On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 1:58 AM, patrick keshishian <pkesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Robert <info...@die-optimisten.net> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> you can create a bootable USB stick with FreeDOS: >> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=USB > > earlier today I did look at freedos option. But I couldn't find info > on their site on whether or not it would see the USB stick after > booting off one of their ISO images. > > The link you provide is more promising as I can place the bios update > image on the usb stick along with the bootable freedos image. But > those steps require either a Linux or a Winblows box. Will have to > wait 'til I get to the office on Monday. > > Thanks, > --patrick > > > >> I use it for BIOS updates and it works fine. >> >> kind regards, >> Robert >> >> >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:23:55 -0700 >> patrick keshishian <pkesh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Francois Pussault >>> <fpussa...@contactoffice.fr> wrote: >>> > hi, >>> >>> Thanks for the quick reply. >>> >>> >>> > 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. >>> >>> OK. I copied the windows exe file to root dir of the USB stick. Still >>> no go. The error message is: >>> >>> "The command is not recognized B Type HELP for a list of supported > commands" >>> >>> > if possible use a fat32 B or vfat format on B the USBstick >>> >>> Hmm.. currently it USB stick is "06 DOS > 32MB" format. I'll see if I >>> can find another spare one to reformat with fat32 (0x0b). >>> >>> > to disable file permitions check. >>> >>> How does one do this? >>> >>> --patrick >>> >>> >>> > 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 Toulouse >>> > France >>> > +33 6 17 230 820 B +33 5 34 365 269 >>> > fpussa...@contactoffice.fr > >
Why don't you try downloading the iso file, and using something like growisofs to _add_ your bios update files into it, then burn it and run it. I did that when I needed to update my BIOS...
