[flashrom] hello gents, question here

[Ian Clark]

Hello gents, thanks for your time!

I got to a support page for Intel, checked out "OS independent" BIOS
files (at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=8736&ProdId=1086&lang=eng)


File name: RC86510A.86A.0044.P18.IB.exe
Version: P18 	Date: 05/05/2005 	Status: Latest Size: 0.83 MB 	
Operating Systems: OS Independent, Windows 2000*, Windows 98 SE*,
Windows Me*, Windows XP Home Edition*, Windows XP Professional*

Details:
Iflash BIOS Update [RC86510A.86A.0044.P18.IB.exe] - A DOS-based
utility to update the BIOS regardless of operating system. It requires
a blank floppy diskette.

Problem: it's all ".exe".

Any suggestions?

On 11/7/10, Idwer Vollering <vidwer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2010/11/6 Ian Clark <ian.mrtao at gmail.com>
>
>> did
>>
>> flashrom -w newbios.bin
>>
>
> You need to obtain that file, the support page for your mainboard is a good
> place to look for an update.
>
>
>> got
>>
>> newbios.bin: No such file or directory
>>
>> checked out home directory:
>>
>> ls
>>
>> and "backup.bin" is in there. It makes sense that it's in there. The
>> question for me is where bios.bin? I did a search for it on my entire
>> file system and nothing comes up. What does it mean if there is no
>> bios.bin or newbios.bin on my system? What went wrong?
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/6/10, Ian Clark <ian.mrtao at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > ran this:
>> >
>> > flashrom -wv newbios.bin
>> >
>> >
>> > and got this:
>> > flashrom v0.9.1-r946
>> > More than one operation specified. Aborting.
>> >
>> > what next?
>> >
>> > On 11/6/10, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net>
>> > wrote:
>> >> On 06.11.2010 15:08, Ian Clark wrote:
>> >>> That's strange. A poster named idwer at #flashrom said that it's an
>> >>> old chipset and not supported. Who should I believe? :S
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> He said "1) r946 is rather old 2) that chip is not known to be erased
>> >> or
>> >> written successfully"
>> >>
>> >> This means we did not have a report about the status of the Intel
>> >> 82802AB. I know that it works reliably in later versions, and the
>> >> changes since v0.9.1-r946 are minimal.
>> >> To summarize: It should work.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Carl-Daniel
>> >>
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>> >>
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