There is a SlackBuild script for the libsmbios library, and one subscriber to the mail list said that with the data files available at linux.dell.com he's successfully upgraded the BIOS on his Latitude Dnnn several times. Ergo, it will work for me, too, once I read all the documents and understand what I'm doing.
So, Dell provides the ability to flash their BIOS firmware from linux using .rpm, .deb (if I recall correctly) and .tgz (Slackware). Isn't that a plus! Others here with Dell systems may find this useful. There are only a few server, desktop, and portable models that cannot be upgraded this way. I let everyone know when I've completed the process. Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
