How do I flash my BIOS using ubuntu 9.10 Linux? I know how to do it in windows but I'm still not sure with Linux. If you could list the steps I would be very grateful.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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18 Feb 10
How do I flash my BIOS using ubuntu 9.10 Linux? I know how to do it in windows but I'm still not sure with Linux. If you could list the steps I would be very grateful.
18 Feb 10
That is a tough issue, I have been in the same boat and had to revert to using the floppy disk update method since my mobo manufacturer only has update agents for windows and from a floppy boot.
What kind of computer and motherboard do you have?
18 Feb 10
God thats another issue lol, how do I find what type of motherboard I have when using linux? The best I can tell you right now is I have a dell inspiron 1545
18 Feb 10
If you run the following as root you should get the mobo information:
dmidecode |grep "Base Board" -A 5
And the next command will give the BIOS info:
dmidecode |grep "BIOS Information" -A 5
19 Feb 10
heres my System Board information:
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: 0G848F
Version:
Serial Number: .{Moderator removed Serial Number}
Heres my BIOS:
BIOS Information
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version: A13
Release Date: 10/23/2009
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
on a side note, how do you keep track of all those commands mfillpot :S lol
19 Feb 10
Dell has supplied tools for flashing the BIOS on their devices using a disk.
http://linux.dell.com/biosdisk/
Firmware tools can also be used.
http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Oss/Firmware_Tools
Both are made for working with Dell hardware and Linux.
Let me know if you need more help / explanation than what they offer.
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