, hard to turn on, etc. etc.) I think it's 
time to give up. Thanks for your help.
jwc

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#1033

On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:09:59 +0000, john connolly wrote:

> Hi,
> 	I have an old mb that was retired while working satisfactorily
> about a year ago. I have tried to put it back in use recently and it is
> acting like it needs a bios update.

Really?  What makes you think it needs a BIOS update?  How is it 
"acting", specifically?


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#1034

Dan C wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:09:59 +0000, john connolly wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I have an old mb that was retired while working satisfactorily
>> about a year ago. I have tried to put it back in use recently and it is
>> acting like it needs a bios update.
> 
> Really?  What makes you think it needs a BIOS update?  How is it
> "acting", specifically?
> 
> 
The only time I've needed to update the BIOS is when I tried to boot off the 
SATA port on a motherboard and it wouldn't. The later BIOS fixed that. This 
was obviously when SATA was relatively new.

If it worked before and boots off your chosen device then chances are it 
doesn't need a BIOS update.
-- 
Dave
Too many gadgets, too little time.

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#1036

On Sunday, January 29th, 2012, at 03:37:01h +0000, Dan C asked:

> How is it "acting", specifically?

Probably rather like Patrick Stewart.

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#1038

On Sunday 29 January 2012 17:12, J G Miller conveyed the following to 
comp.os.linux.hardware...

> On Sunday, January 29th, 2012, at 03:37:01h +0000, Dan C asked:
> 
>> How is it "acting", specifically?
> 
> Probably rather like Patrick Stewart.

  "You have the bridge, Number One."

:p

-- 
= Aragorn =
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

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#1039

On 01/28/2012 05:09 PM, john connolly wrote:
> Hi,
> 	I have an old mb that was retired while working satisfactorily
> about a year ago. I have tried to put it back in use recently and it is
> acting like it needs a bios update. I have what is supposed to be the
> correct software to do that under dos but the process doesn't work. Among
> other things the software is hardwired to use the ram drive at D: but it
> is actually at c:. Anyway, is there anyway to accomplish this process
> using the linux operating system directly?
> Thanks, jwc
> 	


Nope you are wrong.

It's not acting like it needs a bios update


Probably just needs a cmos battery

I am sure that if you keep fooling with it
you'll eventually "brick" it

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