On 24 Apr 2011, shawn wilson wrote: > On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Anthony Campbell <[email protected]> > 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 :) > >
Thanks - this is pretty much what I thought myself. The laptop is out of warranty so I think I shall soldier on trying to figure out how to make it work by some combination of module loading, since sometimes that succeeds. Failing that, I shall have to junk it. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [email protected] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
