Re: [gentoo-user] Update BIOS with 4MB .exe

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> did you try, if your DELL is supported by libsmbios?
> http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/Dell_BIOS_Upgrade
>
> Worked for me on 3 DELL-Computers (1 Desktop and 2 Laptops).
>
> Markus

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to *not* come to the list *first*.  I
did get it working with unetbootin as mentioned in my other post.

Thanks guys,
Grant


>> I'm amazed this is so difficult but I've just spent 3 hours trying to
>> update the BIOS on my Dell XPS 13 and hit nothing but dead ends.  The
>> root of the problem seems to be that the 4MB BIOS update file is too
>> large for the available 1.44MB DOS boot disks.  Apparently FreeDOS had
>> a LiveCD available at some point but it has reportedly been
>> unavailable for quite some time.
>>
>> The following method looks promising but it also doesn't work.  DOS
>> can't seem to execute the .exe file which sits outside of the boot
>> image:
>>
>> http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/FreeDOS_Flash_Drive
>>
>> Does anyone know how to do this?
>>
>> - Grant