[ltp] Updating BIOS and Embedded Controller from Windows CD install

[Sean Dague]

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On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 06:49:33PM +0200, Bj=F8rn Mork wrote:
> leam@reuel.net writes:
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> > The BIOS and Embedded Controller Programs are not the most
> > current. Is there any problem with reloading the laptop with NT,
> > upgrading the BIOS/ Embeded Controller, and then re-installing
> > Linux?

Note, this is listed on http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/BIOS_Upgrade as well.
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> You don't need to do that.  Burn two bootable CDs with the updater
> floppy images and use them.  There is no need to install Windows.
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> HOWTO:
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> a) download the "Non-Diskette" images from IBM (you may have to select
>    a Windows OS to get this option)
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> b) extract the self-extracting .exe using cabextract:
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> bjorn@obelix:~/tmp$ cabextract spsu1i69.exe=20
> Extracting cabinet: spsu1i69.exe
>   extracting 1IUJ11US.IMG
>   extracting IBMTPI.XML
>   extracting BIOSUPTP.EXE
>   extracting DOBOOT.EXE
>   extracting DOSBOOT.COM
>   extracting DOSBOOT.SYS
>   extracting DOSBOOT.VXD
>   extracting EFLASHAS.SYS
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> All done, no errors.
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> c) create an el-torito bootable CD from the extracted floppy image
>    (the xxxxxxxx.IMG file):
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> bjorn@obelix:~/tmp$ mkisofs -b 1IUJ11US.IMG -c cat -o 1IUJ11US.iso 1IUJ11=
US .IMG
> INFO:   ISO-8859-1 character encoding detected by locale settings.
>         Assuming ISO-8859-1 encoded filenames on source filesystem,
>         use -input-charset to override.
> Size of boot image is 2880 sectors -> Emulating a 1440 kB floppy
> Total translation table size: 2048
> Total rockridge attributes bytes: 0
> Total directory bytes: 0
> Path table size(bytes): 10
> Max brk space used 0
> 896 extents written (1 MB)
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> d) burn it:
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> bjorn@obelix:~/tmp$ cdrecord -v 1IUJ11US.iso
> cdrecord: No write mode specified.
> cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode.
> [etc]
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> e) repeat for the EC updater
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> f) boot the CDs, but remember to read all instructions from IBM first!
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> Bj=F8rn
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Sean Dague                                       Mid-Hudson Valley
sean at dague dot net                            Linux Users Group
http://dague.net                                 http://mhvlug.org

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