update_firmware error (no such option: -f)

[David Wagner]

Running update_firmware on my Dell XPS 420 (Fedora 9, x86_64) gives 
me the following error:

  dellBiosUpdate: error: no such option: -f

Here is the full output of "update_firmware --yes".  Any ideas?



# update_firmware --yes

Running system inventory...

Searching storage directory for available BIOS updates...
Checking System BIOS for Dell XPS420 - a03
    Available: system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x0215) - a06
    Found Update: system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x0215) - a06

Found firmware which needs to be updated.

Running updates...
-       Installing system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x0215) - a06Installation failed for package: system_bios(ven_0x1028_dev_0x0215) - a06
aborting update...

The error message from the low-level command was:

Could not update the system BIOS.

Many times, this is due to memory constraints. The BIOS update can require from
1 to 4 megabytes of physically contiguous free RAM in order to do the update.
Because memory can become fragmented, this is not always available. To correct
this, try rebooting and running the update immediately after reboot.

The output from the low-level bios update command was:

Usage: smbios-rbu-bios-update

dellBiosUpdate: error: no such option: -f