[ltp] upgrade BIOS with BootCD ISO?

[Florian Reitmeir]

Hi,

On Mit, 21 M=C3=A4r 2007, Sascha Heid wrote:

> I got a answer from IBM today (after 6 weeks) in which they tell me
> that they support free software only for 30 days after the purchase.
>=20
> If anyone knows a way to update the bios of a x60 without windows plz tel=
l.

you can make a DOS ISO with FREE-Dos instead the MS-DOS, which supports USB.
But the simplest way is to install free dos on the harddisc, and make the
update from it.

i used my swap partion for it..

- edit partion table, change type of swap to fat, and mark it bootable
- download the freedos iso image
- burn cd
- install freedos on the partion
- boot linux
- download iso image bios upgrade
- mount the image loop back
- copy the files to the fat partion
- boot free dos
- flash the bios

or

- get a free dos live cd
- get bios iso image
- copy the bios files to a usb stick
- boot live cd
- flash..

http://www.freedos.org/freedos/files/

--=20
Florian Reitmeir