From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-106461-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1NXMzc-0008VJ-Uq for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:56:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 26DABE08D0; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:55:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pz0-f199.google.com (mail-pz0-f199.google.com [209.85.222.199]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E837DE08D0 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:55:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk37 with SMTP id 37so814372pzk.10 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=p0x/dc4GDY7uqtf2nLR97sCKxf7QOk8sJZtibJGi570=; b=M4ecautwdHsGO0X3CVYM0D2qk0IM5z1/hQfmE1ItfLSJtUDCJ6AyBz5YYLRUSFoc/t BcbZnV3IvmpZlfPGHWdWYDUAzUiRhceMcGH70ornQBBNiqYGzt+/em0/pBbRzY6NIIxo gdqHvSxHlhFP+bTbLvqBKQNPNUF855KN0wrUE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=ecjapxXz6PCgCopas7iZ8WGI/f7srgeN2rpdr7zgUuvF77E/ZaRpKJX8CmyW3MTRet hDccSMqhU3x7h4IOzcwsfOb6CfbUFt5/8hun5qaUiITqDyDzGEJFHY4jfntYR9dPg4Lp xX+Rujh6TJOqK1PaTGQ9mkQYuwJQAzENWSXq8= Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.114.2.40 with SMTP id 40mr5554361wab.181.1263941736247; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5bdc1c8b1001191227x1e31f502wa1abd6c767493e8c@mail.gmail.com> References: <49bf44f11001190826v1532c970s9df5da5c52d3f6b9@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b1001191024k2799ae9bq30f46a978413820d@mail.gmail.com> <49bf44f11001191134v47007ae9jbab69d03e5ba11e@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b1001191227x1e31f502wa1abd6c767493e8c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:36 -0800 Message-ID: <49bf44f11001191455t37f0ca0xe4245c5f47c34448@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 7e48c47e-1a6e-4943-b83f-2e740497b525 X-Archives-Hash: 6de0f2e9c160fd509778ed79bcc97e7b >>>> I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility >>>> is said to be "Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA". =A0I've flashed the BIOS in >>>> other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a >>>> Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it? =A0I tried running the >>>> utility via wine with no luck. >>>> >>>> - Grant >>>> >>>> >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-pocket,1113.html >> >> XP on a USB stick.... =A0It sounds like a Windows machine is necessary >> to build it, but once it's built it would be really handy. >> >> - Grant >> >> > > I keep one around. It works sometimes, as long as your Windows machine > hardware doesn't need anything terribly unique. It's helped me with > flashing firmware on RME sound cards. They require Windows also. > > Just thought I'd mention it. It's a bit of work, but once it's done > you don't have to mess with Windows on the disk. > > Good luck, > Mark Hi Mark, What's wrong with hardware that needs unique software? Doesn't the USB key work just like XP on an HD? - Grant