John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:56:38 -0800 (PST) > Rich Shepard<[email protected]> dijo: > >> I'm trying to update the BIOS on my Dell Latitude E5410. The only firmware >> files I can download from Dell come in .exe format. I have installed >> 'dellBiosUpdate-compat' which works with a .hdr file, not an .exe file. >> >> I've installed Wine on that machine (aside: despite the disclaimer on the >> SlackBuilds.org web site, Wine builds, installs, and runs using the >> multilib and 32-bit-compat libraries), but it won't run the .exe file >> and neither will dellBiosUpdate-compat. > I can't imagine that Wine would do what you need because the .exe needs > to access hardware that is on the very bottom of the pile. > >> For those of you working in a multi-boot environment and knowledgeable of >> Windows, is there a way to extract a .hdr file from these .exe files, >> or do I need to beg Dell for the proper format? > I don't know the answer to your question, but I wonder if the .exe will > run under DOS. If so, it is pretty easy to make a bootable DOS USB > stick using FreeDOS. I have done so and I know nothing. I even still > have the USB stick somewhere. Rich,
This might help you flash your BIOS. Use AFUDOS http://preview.tinyurl.com/79roxbu -- Ken Stephens, SV Aventura, Portland, OR _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
