Newbie need help to flash chip from Gentoox Pro.
Newbie need help to flash chip from Gentoox Pro.
Unfortunately a mate downloaded the pro version of Gentoox.
I wanted the home edition, but anyways, I need help to flash my chip from the Linux bios to my old bios who's located in C:\bios and is named 4979.bin
(256k is the size)...
So I need step by step help here..
I do not have a keyboard, so I'm using the Xpad.
I know that you can flash the chip with some commands.
Could anyone tell me how to do this step-by-step, because I really am a newbie to Linux.
I wanted the home edition, but anyways, I need help to flash my chip from the Linux bios to my old bios who's located in C:\bios and is named 4979.bin
(256k is the size)...
So I need step by step help here..
I do not have a keyboard, so I'm using the Xpad.
I know that you can flash the chip with some commands.
Could anyone tell me how to do this step-by-step, because I really am a newbie to Linux.
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login with su - as root does not work...
So I login as Root and password as usual, and use the raincoat -p /mnt/c/bios/4979.bin then it says that it cant open file!
It detects modchip, and the bios size, but it cant open the bios...
Same thing when I use efrmt.bin who's evoXm7 ....
Do I have to use the mkdir /mnt/c mount etc. command to make it work?
And is logging in with root ok?
So I login as Root and password as usual, and use the raincoat -p /mnt/c/bios/4979.bin then it says that it cant open file!
It detects modchip, and the bios size, but it cant open the bios...
Same thing when I use efrmt.bin who's evoXm7 ....
Do I have to use the mkdir /mnt/c mount etc. command to make it work?
And is logging in with root ok?
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when it says to login as root with su - it means when you are logged in as someuser not root type su - to switch to root. Logging straight in as root is fine.
Before you can find the bios you will have to mount the C drive as it is not mounted by default.
then make sure the file exists
should give something like
then you should be able to run your raincoat command
Before you can find the bios you will have to mount the C drive as it is not mounted by default.
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mkdir /mnt/c
mount -t fatx /dev/hda51 /mnt/c
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ls /mnt/fatx/c/bios
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bios.bin
If you keep an open mind, will your brain fall out?
Should I remove -t and some more or not?
And on the
mkdir /mnt/c
mount -t fatx etc. should there be a space between "c" and "mount"?
when I do the command without the -T it says cant create folder, and that file exists etc..
I would be glad if someone could tell me JUST EXACTLY very newbie friendly how to flash bios the easiest way in pro.
And on the
mkdir /mnt/c
mount -t fatx etc. should there be a space between "c" and "mount"?
when I do the command without the -T it says cant create folder, and that file exists etc..
I would be glad if someone could tell me JUST EXACTLY very newbie friendly how to flash bios the easiest way in pro.
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the first command creates a directory in /mnt called c once you have run that you don't need to do it again it's done if you do
you will see fatx cdrom and your new c
the second command mounts the C drive in that directory (or in unix terms at that mount point)
"mount" is the mount command
"-t fatx" tells the system it is a fatx partition (t stands for type like filetype) make sure you have -t not --t or -T
"/dev/hda51" is the name of the partition (device/hard disk A partition 51)
"/mnt/c" is the name of the mount point
each part of the command should be typed exactly as I have written it with a space between the mount must go at the beginning and the device and mount point must be in the order device,mountpoint the -t fatx can go anywhere after the mount e.g.
Oh look I've justed wasted my time pointlessly repeating myself and reiterating exactly what was in the tutorial.
you've asked questions like
Read it properly and don't ask any more stupid questions
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ls /mnt
the second command mounts the C drive in that directory (or in unix terms at that mount point)
"mount" is the mount command
"-t fatx" tells the system it is a fatx partition (t stands for type like filetype) make sure you have -t not --t or -T
"/dev/hda51" is the name of the partition (device/hard disk A partition 51)
"/mnt/c" is the name of the mount point
each part of the command should be typed exactly as I have written it with a space between the mount must go at the beginning and the device and mount point must be in the order device,mountpoint the -t fatx can go anywhere after the mount e.g.
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mount -t fatx /dev/hda51 /mnt/c
raincoat -p /mnt/c/bios/4979.bin
you've asked questions like
I ask, would it be in the tutorial if you didn't?Do I have to use the mkdir /mnt/c mount etc. command to make it work?
Read it properly and don't ask any more stupid questions
If you keep an open mind, will your brain fall out?
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