Kevin McCormick composed on 2018-04-06 08:58 (UTC-0500): > I subscribed to this list because I am having a lot of trouble making a > simple dos usb stick to upgrade my computer bios. It is appalling that > the my motherboard manufacturer does not have the tools for linux (or > windows for that matter) and the AMI bios is equally appalling. > However, I really don't want to buy another motherboard.
> I have no trouble installing freedos into a qemu virtual disk, or making > a bootable usb stick, but I don't know how to get around the freedos > setup routine and just have the functionality of a dos boot floppy. > Basically, I think I want to copy the necessary "base" files onto the > usb stick and have the needed /sys files. I believe that is enough for > the bios flash to work. > The motherboard is MSI 7677 E61 (B3) mini-tx intel socket 1155. You don't need a bootable USB stick. Any FAT USB stick Windows can read will do, because all the stick needs to have on it is the unpacked new BIOS. The way I read https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H61IE35_B3#down-bios the BIOS will read the stick to find the new BIOS and install it if you simply follow the instructions on: https://www.msi.com/files/pdf/How_to_flash_the_BIOS.pdf IOW, you *don't* need *any* bootable OS to be able to Flash the MSI BIOS. I have a B85 MSI. All I had to do was put the new BIOS on a stick, go into BIOS setup, and follow my nose. -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
