Re: [Freedos-user] BIOS update FreeDOS enabled ISO
Mihai Rusu wrote: Hi I want to automate this process, ie to prepare some scripts to quickly setup a floppy or a CD, bootable (with FreeDOS) and on which I also copy the BIOS upgrade files which I need at that point. Has anyone did this ? Any problems of using FreeDOS with BIOS flashing software ? Anyone has some hints ? (like how to get only the FreeDOS kernel and command.com from a FreeDOS distroy, how to make a bootable floppy or CD iso from those on linux) The MKISOFS program can create cd files (ISO9660). BIOS flashing usually requires to clean boot DOS, so no memory drivers, no ramdrives, etc.. procedure is fairly simple: -download a FreeDOS diskette image. -mount it on Linux. -remove everything except kernel.sys/command.com now put your flash program on the diskette(-image) (Uniflash for example, freeware), and the BIOS file. you now have everything on the disk except a file to automatically start the flashing process. if you want to automate this, create a file a:\autoexec.bat: @uniflash mybios.rom make sure you use the correct commandline. For my motherbord it was: amiflash 2885v202.rom /a /b /e /c the cd creation is simple: -you have the diskette image -use a MKISOFS front-end program (GUI) to create your cd, and point to the diskette image as a boot source. I'll work on giving a downloadable diskette/cd for the Tyan BIOS that I have. Much more can be done. One improvement for example would be to put a copying program on the bootable cd, so you can create a bootdisk when inserting an empty diskette (use the XCOPY tool). Bernd --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] BIOS update FreeDOS enabled ISO
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:32:06 +0300 (EEST), you wrote: Hi, Make sure you got exactly same kind of hardware, otherwise you'll destroy the BIOS and fail to recover. >Has anyone did this ? Any problems of using FreeDOS with BIOS flashing >software ? Anyone has some hints ? (like how to get only the FreeDOS >kernel and command.com from a FreeDOS distroy, how to make a bootable >floppy or CD iso from those on linux) I didn't see any problem using FreeDOS, but for safety you don't have to load memory manager or other programs, just clean boot FreeDOS. For Award Flash program it have command line support, so you only need to put the latest BIOS image and supply the correct filename and parameter in AUTOEXEC.BAT then it'll automatically FLASH the BIOS after boot. Don't forget to change the BIOS setting to "Flashable". If you're not using Award and need to keypress, try find PC Magazine's "KEYFAKE", it'll pretend to press some key when the program waiting for input. Rgds, Johnson. --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] BIOS update FreeDOS enabled ISO
Hi I recently had to upgrade quite some number of systems with latest BIOS versions (to support latest CPU models, RAM speeds, fix annoying bugs etc). Some systems have floppy and CDROM, some just one of those. Usually the vendor requires a single method, floppy or CDROM (most require floppy). But beeing limited to the system hardware I had to improvise a lot (booting with Windows installation CDs, switching CDs, flasshing etc). I want to automate this process, ie to prepare some scripts to quickly setup a floppy or a CD, bootable (with FreeDOS) and on which I also copy the BIOS upgrade files which I need at that point. Has anyone did this ? Any problems of using FreeDOS with BIOS flashing software ? Anyone has some hints ? (like how to get only the FreeDOS kernel and command.com from a FreeDOS distroy, how to make a bootable floppy or CD iso from those on linux) Thanks! -- Mihai RUSUEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG : http://dizzy.roedu.net/dizzy-gpg.txtWWW: http://dizzy.roedu.net "Linux is obsolete" -- AST --- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
