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 ) id 1NXKft-0003g7-Og for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:27:42 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CBCD8E0DF7; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:27:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-px0-f174.google.com (mail-px0-f174.google.com [209.85.216.174]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FD5EE0DF7 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:27:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pxi4 with SMTP id 4so2943127pxi.32 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:27:29 -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=nqBgWWeewCLKoaTsL5uxaV3b/9N4W0UYIb67bnqtgA4=; b=T0XBWGYs/oWvWta7LF1zVUSsgA8ggHSYHsUTVGyvVPrLFep6MzX3xtHaAbOKKbtB/v Q+jF9HcaWx8JHbHGQ9iu10BcopTjfzonD0t8HLR8BZKbLAFFxgI1nvLaZ82SpZv46EX0 8Ju6/FimKkV4iikU36oSTctMayy6aMZAQedUI= 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=cVpSXdvT9pOJoJZZSrLfE7Z+Wufp2jZ9DKx4GPhDxGzKGdbMk/k0dtXo+D2em++fJh 5YBJOFdZ3/YqD3zAW3Dunyh8UqBaUnSCRx+1xx82fLwJMJmD4GL5nR4dJwiazMiFvFoY iqj/W6X5yNKopd4uvYfD2oF9hxn1eHuVbz4g8= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.21.26 with SMTP id y26mr3618179wfi.75.1263932848985; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:27:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <49bf44f11001191134v47007ae9jbab69d03e5ba11e@mail.gmail.com> References: <49bf44f11001190826v1532c970s9df5da5c52d3f6b9@mail.gmail.com> <5bdc1c8b1001191024k2799ae9bq30f46a978413820d@mail.gmail.com> <49bf44f11001191134v47007ae9jbab69d03e5ba11e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:27:28 -0800 Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b1001191227x1e31f502wa1abd6c767493e8c@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 2b77e424-f7b7-4e51-8837-9dca0eb28f2b X-Archives-Hash: d3bbe4f6ebab11a1ed31b8b9bb633749 On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Grant wrote: >>> I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility >>> is said to be "Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA". =C2=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? =C2=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.... =C2=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