post 2000 yr bios required for ubuntu installation *SOLVED*

[Bit Paranoid]

Thanks for your help.  I wasnt aware of that link and will remember it.
  
  I actually misdiagnosed the problem.  I didnt wait long enough for  the installation CD to force the installation with the old BIOS.   I tried the install again and after a pause it did install ubuntu  ok.  Later in the installation I had an I/O error with the hard  disk but the installation disk overcame that too.  I am now up and  running fine.
  
  I am a FreeBSD user and this is my first experience with Ubuntu and I have to say Im impressed.
  
  Sharon

SteVe Cook <yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com> wrote:  Bit Paranoid wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I recently bought an old Compaq Armada M700 laptop.  I have both the CD 
> and floppy drives for it, but can only have one in place at a time. 
> 
> When I tried to install Ubuntu 7.04 via the CD I received from Ubuntu in 
> the mail, it complained that my BIOS didnt make the cut-off date and it 
> was "pre-2000". 
> 
> The problem is when I go to HP to get a new BIOS update, HP requires you 
> download it for various flavors of Windows (only) and when I try to 
> update using those the laptop complains ntldr, etc., is missing.  I dont 
> really want to fool with trying to install Windoze (dont have any CDs 
> for that anyway) and I just want to get Fiesty Fawn installed. 
> 
> Are there any workarounds for this?
> 
Use FreeDos www.freedos.org
I've updated the BIOS on several machines with it.

steve

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