Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 02:16:23 +0100 From: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> To: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.org> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Toshiba 5100-603 - any problems ? Message-ID: <20040717011623.GM72438@empiric.dek.spc.org> In-Reply-To: <200407170048.i6H0mn57060275@fire.jhs.private> References: <200407170048.i6H0mn57060275@fire.jhs.private>
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Hello, On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 02:48:49AM +0200, Julian Stacey wrote: > I expect I'll have the normal disgusting Toshiba mess: can only > access BIOS via M$: This box has no internal floppy, just an external > USB flop, I believe, so more agro there I guess. I might have to, > for the first time in my life, just squeeze the M$ down to a few > Gig, & leave minimal M$ excrement in place, at least initially, > despite normal desire to zap M$ completely off any drive I lay hands on ? A local user here in London informed me of the following: http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/download_bios.jsp?z=13&service=UK Apparently if you select the 'Traditional' BIOS update download, you don't need Windows. Updates for the Satellite 5100-603 appear to be available. Regards, BMS
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