Dell Latitude C610

[Michael E Brown]

On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 12:56:28PM -0500, Ed Covert wrote:
> Thank you. I will give that a shot.

Also, I am looking for volunteers to port firmware-tools to Debian/Ubuntu and help maintain a repository of BIOS updates in .deb format. 

Any volunteers?
--
Michael


> 
> Ed
> 
> Michael E Brown wrote:
> >You can install libsmbios (it is in debian. apt-get it.) Then go download 
> >the RPM with the bios HDR file and manually run dellBiosUpdate on it.
> >
> >Some RPMs have the exact system name (eg. system_bios_PE750-...rpm). 
> >Others I dont have in my database, so they are labelled with the system 
> >ID. You can tell which RPM by using the system ID. The getSystemId util 
> >will tell you the system id for your system. Then download the 
> >"system_bios_ven_0x1028_dev_0xNNNN-a16-1.rpm" and use alien or rpm2cpio to 
> >extract the hdr file. Download from 
> >http://www.fwupdate.com/repo/firmware/cross-distro/RPMS/. --
> >Michael
> >
> >On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 10:37:02AM -0500, Ed Covert wrote:
> >  
> >>Dear Mr. Brown,
> >>I came across you name in my search for updating my Dell BIOS.  I am 
> >>running a Dell Lat C610 with Ubuntu 6.10 on it.  I have BIOS A05 and am 
> >>trying to upgrade to the latest version (A16 I believe) to assist me in 
> >>fixing a battery issue. 
> >>
> >>Do you have any ideas that can help me accomplish this upgrade.  I have 
> >>tried the .exe under WINE with no success.
> >>
> >>Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >>Sincerely.
> >>Ed
> >>    
> >
> >
> >