From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 25 19:57:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59D8216B942 for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 19:57:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wingot@eftel.com) Received: from tara1.wa.amnet.net.au (tara1.wa.amnet.net.au [203.161.126.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59E8F43D73 for ; Thu, 25 May 2006 19:57:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wingot@eftel.com) Received: (qmail 27291 invoked by uid 89); 25 May 2006 19:57:29 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 27281, pid: 27282, t: 0.8286s scanners: attach: 1.1.0 clamav: 0.88/m:36/d:1310 spam: 3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on tara1.wa.amnet.net.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.0 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.10?) (203.161.72.123) by tara1.wa.amnet.net.au with SMTP for ; 25 May 2006 19:57:29 -0000 X-Envelope-To: svein.h@lvor.halvorsen.cc Message-ID: <44760BE1.1080406@eftel.com> Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 03:56:17 +0800 From: Adrian Pavone User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 (X11/20060525) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Svein Halvor Halvorsen References: <447607A4.5090708@lvor.halvorsen.cc> In-Reply-To: <447607A4.5090708@lvor.halvorsen.cc> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flashing BIOS/Making bootable DOS filsystem on USB stick X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 19:57:46 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 What about using 2 floppies? The first, your FreeDOS disk, to boot from, then, once booted, change to the disk you have put the BIOS executable on? Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > I have a problem with my laptop, and before Dell will consider taking it > back, I have to go through their checklist and make sure I've tried > everything on that list first. This includes upgrading the BIOS. > > > The problem is that Dell provides the BIOS upgrade in two forms: > > (a) A DOS executable > (b) A Windows self-contained utility to make a boot floppy > > Since I have neither Windows nor a floppy disk, I'll have to be > creative. I thought that maybe I could install some boot code on a USB > flash drive, newfs_msdos, and copy FreeDOS along with the executable (a) > mentioned above. > > Problem is: How do I install the boot code on the drive? FreeDOS > provides a floppy-image, so I thought I could just dd that to my USB > drive, and boot off of that. But I need to put the BIOS upgrade utility > on the disk as well, and it is 784 kiB. Could I grow the image? > > Any pointer appreciated > > > Svein Halvor > - -- This email address has expired. Please contact me for my new address. Please obtain my pgp public key from pgp.mit.edu before sending me any private mail, otherwise your email will likely be filtered incorrectly and possibly junked. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEdgvh0JHtFv5fxW8RAhdlAJ93nSIt/4IX8bBKrX0tXe3jsshgmgCgnyOz oh0xBBnYPqRSxs1eIW3Cvik= =gvnJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----