Firmware updates using Linux?
Hi folks,
I've got a DVD drive, which seems to have some problems. There is a new firmware available, but (as usual) it requires Windows to install. An update via DOS is not supported. But I would like to keep my PC Windows-free.
Before I step on the toes of my vendor: Would it be possible to do a firmware update (IDE, SCSI, USB) within Linux?
Regards
Harri
Quoted 7 lines · Harald Dunkel
I've got a DVD drive, which seems to have some problems. There is a new firmware available, but (as usual) it requires Windows to install. An update via DOS is not supported. But I would like to keep my PC Windows-free.
Before I step on the toes of my vendor: Would it be possible to do a firmware update (IDE, SCSI, USB) within Linux?
There's a firmware update program for Plextor drives, see
<http://www.plextor.be/technicalservices/downloads/firmw_prog.asp?choice=Upgrade%20programs>.
It's not written by Plextor, but by Jörg Schilling (author of cdrtools etc.). See also
<http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/firmware.html>.
Regards...
Michael