boot image to upgrade various firmwares

Thu May 8 10:59:16 CDT 2008

Louis-David Mitterrand wrote :

> I'm looking for a DOS-compatible boot image that I can be used to
> upgrade bios and cd/dvd drive firmware on dell machines. Using an old
> freedos 1440k image I was able to burn an .iso and boot from it. However
> it didn't install the correct drivers to access the cd drive, so I
> couldn't get to the firmware upgrade file.
> 
> What kind of utility is best for that task?

Maybe these quick instructions will help :
http://freshrpms.net/docs/bios-flash/

They've always worked for me :-)

Matthias

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