Updating the Lenovo IdeaPad B50-70 BIOS in Ubuntu

[Drac_0]

On Saturday 25 April 2015 16:42:12 Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hello Guys,
> 
> I bought a Lenovo B50-70 without any OS on it (not even FreeDOS) and
> installed Ubuntu 14.04 on it without any problems. Everything works great.
> 
> I noticed there is a new version of my Laptop's BIOS (Currently I have
> v2.07 and the new one in v3.0) and I wanted to update...
> 
> Silly me... We live in Bill Gate's world...
> 
> 
>    1. There is no way to install the BIOS from within the current BIOS
>    (like with Asus).
>    2. There is no DOS-like BIOS installer on the Lenovo Support site
>    3. No option for Linux, DOS or Other in the OS list (Only Win7 & 8)
> 
> Arghhhh!
> 
> Trying to run the Window installer under Hiren's BootCD's Mini WinXP gives
> me the "Insert System Battery" error...
> 
> I know there there are command line tools in Ubuntu to manipulate the BIOS.
> 
> The BIOS Management firmware on the laptop is InsydeH20 v3.7
> 
> Is it safe to do it with the BIOS utils in the Ubuntu repos?
> 
> Is there a way to do it without involving the Redmond BSOD Giant?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Amichai.

It should be possible to install FreeDOS onto a USB stick along with the BIOS 
update and boot from there. If successful, switch to drive C: and you should 
be able to DIR the BIOS update and execute it.

I found a very helpful site here -

http://chtaube.eu/computers/freedos/bootable-usb/

Good luck!

Drac.