Bad command or firmware - "WIN1501263.EXE"

[Gustavo Narea]

Oh, sorry, I forgot to add that I get the error message in the subject when I 
try to boot with the entry biodisk added to GRUB.

  - Gustavo.

On Friday September 5, 2008 01:36:32 Gustavo Narea wrote:
> Hello, everyone.
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my BIOS with biodisk, but it mounts an image which
> has 0% free space and then tries to write in it, so it fails. This is the
> output I
>
> get:
> > $ sudo biosdisk install Win1501263.EXE
> > + mkdir -p /tmp/biosdisk
> > + cp -f /usr/share/biosdisk/dosdisk.img /tmp/Win1501263.img
> > + mount -t vfat /tmp/Win1501263.img /tmp/biosdisk -o loop
> > + cp -f Win1501263.EXE /tmp/biosdisk
> > cp: escribiendo «/tmp/biosdisk/Win1501263.EXE»: No hay espacio libre en
> > el dispositivo + echo 'Win1501263.EXE '
> > + unix2dos /tmp/biosdisk/autoexec.bat
> > + umount /tmp/biosdisk
> > + rm -rf /tmp/biosdisk
> > + '[' '' == 1 ']'
> > + '[' 0 == 1 ']'
> > + '[' 0 == 0 ']'
> > + echo 'Creating BIOS floppy image at /tmp/Win1501263.img'
> > Creating BIOS floppy image at /tmp/Win1501263.img
> > + '[' 1 == 1 ']'
> > + install
> > + local kernel=/boot/memdisk
> > + '[' -z ']'
> > ++ basename /tmp/Win1501263.img
> > + title=Win1501263.img
> > ++ dirname /tmp/Win1501263.img
> > + '[' /tmp '!=' /boot ']'
> > + cp -f /tmp/Win1501263.img /boot
> > ++ basename /tmp/Win1501263.img
> > + destination=/boot/Win1501263.img
> > + /usr/sbin/blconf --title=Win1501263.img --add-kernel=/boot/memdisk
> > --add-initrd=/boot/Win1501263.img + echo 'Copied image to
> > /boot/Win1501263.img and updated bootloader' Copied image to
> > /boot/Win1501263.img and updated bootloader
> > + '[' 0 == 1 ']'
> > + '[' 0 == 1 ']'
>
> The error caused by `cp -f Win1501263.EXE /tmp/biosdisk' translates as
> "writing «/tmp/biosdisk/Win1501263.EXE»: There is not enough space in the
> device".
>
> I get that error even with `mkimage'.
>
> How can I fix this? Would this be solved if it's saved to a CD? If so, how
> can I do it? I couldn't find information on how to do it in a CD.
>
> I'm using Ubuntu Hardy.
>
> Thanks in advance.

-- 
Gustavo Narea.
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