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

[Matt Domsch]

On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 08:48:20PM -0800, watchman wrote:
>    Well, as they say, the road goes on forever and the party never ends.
> 
>    I need to update the bios on my PowerApp servers.  However, the BIOS
>    update utility:
> 
>    http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/B103RE06.exe
> 
>    wants to create a floppy on A: from within a DOS shell.  My present
>    workstations have no floppy disks (only CD/DVD), and the PowerApp servers
>    are running linux.
> 
>    Is it possible to upgrade the bios of a linux machine from CD, or perhaps
>    over the network?

You may find that the firmware-tools project can do this, and that the
fwupdate.com repository has a suitable BIOS for that system.  Check
out fwupdate.com for instructions, and let us know here if it worked
for you.

Thanks,
Matt

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Matt Domsch
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