On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Anthony Campbell <a...@acampbell.org.uk> wrote: > > Thanks, Camaleon. I found a lot of people using the same laptop with > Windows who have the same problem. In some cases a bios upgrade fixed > it, in others not. I tried to do this but it requires using an .exe > file, and though I could do this with both wine and dosemu I couldn't > obtain a suitable iso file to do the upgrade. (Also, I was a little > afraid of ending up with an unbootable machine, which a few people > report as happening.) >
don't run an exe bios upgrade inside of wine, dosemu, or any other vm. you might be able to extract the exe and find some binary file and then there might be some sort of linux utility to write that. however, when you upgrade a bios, don't do anything weird because the only way (that i know of) to test it is to reboot. well, if something isn't written correctly and you try to reboot, you'll know because the machine won't post. at that point there are three choices: replace the machine, replace the bios (might require soldering / desoldering), or rewriting the firmware onto the bios (might not be possible depending on whether you can find schematics for a writer for that type of chip and software). most people (including me) shed a tear and go shopping for a new computer at this point. though, if your laptop is under warranty, you could call them and make sure they'll replace the board if it doesn't post, once you confirm they will, go and have fun :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktikq6bpwf-p8+k6z0cesae4gofb...@mail.gmail.com