On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 at 17:42, Stephanos <stepha...@writeme.com> wrote:
> 1) I have WINE on my laptop and run several MS applications. Is it safe > to treat the BIOS upgrade file as an application and run it in WINE? OMG *no!* Do not even try. It is _extremely_ unlikely to work, but if it does, it is extremely likely to trash your computer. A BIOS update needs low-level hardware access to write new data to a very specific storage chip on your motherboard. Any tiny glitch in timing or compatibility, the write fails, and your computer will never work again. Do not even _consider_ using any other OS than the one specified by the manufacturer. An emulator on an alien OS, or a "fake" Windows like ReactOS, is suicidal. > 2) I could install DOS Box, which is new to me, I have the same > question, is it safe? Yes but it can't flash BIOSes -- it contains a BIOS emulator -- and it can't write USB sticks. It was another ludicrous suggestion. Please stop listening to this dangerous advice. > 3) Is running a version of Windows, 7 perhaps, in VMWare, and then > executing the BIOS upgrade file feasible and safe. NO! No emulators, no clones, no VMs. Use bare naked DOS on the bare metal. > These 3 are appealing options if they are feasible and safe? They are not appealing, not feasible, and. not safe. They are suggestions from someone who does not understand how this stuff works but does not _know_ that they don't understand. You would not try to change a tyre on your car while rolling down the motorway at 70mph, and if you did, you would die. Same with trying to reflash firmware under emulators under a multitasking OS. It is just as dangerous and just as foolhardy, but poor Michael here doesn't know that so he is telling you to wedge a shoe on the accelerator and climb out the window. *DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM.* Just get Unetbootin and use that. It is very easy. https://unetbootin.github.io/ -- Liam Proven – Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk – gMail/gTalk/gHangouts: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn/Flickr: lproven – Skype: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 – ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
