Auto BIOS / firmware upgrade ISO

[Harald_Jensas at Dell.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com 
> [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Graham 
> TerMarsch
> Sent: 24 August 2006 06:51
> To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> Subject: Re: Auto BIOS / firmware upgrade ISO
> 
> On Wednesday 23 August 2006 2:44 am, Gavin Hamill wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:22:33 +0100
> >
> > Gavin Hamill <gdh at acentral.co.uk> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:15:09 +0200
> > >
> > > "Florent Gilain" <florent.gilain at direct-energie.com> wrote:
> > > > It's called : "Dell CD ISO - PowerEdge Updates" in 
> download area 
> > > > under
> > >
> > > Wonderful - a single google search for that exact string led me 
> > > straight to the download page - far simpler than trying 
> to navigate 
> > > Dell's website :)
> >
> > Ah for shame - it's not a standalone bootable utility but rather 
> > requires Windows or RH/SuSE (although not OMSA, thankfully) :(
> >
> > Back to bootable DOS floppies, then..
> 
> Bootable DOS -floppies-??
> 
> I burned mine out as FreeDOS CDs and booted from those 
> instead.  Was the only way I could update all of my PE 
> servers; some of them don't have floppy drives.
> 
> --
> Graham TerMarsch
> Howling Frog Internet Development, Inc.
> 

Bootable CD's, Bootable Floppies?

I use MEMDISK from the SYSLINUX package and tell grub to boot the BIOS/FW flash floppy image.

No floppy, no CD's needed. :)


//
Harald Jensås