[ltp] CDROM Firmware Update

[Konstantin Filtschew]

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hi,

i've updated my firmware of dvdrom this way or through win98 cd, can't
remember, it's view months ago :(

Greetz

Konstantin


On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:24:39 +0800
Dexter Ang <thepoch@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2005-03-04 at 01:01 -0500, Eben King wrote:
> > On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Robert Hilbrich wrote:
> >=20
> > > I wanted to upgrade the firmware for my CDRW-DVD Drive in my
Thinkpad
> > > T40p 2373-G1G, but I found out, it was only offered as a disk
image. As
> > > I don't have a 3.5" drive, I am obviously not able to do the
update and
> > > be able to read certain DVDs. Is there any chance to do the update
> > > without a disk drive?
> >=20
> > There's a method to make a bootable CD by supplying the (loopback
mounted?)=20
> > floppy image as the source of boot-stuff, then using the contents of
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> > "floppy" to populate the CD.  I've never done it.  *google google*
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> > this:
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> > http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Bootdisk-HOWTO/cd-roms.html
> >=20
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> Umm... is it actually sane to update an optical drive's firmware, by
> booting a cd on it to update to it? I've updated my BIOS before by
> burning the floppy image as a bootable cd. But updating the cd
firmware?
> Sounds a little screwy.
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> On the other hand, I'd recommend the OP to try to find a spare USB
flash
> disk. My T30 boots from USB, so his T40 should as well.
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> dex
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