[tlinux-users:08553] Re: reg:ToshibaA100-139 Fn key

atul jain wrote:
> Hello ,
> 
>                  yes also  my notebook (Toshiba Satellite A100-139)
> comes with OEM  windows,
> but i formatted it within 30  min , wen i  bought my notebook. 
>                      Also thanks for information , but in    burn a
> boot-cd with the bios-updater method
> either i  need   iso image  of bios update  or floppy  image, but  the
> problem  is that , i did not find
> any of two  after extracting the bios update exe file .
>  
>  Do  you  have  idea regarding it  , also   i m trying to  figure  out
> the way to  do  bios update in linux.
>                                      
> 
> On 6/22/07, *Thomas Lopes* <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     My A135-S2081 come with Windows (Original!), so I'll can ran bios
>     update normally, but there's another way: burn a boot-cd with the
>     bios-updater (there's more information about this on toshiba
>     website, do some search...)
> 
>     2007/6/22, Julian Sikorski <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>>:
> 
>         2007/6/22, Eric Cyr <[email protected]
>         <mailto:[email protected]>>:
>         > To be honest, I was in Windows when I ran it.  It ran everything
>         > automatically but the name of the program was WinPhlash.  Have
>         you tried
>         > running the original setup file with Wine?
>         >
>         >
>         > On 6/22/07, atul jain <[email protected]
>         <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>         > > Hello Eric ,
>         > >
>         > >         Finally , i   found bios update for my  model  , but
>         when  i
>         > unzip  that file
>         > > it produces exe , also  after   extracting exe using unrar ,
>         i found
>         > > there are 12 exe files , can you suggest
>         me  which  one  i  can use  .
>         > >
>         > > below are list of files that produces  after extracting  exe
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > DmiReader.exe
>         > > DmiRecover.exe
>         > > FindWFlash.exe
>         > > HKeyOff.exe
>         > > LoadPEDrv.exe
>         > > mfc42.dll
>         > > msvcp60.dll
>         > > msvcrt.dll
>         > > PEDRV.sys
>         > > Phlash9X.vxd
>         > > PHLASH.INI
>         > > PhlashLc.dll
>         > > PhlashNT.sys
>         > > PowerStatus.exe
>         > > S10GM560.ROM
>         > > S10PM560.ROM
>         > > SA10Flash.exe
>         > > Waiting.exe
>         > > WfS10.vbs
>         > > WinPhlash.exe
>         > >
>         > >
>         > > Thanks in advance
>         > > Cheers
>         > > Atul  :)
>         > >
>         >
>         >
>         I am not sure if running bios-flashing utility via an API
>         wrapper is a
>         good idea. If it fails in the middle of the way, you are hosed.
>         Besides, most laptops come with OEM windows, don't they?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Regards
> Atul
Did the BIOS update fix anyones problem with the LCD brightness ?