From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Feb 6 19:25:01 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C54523703E for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 19:25:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mglazer2014@gmail.com) Received: from mail-il1-x129.google.com (mail-il1-x129.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::129]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48D7g06plvz4Vnw for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2020 19:25:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mglazer2014@gmail.com) Received: by mail-il1-x129.google.com with SMTP id f5so6188316ilq.5 for ; Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:25:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=JkGFd5C01uDHrVXyIrQDJqFwEIpXNLFDd3v1Vp/oP5M=; b=c/Go9vsCaw+UlFy9WjTIVd6mg+MRTiY28VsKmFhPYsO7FcnT3sF6PEwiUtRAGC8Z0h 5zYVHydL5OWNCVJIbKjM/MjS24gRjguGD0njsCBw2UDhCH3kVEY4kWQ6wIrnTI387oFh N9Qi7A5LZjmOpRWhW5vr+KbCHahSS3epDyhqDvSPeTJnZzRLqzQpIEWhcQaAryoqwciy nlOfDPnZyJQDoeMdcic0qSWldthvn/ts2pGgAfpbR3gTWIXxYVoXmBZXJ2lhaUdvbF3P /Urd53OhwOc/xRmBw6iEutfP8U/Y2qbdGHZZzG1BFfQngVEJ+PWo7plR3mrvacQViz1g Ng8Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=JkGFd5C01uDHrVXyIrQDJqFwEIpXNLFDd3v1Vp/oP5M=; b=jXEymrp3nl82Fib6rK7d/wTHdsE1whAsp0J4Bf6nwEJhtmlw4KQ6pCgseKI5WR6LlY 9ErMce8H4IlcJkDcMq1wddfEscI89EC1p+lQ1XQpCNEtRIbZ8b5VGG8pBih+CCXVodfR ucwc2bO0sGNZtb0v3q23HIi6QQQBP2QcLW8aSPVJUgrOygfCSm/HFOcXja0Qh+gDBIEv ZR09+5T8wticCjEEIQUcRdrbUpu/UHTElf9l+q9a0htV+TVvO+/f7DO+2BaYICQfBRV3 O7CugIaInX8VfJnfjwfKm/3I6Dg8aS6tu//IlQolvGrtcpuVh1VXCyVJ38FXgjUsAmuQ VrKA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAUkazphMN1yhDvPzTcABPz4UYbIFRBGtPi0YIhGqZ1kGXmeFL0T 8ZRcNuwGupBDBV4mQa19/Sp3KyPKRoqynOruzfHYsw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqx3gH9fkCEev30PETDoOetiFcHEfUu000D+IJnM0pAsQNZMD5sSHEQ9STuEHU0uPffCn/qMqAICUmqPsAXPW14= X-Received: by 2002:a92:89c2:: with SMTP id w63mr5426476ilk.252.1581017099754; Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:24:59 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200206085845.7095d5af@scorpio> <20200206142137.40c130c8@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20200206142137.40c130c8@scorpio> From: Martin Glazer Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 11:24:48 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Updating BIOS To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 48D7g06plvz4Vnw X-Spamd-Bar: ----- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-6.00 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; REPLY(-4.00)[] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:25:01 -0000 Freedoms is the correct program. I use it. Good luck On Thu, Feb 6, 2020, 11:22 AM Jerry wrote: > On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 06:10:28 -0800, Martin Glazer stated: > >I use a program called truedos it's freeware it boots from a USB > >drive. I put the updated bios from Dell onto the USB drive and book > >the computer from it. And just execute the bios update from there. > > I never found that program; however, I did find FreeDOS, which I have > used in the past. In any case, it turns out I didn't need any of those > applications. Apparently Dell has updated the way a BIOS is updated. I > simple needed to clean and format a USB device -- fat 32 seems to be > what is required and then place the BIOS update program downloaded from > Dell onto the stick. Reboot and press F12. A screen comes up and one of > the options is to FLASH the BIOS. I chose that options. At this point > the mouse becomes inoperative. A screen appears and the name of the > file I placed on the USB stick is shown. Using the TAB key, I highlight > that file and then move to the INSTALL option. Everything is automated > from that point on. > > I wish all of my systems were that easy to update. > > -- > Jerry >