ASRock Forums : Cannot update BIOS on Linux https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:02:14 +0000 Tue, 16 May 2017 23:43:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5157 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Cannot update BIOS on Linux : cutterjohn and conraire, do you...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29264&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29264 Author: wardog
Subject: 5157
Posted: 16 May 2017 at 11:43pm

cutterjohn and conraire, do you two realize you only live an hour and 15mins apart?
]]> Tue, 16 May 2017 23:43:37 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29264&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29264 <![CDATA[Cannot update BIOS on Linux : You can use a program called Rufus...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29253&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29253 Author: Conraire
Subject: 5157
Posted: 16 May 2017 at 8:35pm

You can use a program called Rufus to create a bootable USB drive.  It comes with the ability to create a FreeDOS bootable drive by default. 


After using it to create a FreeDOS USB Boot drive, you should be able to use that boot drive to update the BIOS using the DOS version of the bios updater for your motherboard. 
]]> Tue, 16 May 2017 20:35:48 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29253&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29253 <![CDATA[Cannot update BIOS on Linux : You can&#039;t get a freedos boot...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29252&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29252 Author: cutterjohn
Subject: 5157
Posted: 16 May 2017 at 8:04pm

You can't get a freedos boot image and put the DOS BIOS update files on it?

Last I knew, admittedly several years ago, freedos was still getting some support and updates as quite a few companies were using it for firmware updates and even OS base...

[EDIT]
here's a link:
http://www.freedos.org/download/

you can also search for opendos which was based off of Novell's DRDOS BUT I'd expect that freedos should work well enough to flash the BIOS...
[/EDIT]


Edited by cutterjohn - 16 May 2017 at 8:13pm]]> Tue, 16 May 2017 20:04:08 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29252&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29252 <![CDATA[Cannot update BIOS on Linux : What motherboard?????????? ]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29249&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29249 Author: wardog
Subject: 5157
Posted: 16 May 2017 at 6:59pm

What motherboard??????????
]]> Tue, 16 May 2017 18:59:07 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29249&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29249 <![CDATA[Cannot update BIOS on Linux : I cannot run instant flash from...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29242&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29242 Author: pk12353p
Subject: 5157
Posted: 16 May 2017 at 3:58pm

I cannot run instant flash from normal BIOS.
I buy this motherboard for linux and the version is Linux Mint 18.1 x64
I try run.exe files on linux and install wine and newest kernel 4.11 x64 still get error message.
fixme:ntoskrnl:PsTerminateSystemThread stub: 0
winevdm: Cannot start DOS application Z:\home\user\????????\AB35P4_250.exe
because the DOS memory range is unavailable.
You should install DOSBox.

Please send Linux binary to update BIOS with any formats.
Or tell me safely using DOSBOX to update bios?]]> Tue, 16 May 2017 15:58:06 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29242&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29242 <![CDATA[Cannot update BIOS on Linux : I would not run any kind of BIOS...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29241&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29241 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 5157
Posted: 16 May 2017 at 3:53pm

I would not run any kind of BIOS update from within an emulator. I wouldn't (don't) even update BIOS in windows as it is far less reliable than doing so from DOS or instant flash.

What you need is a DOS boot medium with your update files contained on it. 

]]> Tue, 16 May 2017 15:53:52 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5157&PID=29241&title=cannot-update-bios-on-linux#29241