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From: ubiquitous1980 <nixuser1980@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:09:23
Message-Id: 4B55D95E.60703@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility by Grant
1 Grant wrote:
2 > I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility
3 > is said to be "Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA". I've flashed the BIOS in
4 > other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a
5 > Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it? I tried running the
6 > utility via wine with no luck.
7 >
8 > - Grant
9 >
10 >
11 I'm not surprised wine won't work: it is a non privileged program
12 (besides its incomplete nature). Does the flashing program open a cmd
13 session?

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