ubuntu on homebuilt box

[Brian Puccio]

On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 16:58 -0700, Hodgins Family wrote:
> Good afternoon!
> 
> > I dont quite think that is what he means. Sometimes, if your BIOS
> > software (on the chipset) needs updated. Often the update from the
> > manufacturer is a .exe that creates a boot floppy that upgrades the
> > BIOS. In -that- way its tied to windows.
> > 
> > If thats what your wondering. Often a app called WINE can be used to
> > make the floppy. Or Im sure some good Ubuntu folk would be able to help
> > you.
> 
> The OP might want to give a thought to FreeDOS(http://www.freedos.org/).
> 
> Here is a link from that site that would allow him to install a small 
> parition of a 16-bit OS -- forgotten its name now :) -- to use for 
> formatting bootable FAT floppies to hold the BIOS updating .exe files:
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/old/beta9sr2/
> 
> This link: http://fdos.org/bootdisks/old/ has some .img files that 
> create FreeDOS bootable disks. The OP could just copy the BIOS .exe file 
> to these disks, boot the computer from these disks and run the BIOS 
> software.

Also in this vein is http://www.hadess.net/?start=591 which mentions
memdisk.
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