[opensuse] Upgrading the BIOS
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so. There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done. However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file. I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP. The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)? Thanks for any hints/comments. BC -- A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Sir Winston Churchill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Basil Chupin wrote:
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
That upgrade may work under DOS. If so, you could try FreeDOS. http://www.freedos.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2012/04/26 10:26 (GMT-0400) James Knott composed:
Basil Chupin wrote:
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
That upgrade may work under DOS. If so, you could try FreeDOS.
http://bootdisk.com/ -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Basil Chupin wrote:
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
What board? For Intel boards you can download a .bio file. Put in on a USB stick, take the jumper off the mainboard, boot, and see it happen.
That upgrade may work under DOS. If so, you could try FreeDOS.
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On 04/26/2012 07:22 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Hi Basil, I feel your pain! Four years ago I purchased a new HP desktop that had Vista pre-installed. Of course, the first thing I did was blow away Vista and install openSuSE! But there was a problem. The kernel's Ethernet driver had an "issue" with the motherboard's hardware. A BIOS upgrade was called for. Alas, the upgrade from HP absolutely required the pre-installed version of Vista! FreeDos didn't work. I had to order the reinstall CD from HP to get Vista back onto my desktop. I eventually got the BIOS upgraded, but of course, it didn't fix the problem. I had to purchase a PCI-x Ethernet board and turned off the motherboard's controller. BTW, current kernels work okay with the motherboard, I'm using it right now. Do you really need to upgrade the BIOS? It might work just fine the way it is. Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/26/2012 10:47 AM, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
On 04/26/2012 07:22 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)? I'm a little confused, here. I've only upgraded a BIOS a couple of times in the last 15 years or so, but I seem to remember that you have to do it from a self-booting disk -- a floppy, back then-- not from an operating OS. Normally, I would have thought, that you don't have access to the BIOS from a running system. Has this changed? Look carefully at the software you have, and see if it doesn't require you to make some sort of bootable medium to run it from, and if so, there's a reasonable chance you could do that from Linux. (rawrite, anybody?) If not, then make the disk on someone else's computer, who's running Windows.
Or am I just out of sync with the modern world? --doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
El 26/04/12 14:51, Doug escribió:
I'm a little confused, here. I've only upgraded a BIOS a couple of times in the last 15 years or so, but I seem to remember that you have to do it from a self-booting disk -- a floppy, back then-- not from an operating OS. Normally, I would have thought,
Correct, this tool just replaces the bootable media. that you don't have access to the BIOS
from a running system. Has this changed? Or am I just out of sync with the modern world?
Yes, BIOSses nowdays have builtin flashers that support USB. Also there are dual BIOses that help you in case flashing fails, or some machines where the bios payload is pushed from a running windows OS and is then flashed on reboot by the firmware, -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Basil: Here is the options Intel gives for updating there Bios. On there webpage I saw a chart that said for Linux Systems use the ISO method. I have not tried it yet. Text ---------------- Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2 Product Guide Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File or the Iflash Memory Update Utility You can use the information in this section to update the BIOS using either the Iflash Memory Update Utility or the ISO Image BIOS update file. Obtaining the BIOS Update File You can update to a new version of the BIOS by using the ISO Image BIOS update file (recommended), or Iflash BIOS update file. The ISO Image BIOS update file is a standardized image of a bootable CD-ROM that can be used to create a bootable CD that will update the BIOS. The Iflash BIOS update file is a compressed file that contains the files you need to update the BIOS. The Iflash BIOS update file contains: • New BIOS file (including the Intel® Management Engine Firmware Image) • Intel® Integrator Toolkit Configuration File (optional) • Intel Flash Memory Update Utility You can obtain either of these files through your computer supplier or by navigating to the Desktop Board DX48BT2 page on the Intel World Wide Web site at: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop Navigate to the DX48BT2 page, click “[view] Latest BIOS updates,” and select the ISO Image BIOS Update or Iflash BIOS Update utility file. Updating the BIOS with the ISO Image BIOS Update File The ISO Image BIOS update allows for the update of an Intel® Desktop Board BIOS to the latest production release regardless of the operating system installed on the computer's hard drive and without the need to remove the BIOS configuration jumper. It requires a blank CD-R, a read/writeable CD drive, and software capable of uncompressing and writing the ISO image file to CD. The image uses ISOLINUX* bootloader and automatically launches a script to upgrade the BIOS via the Iflash utility. Updating the BIOS CAUTION Do not interrupt the process or the system may not function properly. Follow these instructions to upgrade the BIOS using the ISO Image BIOS file: 1. Download the ISO Image BIOS file. 2. Using software capable of uncompressing and writing an ISO image file to CD, burn the data to a blank CD. NOTE Copying the ISO Image BIOS file to CD will not work. The completed CD should contain multiple files and a directory. 3. Insert the CD that was created in the CD-ROM drive of the computer to be upgraded and boot the system. 4. When the "Press ENTER to continue booting from CD-ROM" prompt appears, press the Enter key. The system will boot from the hard drive if no key is pressed within 15 seconds. 5. At the "Welcome to the Intel Desktop Board BIOS Upgrade CD-ROM" page, press any key to confirm the BIOS upgrade operation. 6. Wait for the BIOS upgrade process to complete. CAUTION DO NOT POWER DOWN YOUR COMPUTER before the update is complete. The update may take up to 5 minutes. Updating the BIOS with the Iflash Memory Update Utility With the Iflash Memory update utility you can update the system BIOS from a bootable CD-ROM, bootable USB flash drive, or other bootable USB media. The utility available on the Intel World Wide Web site provides a simple method for creating a bootable CD-ROM that will automatically update your BIOS. The Iflash BIOS update files can also be extracted locally to your hard drive and copied to a bootable USB flash drive or other bootable USB media. The Iflash Memory update utility allows you to: • Update the BIOS and Intel Management Engine in flash memory • Update the language section of the BIOS NOTE Review the instructions distributed with the update utility before attempting a BIOS update. Maybe your BIOS provider will supply a simular procedure. I know there is an update to my BIOS but I have not seen the problems it fixes and I have not had the nerve to try this ISO method. Hope this gives you some ideas. On Friday, April 27, 2012 12:22:41 AM Basil Chupin wrote:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments.
BC
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Hi; Quoting Basil Chupin <blchupin@iinet.net.au>:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments.
Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/ Regards. -- Ismail Dönmez - openSUSE Booster SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2012/04/26 18:04 (GMT+0200) Ismail Doenmez composed:
Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/
Awesome!!! Kudos to its author, Steffen Winterfeldt! -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
El 26/04/12 13:04, Ismail Doenmez escribió:
Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/
Yes that usually works, however some current Dell bios packages (those from vendor phoenix) do not, they only include a win32 GUI app. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hi; Quoting Cristian Rodríguez <crrodriguez@opensuse.org>:
El 26/04/12 13:04, Ismail Doenmez escribió:
Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/
Yes that usually works, however some current Dell bios packages (those from vendor phoenix) do not, they only include a win32 GUI app.
For my Dell laptop and desktop FUK worked fine bu your mileage might vary. Regards. -- Ismail Dönmez - openSUSE Booster SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
El 26/04/12 13:43, Ismail Doenmez escribió:
For my Dell laptop and desktop FUK worked fine bu your mileage might vary.
Yeah, my dell desktop works, however there is no DOS flasher in the laptop's one or I really did something wrong.. ;D -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:04 Ismail Doenmez wrote:
Hi;
Quoting Basil Chupin <blchupin@iinet.net.au>:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments.
Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/
Regards.
Just the name of that app alone will put a bunch that post in here to get their panties in a wad and they'll be screaming and ranting and raving at the poor dev of said app to change it or else. -- Powered by Slackware 13.37 11:46:07 up 3 days, 19:10, 2 users, load average: 1.04, 0.90, 0.81 Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived. - Isaac Asimov Registered Linux user #214117 at http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/26/2012 11:48 AM, Insomniactoo wrote:
On Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:04 Ismail Doenmez wrote:
Hi;
Quoting Basil Chupin<blchupin@iinet.net.au>:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments.
Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/
Regards.
Just the name of that app alone will put a bunch that post in here to get their panties in a wad and they'll be screaming and ranting and raving at the poor dev of said app to change it or else.
Perhaps some people just need to put on their big girls panties and deal with it. In other words - GROW UP. -- “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government lest it come to dominate our lives and interests”. - Patrick Henry - _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 27/04/12 02:48, Insomniactoo wrote:
On Thursday, 26 April 2012 11:04 Ismail Doenmez wrote:
Hi;
Quoting Basil Chupin<blchupin@iinet.net.au>:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments. Usually these *.exe files are DOS compatible so you can use Firmware Update Kit (FUK) , see http://lizards.opensuse.org/2012/01/19/fuk-the-kit-you-will-love/
Regards.
Just the name of that app alone will put a bunch that post in here to get their panties in a wad and they'll be screaming and ranting and raving at the poor dev of said app to change it or else.
Love it! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:22 AM Basil Chupin wrote:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments.
BC
First, you absolutely need to follow the mobo manufacturer's instructions, or you may bork the bios altogether. It varies between manufacturers. Generally speaking, there are 3 methods provided: (1) Using DOS media; this used to be primarily with a floppy but since many machines don't have floppies anymore, an optical disc may be supported. (2) From the OS via an installed mobo utility; invariably only Windows is supported. And (3) directly from within the bios setup utility using either external media or sometimes from the hard disk. There will be instructions in the manual. In the (many) machines I've built, I always used method (3). The other two methods have software dependencies, and while any DOS usually works fine, Windows can always burp so that method IMO should be avoided. Using the BIOS itself to update is the most direct and safest. Re the .exe file: Very often if not most of the time that's just an archive file. When you execute it on windows you'll get the actual bios file. Sometimes, but not always, the DOS utility is in this file, too. The Windows utility is IME always separate on the mobo DVD. There can be a little gotcha here. Wherever the bios file is located, it must be readable by the bios or DOS utilities, and usually that means a FAT file system. Be sure to have a copy of the current bios before you over-write it. Some bios utilities have write capability and can do that for you. High-end boards may have a second bios device which is a backup/failsafe. If there is not a built-in backup, it's important to download a copy of what is installed and have that also on installable media, just in case something goes wrong with the update or the machine won't boot. Good luck. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 27/04/12 00:22, Basil Chupin wrote:
Yesterday I picked up from the store all the bits from which to create a new magical computer - which I will be so doing in the next 12 hours or so.
There is an upgrade available to the BIOS on the motherboard - which the installation instructions suggest be done.
However, the darn upgrade file is an *.exe file. I have "unarched" this file and it contains a *bat, an *exe and the actual BIOS upgrade file.
I have never applied a BIOS upgrade while using Linux, and the last time I did apply a BIOS upgrade was some 9 years ago under XP.
The question therefore is: how do I apply this BIOS upgrade when I install openSUSE (12.1)?
Thanks for any hints/comments.
BC
I thank everyone who responded to my question. I have learnt quite a bit about the subject now. The 2 URLs provided by Felix and Ismael are particularly interesting. What I decided to do is to populate the new box with the bits and get the oS running and then think about flashing the BIOS. I have looked at the change log and I am not sure now that I really need to flash it - but I may be wrong and only time will tell (when something doesn't want to work correctly). "If it ain't broke don't fix it" comes to mind..... To the question about which motherboard it is, it is a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 with an Award BIOS. Once again, Thank you all. BC -- A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Sir Winston Churchill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hello, On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Basil Chupin wrote:
To the question about which motherboard it is, it is a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 with an Award BIOS.
That should have the "builtin" Q-Flash utility, i.e. you just need to unpack the BIOS-file to a floppy, USB-stick, Harddrive with FAT32 (<32G to be safe). Follow the instructions in the MoBo-manual on using the Q-Flash utility. HTH, -dnh -- A funny symbol that I can't read has just been input. Continue, and I'll forget that it ever happened. -- a TeX message -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 27/04/12 21:37, David Haller wrote:
Hello,
To the question about which motherboard it is, it is a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 with an Award BIOS. That should have the "builtin" Q-Flash utility, i.e. you just need to unpack the BIOS-file to a floppy, USB-stick, Harddrive with FAT32 (<32G to be safe). Follow the instructions in the MoBo-manual on using
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Basil Chupin wrote: the Q-Flash utility.
HTH, -dnh
AHA, thanks for this. It would have to be an USB memory stick if anything because the system doesn't have a floppy and there is nothing Windows in sight on this system. BC -- A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Sir Winston Churchill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
[29.04.2012 08:38] [Basil Chupin]:
On 27/04/12 21:37, David Haller wrote:
Hello,
To the question about which motherboard it is, it is a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 with an Award BIOS. That should have the "builtin" Q-Flash utility, i.e. you just need to unpack the BIOS-file to a floppy, USB-stick, Harddrive with FAT32 (<32G to be safe). Follow the instructions in the MoBo-manual on using
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Basil Chupin wrote: the Q-Flash utility.
HTH, -dnh
AHA, thanks for this. It would have to be an USB memory stick if anything because the system doesn't have a floppy and there is nothing Windows in sight on this system.
The Q-Flash utility works with FAT32, Windows or not :-). You need a FAT32-formatted USB stick or a FAT32 formatted hard disk oder a FAT(12) formatted floppy disk... The utility does not recognize any other filesystem format. I tried with other formats on a USB stick, to no avail :-( Regards, Werner -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 29/04/12 18:12, Werner Flamme wrote:
[29.04.2012 08:38] [Basil Chupin]:
On 27/04/12 21:37, David Haller wrote:
Hello,
To the question about which motherboard it is, it is a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 with an Award BIOS. That should have the "builtin" Q-Flash utility, i.e. you just need to unpack the BIOS-file to a floppy, USB-stick, Harddrive with FAT32 (<32G to be safe). Follow the instructions in the MoBo-manual on using
On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Basil Chupin wrote: the Q-Flash utility.
HTH, -dnh AHA, thanks for this. It would have to be an USB memory stick if anything because the system doesn't have a floppy and there is nothing Windows in sight on this system. The Q-Flash utility works with FAT32, Windows or not :-).
You need a FAT32-formatted USB stick or a FAT32 formatted hard disk oder a FAT(12) formatted floppy disk... The utility does not recognize any other filesystem format.
I tried with other formats on a USB stick, to no avail :-(
Regards, Werner
Thanks Werner. I do have a couple of FAT32 formatted USB memory sticks so will use one of these if I finally decide to flash the BIOS. BC -- A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Sir Winston Churchill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Basil, Have a look at a utility called flashrom for upgrading the BIOS. I have used it successfully on my ASUS motherboard. You just run it on the command line. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashrom http://flashrom.org/Flashrom -- Regards, Graham Smith -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 29/04/12 23:05, Graham Smith wrote:
Basil,
Have a look at a utility called flashrom for upgrading the BIOS. I have used it successfully on my ASUS motherboard. You just run it on the command line.
Oooh, so sorry for the much delayed reply - I just saw your message :-( . Thank you for the above. Duly noted and saved. Thank you again. BC -- Using openSUSE 12.1 x86_64 KDE 4.8.3 and kernel 3.3.6 on a system with- AMD FX 8-core 3.6/4.2GHz processor 16GB PC14900/1866MHz Quad Channel Corsair "Vengeance" RAM Gigabyte AMD3+ m/board; Gigabyte nVidia GTX550Ti 1GB DDR5 GPU -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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Insomniactoo -
Ismail Doenmez -
James Knott -
John Bennett -
Leen de Braal -
Lew Wolfgang -
upscope -
Werner Flamme