On 6/10/2011 10:45 PM, patrick keshishian wrote:
> 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
>
>
Hate to state the obvious, but have you tried just installing windows on
a hard drive in the notebook, and executing the update from within windows?
