[ltp] Updating the BIOS without a windows partition or floppy drive.

Patrick Huber linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 09:26:06 +0200


I have the same problem and asked the support. I asked them for a bootable iso 
to flash the bios but there is no iso available.

I don't know if a usb stick works but it could be.

Fortunately for me, a friend of mine has an USB floppy...

Am Samstag, 24. Juli 2004 00.16 schrieb Rob Browning:
> If you have a thinkpad without a windows partition and with no floppy
> drive, is it possible to update the bios?  For example, has anyone had
> any success using freedos and a usb key (presuming the thinkpad is new
> enough to boot from USB)?
>
> Alternately, if you do have a floppy drive, is it possible to fit
> everything you need on a disk?
>
> Thanks
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> Rob Browning
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