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GOOD reason to upgrade cl56 bios (linux)

post #1 of 5
3/16/05 at 8:09pm
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for linux users !! if you upgrade to bios 1.4 you won't need acerhk driver to activated wireless led anymore!! it activates after bios boot automatically !! FINALLY
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post #2 of 5
5/2/05 at 5:55pm
Wow, I can confirm this.

My testing procedure: Turned off the laptop. Unplugged it. Removed battery. (This is what it takes to get the computer to forget the switch is on).

Turned it on. No light. Ran Ubuntu installer and it tells me i have wifi but it's deactivated by a kill switch.

So I boot up into DOS with my Win98 install CD. Run bios.bat. It updates without a hitch. And when the computer reboots - presto! - The light goes on automatically. I boot up into linux (without acerhk) and I can surf. How fantastic is that! Thanks adolf for the heads up.

Link to bios update as well as all the most recent drivers (for windows though):
http://www.lamsystems.com/support/pr...books/cl56.asp

Enjoy!
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post #3 of 5
5/3/05 at 3:38am
Hey, exactly how did you flash the BIOS.

I tried to run the BIOS.bat file in command prompt (XP) and i got an error message:

Error -- DPMI Host Installed .. Exiting
Press A Key To Return To DOS ...

any suggestions?
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post #4 of 5
5/3/05 at 5:00am
You can't do it without booting into DOS, something that XP isn't capable of. The easiest way to do it is to get a Win98 install cd from someone and booting up into dos with it, and then running the file from your hard drive.
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post #5 of 5
5/3/05 at 12:32pm
ARRGH..

This is one of the reasons why I installed Suse on my laptop in the first place. Windows just makes things increasingly hard for no reason.
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