https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Robert 2026-05-01T14:32:31Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=872 2004-11-18T08:16:30Z

<p>Robert: Add links</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. Some of the latest releases are no longer running as a DOS program, thus you may want to give [http://www.winehq.com/ Wine] a try to extract the image. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php PXELINUX] as part of the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk in in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=812 2004-11-18T08:13:54Z

<p>Robert: Emphasize</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. Some of the latest releases are no longer running as a DOS program, thus you may want to give [http://www.winehq.com/ Wine] a try to extract the image. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> '''WARNING!''' Do '''not''' use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with PXElinux as part of the syslinux package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk in in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=811 2004-11-18T08:12:24Z

<p>Robert: Warning for memdisk</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. Some of the latest releases are no longer running as a DOS program, thus you may want to give [http://www.winehq.com/ Wine] a try to extract the image. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> WARNING! Do not use the [http://syslinux.zytor.com/ SYSLINUX] image-loader [http://syslinux.zytor.com/memdisk.php MEMDISK] to boot the images! Some flash tools crash in that situation!<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with PXElinux as part of the syslinux package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk in in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=810 2004-11-18T08:08:33Z

<p>Robert: Found that there are updates that no longer run un DOS.</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. Some of the latest releases are no longer running as a DOS program, thus you may want to give [http://www.winehq.com/ Wine] a try to extract the image. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> BIOS, Embedded Controller (EC), CD/DVD and Harddisk firmware disks can be booted<br /> over the network with PXElinux as part of the syslinux package.<br /> <br /> This requires that you have a DHCP and tftp server configured and setup properly on<br /> your network, and is probably not for the faint of heart.<br /> <br /> Make sure the firmware bootdisk in in linux 'dd' format, as the self-extracting .exe disks<br /> from the IBM website cannot be booted directly as such.<br /> <br /> This worked on the R31, X22, T21, T30 and T41p with various firmware updates</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=716 2004-10-23T07:34:32Z

<p>Robert: Tested with T42p</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> ----<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> | T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |-<br /> | T42p || Robert Schiele &lt;rschiele@uni-mannheim.de&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Fglrx&diff=347 2004-09-26T17:07:24Z

<p>Robert: /* Useful links */</p> <hr /> <div>== ATI drivers for Linux ==<br /> Linux ATI driver for Radeon, FireGL and Mobility boards<br /> <br /> === Project Homepage / Availability ===<br /> http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html<br /> <br /> === Status ===<br /> Current version: 3.12<br /> <br /> === Useful links === <br /> * [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.htm ATI Linux driver packages for Debian]<br /> * [ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/ATI/ ATI Linux driver packages for SUSE Linux]<br /> * [http://www.rage3d.com/content/articles/atilinuxhowto/ ATI Radeon Linux How-To]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Drivers]]</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=ThinkWiki&diff=449 2004-09-26T17:01:46Z

<p>Robert: </p> <hr /> <div>{| width=&quot;100%&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |style=&quot;vertical-align:top&quot; |<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#FFFFF0; align:right;&quot;&gt;<br /> {{ThinkWiki_Preamble}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#fff0e0; align:right;&quot;&gt;<br /> '''Hardware'''<br /> <br /> [[Models | Models ]] &lt;tt&gt;(Hardware specs of Thinkpad models)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[BIOS Upgrade]] &lt;tt&gt;(How to keep your BIOS up to date)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Battery | Battery Information]] &lt;tt&gt;(Hints to expand your Thinkpads battery life)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Known Problems]] &lt;tt&gt;(Known problem with certain Thinkpads)&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#efefef; align:right;&quot;&gt;<br /> '''Howto's'''<br /> <br /> [[installation | ThinkPad Installation]] &lt;tt&gt;(How to install your favorite OS)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[HOWTOs - Driver Installation | Driver Installation]] &lt;tt&gt;(How to make certain drivers work)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[How to recover the preloaded OS | Preload Recovery]] &lt;tt&gt;(How to recover the preloaded OS)&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin:0; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding:0 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right; &quot;&gt;<br /> '''Drivers and Patches'''<br /> <br /> [[Drivers]] &lt;tt&gt;(Useful drivers for Thinkpads)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Tools]] &lt;tt&gt;(Useful Tools for Thinkpads)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Patches]] &lt;tt&gt;(Thinkpad related Patches to existing tools or drivers)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Scripts]] &lt;tt&gt;(Thinkpad related scripts)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[Configs]] &lt;tt&gt;(useful configuration files)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;'''[[:Category:Main_Page|Categories]]'''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> | width=&quot;40%&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top&quot; |<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin:0; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#fff0f0; align:left;&quot;&gt;<br /> '''News'''<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:small&quot;&gt;{{ThinkWiki_News}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;&lt;small&gt;'''More [[ThinkWiki:News|News]]'''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin:0; margin-top:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#f8f8ff; align:left; margin-top:10px;&quot;&gt;<br /> '''Statistics and Tuning'''<br /> <br /> [[3Dfps | 3D FPS comparisons ]] &lt;tt&gt;(glxgears measurements and similar)&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin:0; margin-top:10px; border:1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#dfefdf; align:left; margin-top:10px;&quot;&gt;<br /> '''Further Information'''<br /> <br /> [[mailinglists | Mailinglists ]] &lt;tt&gt;(talk to other people and get help)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[links | important Thinkpad Links]] &lt;tt&gt;(links to useful sites regarding Thinkpads)&lt;/tt&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[IRC | IRC-Channels ]] &lt;tt&gt;(for urgent help and chatter)&lt;/tt&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0; margin-top:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#E9EEF9; align:right;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;color:#336699&quot;&gt;'''IBM Watch'''&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;font-size:small&quot;&gt;{{IBM_Watch}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> |}<br /> ----<br /> To experiment with this wiki try [[ThinkWiki:Sandbox]]. See the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=254 2004-09-25T19:15:28Z

<p>Robert: /* Downloads */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=252 2004-09-25T19:10:59Z

<p>Robert: /* Downloads */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot;<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=251 2004-09-25T19:10:10Z

<p>Robert: </p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> ==Downloads==<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Models'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Non-Diskette'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot;| '''Diskette'''<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''BIOS'''<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;| '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | '''Windows'''<br /> | '''Linux'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 44450]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 45662]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 50672]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46055 46055]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50320 50320]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 46143]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50302 50302]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50344 50344]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 50273]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 50279]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 55000]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 55003]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 54996]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 42694]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 42711]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 50298]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 53480]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=250 2004-09-25T18:39:35Z

<p>Robert: /* Updating from Floppy Disk */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46055 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50320 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50302 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50344 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''BIOS (Windows)''' || '''BIOS (Linux)''' || '''Embedded Controller Program'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 44451]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 45898]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 45663]<br /> |-<br /> | G40<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 50673]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46061 46061]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50321 50321]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 46144]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50301 50301]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50343 50343]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 50275]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 50277]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 55001]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895)<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 55004]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 54997]<br /> |-<br /> | T30<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 42720]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 45745]<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 42725]<br /> |-<br /> | X31<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 50308]<br /> |<br /> | [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 53479]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=249 2004-09-25T18:22:10Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46055 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50320 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50302 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50344 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46061 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50321 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50301 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50343 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=248 2004-09-25T18:14:55Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46055 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50320 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46143 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2681, 2682, 2683, 2896, 2898, 2899) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46061 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R40 (2722, 2723, 2724, 2897) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50321 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46144 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=247 2004-09-25T18:06:47Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42694 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42711 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For some models there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | T30 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42720 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45745 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42725 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=246 2004-09-25T18:02:44Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50672 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this. For A32/p there is even a special version for Linux availlable.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | G40 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50673 BIOS]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=245 2004-09-25T17:58:47Z

<p>Robert: </p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44450 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45662 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | A31, A31p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-44451 BIOS (Windows)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45898 BIOS (Linux)], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-45663 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |-<br /> |T40p || Lukas Krähenbühl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=229 2004-09-25T14:20:25Z

<p>Robert: /* Updating from CD/DVD Drive */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.<br /> <br /> Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=213 2004-09-25T13:25:52Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=209 2004-09-25T13:15:12Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> ===Does work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Does not work:===<br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=104 2004-09-24T17:14:14Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>=BIOS Upgrade=<br /> <br /> ==Updating from within Windows==<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from Floppy Disk==<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ==Updating with Network Boot Image==<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=33 2004-09-24T16:55:05Z

<p>Robert: /* Updating from CD/DVD Drive */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> ===Updating from within Windows===<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from Floppy Disk===<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from CD/DVD Drive===<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |-<br /> | R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''<br /> |}<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ===Updating with Network Boot Image===<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=32 2004-09-24T16:52:35Z

<p>Robert: /* Updating from CD/DVD Drive */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> ===Updating from within Windows===<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from Floppy Disk===<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from CD/DVD Drive===<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote style=&quot;background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> - R31 tested by [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> - none known until now.<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ===Updating with Network Boot Image===<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=28 2004-09-24T16:49:32Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> ===Updating from within Windows===<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |-<br /> | R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from Floppy Disk===<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from CD/DVD Drive===<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> ''I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.''<br /> <br /> ''In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with a bootable dos diskette for w98''<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> - R31 tested by [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> - none known until now.<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ===Updating with Network Boot Image===<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=25 2004-09-24T16:44:52Z

<p>Robert: /* Updating from within Windows */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> ===Updating from within Windows===<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.<br /> <br /> {|<br /> | '''Models''' || '''Page'''<br /> |-<br /> | R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ===Updating from Floppy Disk===<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> ===Updating from CD/DVD Drive===<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> ''I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.''<br /> <br /> ''In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with a bootable dos diskette for w98''<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> - R31 tested by [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> - none known until now.<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ===Updating with Network Boot Image===<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=24 2004-09-24T16:31:49Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> ===Updating from within Windows===<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 here].<br /> <br /> ===Updating from Floppy Disk===<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> ===Updating from CD/DVD Drive===<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> ''I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.''<br /> <br /> ''In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with a bootable dos diskette for w98''<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> - R31 tested by [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> - none known until now.<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!<br /> <br /> ===Updating with Network Boot Image===<br /> <br /> Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.<br /> <br /> Tried some different method? Please add as well.</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=23 2004-09-24T16:23:31Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 here].<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> ''I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.''<br /> <br /> ''In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with a bootable dos diskette for w98''<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> - R31 tested by [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> - none known until now.<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=22 2004-09-24T16:20:13Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 here].<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.<br /> <br /> Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:<br /> <br /> &lt;nowiki&gt;I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you<br /> can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD<br /> (floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also<br /> tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.<br /> <br /> In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with<br /> a bootable dos diskette for w98&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].<br /> <br /> To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:<br /> <br /> Does work:<br /> <br /> - R31 tested by [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]<br /> <br /> Does not work:<br /> <br /> - none known until now.<br /> <br /> Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=21 2004-09-24T16:10:12Z

<p>Robert: /* BIOS Upgrade */</p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 here].<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows neither a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> (to be continued soon...)</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=19 2004-09-24T16:06:51Z

<p>Robert: </p> <hr /> <div>= BIOS Upgrade =<br /> <br /> When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 here].<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. (Link will follow as well soon...)<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows neither a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> (to be continued soon...)</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=BIOS_Upgrade&diff=18 2004-09-24T16:02:56Z

<p>Robert: BIOS Upgrade on Thinkpad systems</p> <hr /> <div>When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the IBM page. (Link will follow soon...)<br /> <br /> For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the IBM site as well. (Link will follow as well soon...)<br /> <br /> The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows neither a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.<br /> <br /> (to be continued soon...)</div>

Robert https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=ThinkWiki&diff=17 2004-09-24T15:58:41Z

<p>Robert: /* ThinkWiki is going to be build here */</p> <hr /> <div>= ThinkWiki is going to be build here =<br /> <br /> Hello Thinkpad users.<br /> <br /> Please help to create this wiki. Thanks!<br /> <br /> Howto's :<br /> <br /> [[installation | ThinkPad Installation]]<br /> <br /> [[biosupgrade | BIOS Upgrade]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> To experiment with this wike try [[ThinkWiki:Sandbox]].<br /> ----<br /> Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface]<br /> and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.</div>

Robert