Talk:BIOS Upgrade - Revision history

Mloskot: /* BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB */

2013-08-17T21:27:36Z

‎BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB

Mloskot: /* BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB = */

2013-08-17T21:27:21Z

‎BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB =

Mloskot: Add BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB

2013-08-16T22:03:59Z

Add BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB

X2017 at 19:18, 9 March 2012

2012-03-09T19:18:51Z

X2017 at 18:39, 9 March 2012

2012-03-09T18:39:40Z

Stechlinger at 16:20, 4 March 2012

2012-03-04T16:20:09Z

Gbonett: /* BIOS upgrade using USB flash drive */

2011-01-30T21:36:34Z

‎BIOS upgrade using USB flash drive

Cbiedl: /* BIOS upgrade without battery */

2010-04-17T06:12:29Z

‎BIOS upgrade without battery

Jidanni at 23:53, 23 January 2010

2010-01-23T23:53:01Z

Pi3832: /* Huge Re-write */

2009-12-15T07:46:55Z

‎Huge Re-write

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	I have successfully upgraded BIOS of my T400 on Linux by burning the ISO image onto USB stick with this very simple procedure presented here, section [http://lukeluo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/grub-how-to-2-make-boot-able-iso-with.html 2.5 An interlude : El Torito boot with hard disk emulation].		I have successfully upgraded BIOS of my T400 on Linux by burning the ISO image onto USB stick with this very simple procedure presented here, section [http://lukeluo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/grub-how-to-2-make-boot-able-iso-with.html 2.5 An interlude : El Torito boot with hard disk emulation].
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	Can I update the [[BIOS Upgrade]] page and outline this procedure?		Can I update the [[BIOS Upgrade]] page and outline this procedure?

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 Update: I ended up burning CDs as described and successfully updated everything. I'd still like to know if there is a way I could do it entirely over the network, though.
-== BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB ===
+== BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB ==
 I have successfully upgraded BIOS of my T400 on Linux by burning the ISO image onto USB stick with this very simple procedure presented here, section [http://lukeluo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/grub-how-to-2-make-boot-able-iso-with.html 2.5  An interlude :  El Torito boot with hard disk emulation].

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	Update: I ended up burning CDs as described and successfully updated everything. I'd still like to know if there is a way I could do it entirely over the network, though.		Update: I ended up burning CDs as described and successfully updated everything. I'd still like to know if there is a way I could do it entirely over the network, though.

		+	== BIOS upgrade on Linux with USB ===
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		+	I have successfully upgraded BIOS of my T400 on Linux by burning the ISO image onto USB stick with this very simple procedure presented here, section [http://lukeluo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/grub-how-to-2-make-boot-able-iso-with.html 2.5 An interlude : El Torito boot with hard disk emulation].
		+	Can I update the [[BIOS Upgrade]] page and outline this procedure?
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		+	--[[User:Mloskot\|Mloskot]] ([[User talk:Mloskot\|talk]]) 00:03, 17 August 2013 (CEST)

	== RE: grub initrd ==		== RE: grub initrd ==

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	ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.18.0-1 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver		ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.18.0-1 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver

−	and Xfwm4. Anybody seeing similar problems?	+	and Xfwm4. Anybody seeing similar problems? ← Downgrade to 1.05 fixed the problem. :) --[[User:X2017\|X2017]] 20:18, 9 March 2012 (CET)

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	Could it be that Lenovo changed the Fileformats ? Neither the ISO nor the .exe seem to work as described in the Wiki :(		Could it be that Lenovo changed the Fileformats ? Neither the ISO nor the .exe seem to work as described in the Wiki :(
	--[[User:Stechlinger\|Stechlinger]] 17:20, 4 March 2012 (CET)		--[[User:Stechlinger\|Stechlinger]] 17:20, 4 March 2012 (CET)
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		+	== Problems with X after BIOS upgrade from 1.05 to 1.48 on Thinkpad T410s with Intel graphics ==
		+	I am seeing decreased X performance after I upgraded the BIOS in my T410s with an i5 520-M from 1.05 to 1.48 using the Lenovo CD. After disabling PCI and PCIe power-saving these problems got less severe, but still persist. Specifically, changing large areas of the screen (1920x1200 external screen), such as a switch from one virtual workspace to another, _sometimes_ causes the redrawing to hang for a second or two.
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		+	I am using Debian Testing with current X.org:
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		+	ii xorg 1:7.6+12 X.Org X Window System
		+	ii xorg-docs-core 1:1.6-1 Core documentation for the X.org X Window System
		+	ii xserver-xorg 1:7.6+12 X.Org X server
		+	ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.3.901-2 Xorg X server - core server
		+	ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-2+b2 X.Org X server -- evdev input driver
		+	ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.18.0-1 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
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		+	and Xfwm4. Anybody seeing similar problems?

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	See [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.thinkpad/40117]. [[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 23:53, 23 January 2010 (UTC)		See [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.thinkpad/40117]. [[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 23:53, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
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		+	==new File Formats ??==
		+	Could it be that Lenovo changed the Fileformats ? Neither the ISO nor the .exe seem to work as described in the Wiki :(
		+	--[[User:Stechlinger\|Stechlinger]] 17:20, 4 March 2012 (CET)

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 I mounted the image file (74UJ15US.IMG):
     {{cmdroot|mkdir /tmp/mnt}}
-    {{cmdroot|mount -loop o 74UJ15US.IMG /tmp/mnt}}
+    {{cmdroot|mount -o loop 74UJ15US.IMG /tmp/mnt}}
 I mounted the usb key and made a directory for ibm flash utility files under it:

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	-- joer		-- joer

		+	Try "phlash" after renaming $0179000.fl1 to bios.rom and $0179000.fl3 to platform.bin, source: (deleted since the wiki pesters about me being a spambot). Worked on an {{A22e}} using freedos/balder which I had to boot natively - using memdisk caused phlash to stall, luckily without causing damage. --cbiedl

	== Bios upgrade & hidden partition ==		== Bios upgrade & hidden partition ==

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	=== Moving "testing" tables ===		=== Moving "testing" tables ===
	The tables of what models have been tested with various methods are great info, but take up a lot of space on the page. Maybe they should be sub-pages? -- [[User:Pi3832\|Pi3832]] 07:46, 15 December 2009 (UTC)		The tables of what models have been tested with various methods are great info, but take up a lot of space on the page. Maybe they should be sub-pages? -- [[User:Pi3832\|Pi3832]] 07:46, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
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		+	==Wrong mkisofs/genisoimage commands will just get people stuck==
		+	Giving people the following example will just get them stuck!
		+	$ genisoimage -b bootfloppy.img -o bootcd.iso 1WUJ25US.IMG #or mkisofs for older systems
		+	genisoimage: Uh oh, I cant find the boot image 'bootfloppy.img' !
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		+	The proper example needs to be
		+	$ genisoimage -b 1WUJ25US.IMG -c boot.catalog -o bootcd.iso 1WUJ25US.IMG
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		+	See [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.thinkpad/40117]. [[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 23:53, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

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 == Huge Re-write ==
-I found this page to be horribly confusing and hard-to-read. There was a fair bit of duplication, e.g., using '''memdisk'' to boot from GRUB was covered at least twice.  There was some clutter, e.g., discussion of cleaning floppy drive heads.  And just a general disorganization.   So, I decided to "fix" it.
+I found this page to be horribly confusing and hard-to-read. There was a fair bit of duplication, e.g., using '''memdisk''' to boot from GRUB was covered at least twice.  There was some clutter, e.g., discussion of cleaning floppy drive heads.  And just a general disorganization.   So, I decided to "fix" it.
 I broke the update ("upgrade") process down into two basic steps: how to get the right file, and how to install it.  I moved things around based on that basic structure, and then re-formatted a lot of stuff.  So, the page contents ''look'' much more different than they actually ''are''.