[ltp] CDROM Firmware Update
Joerg Platte
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:44:04 +0100
Am Freitag, 4. März 2005 06:38 schrieb Robert Hilbrich:
Hi!
> 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?
Yes, you can set up a netboot environment using syslinux. Then you can boot
your diskimage over the net. I did it this way some months ago.
regards,
Jörg