hi, as far the usb stick is OK, you may put exe on its root directory then as you boot from CD, & see USBstick it will be unable to reject it.
if possible use a fat32 or vfat format on the USBstick to disable file permitions check. I hop it can work like that > ---------------------------------------- > From: patrick keshishian <pkesh...@gmail.com> > Sent: Sat Jun 11 07:45:02 CEST 2011 > To: misc <misc@openbsd.org> > Subject: updating netbook bios > > > So I have this gateway lt31 (someshit) netbook that hangs after random > number of zzz/wake cycles. I posted on misc@ about it a few times and > both Theo and Mike Larkin chimed in (privately) with advice and > patches; Much appreciated, but the problem persists. > > So I had the genius idea that updating the bios may help the situation. > > The problem: The bios update is a zip file with one DOS and one > Winblows executable. > > I don't have either OS. So I borrowed a Win XP and a Windows Server > 2003 CD from friends. > > I am able to boot off both of them (using an external USB CDROM) and > drop to a command prompt. This is in the hopes of executing the win > .exe file off a USB stick. > > Recap: I boot off CD fine. I am able to drop to a command prompt OK. I > am able to see the contents of the USB stick OK too. But I am unable > to execute the damn executable off the USB stick. > > I can't CD into the directory they are in (error message: not > allowed). I can "DIR folder" and get the listing of the > directory/folder with the executables within it. If I supply the full > path to the executable it doesn't run (I forget the exact error > message -- I should've written it down before giving up). > > So the question I have is how can I update this netbook's bios? > > --patrick > Cordialement Francois Pussault 3701 - 8 rue Marcel Pagnol 31100 ToulouseB FranceB +33 6 17 230 820 B +33 5 34 365 269 fpussa...@contactoffice.fr
