On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 2:26 PM, chris (fool) mccraw <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 13:52, Denis Heidtmann > <[email protected]> wrote: > ... > > I realize the BIOS is independent of the OS, but the manuals describe > > getting to the start of the BIOS upgrade through the OS. How do I do it > > with a broken OS? I have the new BIOS file. Is just adding it to a > > bootable thumb drive all that is needed? > > depends on the machine/BIOS. in your case, it appears that is just about > it: > > http://rosenred.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/asus-eeepc-900-bios-update/ OK. 10.04 is now installed. I made a bootable thumb drive using UNetbootin and the iso I had. Now to update the BIOS. The link says to use a drive formated and bootable in fat 16. I have been trying to figure out how to do that. I used unetbootin to install freedos on a thumb drive, and it boots, but I do not know how to find out what file format unetbootin used, and am uncertain what to do with the BIOS file. Is the BIOS file an executable that DOS will know how to launch? For the OS install I felt OK venturing into unknown territory--getting the eee to boot to the thumb was an experience, but I am not feeling adventuresome with the BIOS--mistakes there can be fatal. What do you recommend? Thanks, -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
