How do I update the BIOS on a linux server without a floppy?

[Tom Brown]

> Harald wrote a nice tip on that a while ago. It is as follows:
> 
> 
> To set up GRUB to allow a user to boot a floppy image:
> 
> 1. Copy the floppy image to /boot
> 2. Copy the memdisk file, usually it is in /usr/lib/syslinux, to /boot
> 3. Edit your GRUB config, add something like:
> 	title Firmware/BIOS Update
>      		kernel /memdisk
> 		initrd /<imagename>.img
> 4. At boot select the "Firmware/BIOS Update".

Yep - he wrote that in response something i asked and i can confirm that 
it works a treat.

thanks