[TriLUG] a 'non-windows' method to upgrade BIOS/firmware?

[Timothy A. Chagnon]

I just got a lite-on dvd burner over the holidays, and it took me a
while to get it going.  At first I tried using dvdrecord (branch off
cdrecord) but it was giving me errors.  The growisofs program that comes
with dvd+rw-tools works though to make the filesystem and burn.  If it's
a dvd+rw you need to use dvd+rw-format to format the disc once before
the first burn.  I haven't yet gotten dvdrecord to work yet, but
growisofs works for my usage.

On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 09:49, Douglas Kojetin wrote:
> Hi All-
> 
> I'm having a few issues with DVD burning, but before I write a novel 
> about it, I'd like to try upgrading the BIOS and especially the 
> firmware of the DVD writer (lite on).  All binaries available are 'for 
> windows based machines', so other than installing windows and dual 
> booting, how does one upgrade the BIOS/firmware using a non-'windows' 
> method?
> 
> Thanks,
> Doug
-- 
Timothy A. Chagnon <tchagnon at nc.rr.com>