Ubuntu :: BIOS Update After Fitting New CPU?
Aug 8, 2010
I have inherited a Dell Inspiron 1300 with a 1.6 Ghz Celeron M and would like to fit a Pentium M 765 2.1 Ghz.
My questions are, will i need to update the BIOS after fitting it, or can i just plug and play?
If an update is not necessary, as such, will i see any kind of gains from doing so?
and if an update is necessary will i have to do it from a boot CD?
Also, as a side note, i plan to eventually boost the RAM and install a bigger HD, will a BIOS update be required after fitting either?
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My thought is that the tv it has a resolution of 1920x1080 and this is causing the issue. i have this in my xorg.conf:
Code: Select allSection "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0; 1920x1080_60 +0+0"
[Code] ....
The graphics card is
Code: Select all02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C77 [GeForce 8300] (rev a2)
Changing metamodes to 19200x1200 doesn't change anything.
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Jan 17, 2010
I just flashed/updated my BIOS using the MSI LiveUpdate4 utility under Windows 7. Everything worked the way it was supposted to as far as I can tell. Except that I can no longer boot up under Ubuntu. Windows XP and Windows 7 both boot up fine.
I get the error message:
Quote:
Mount of filesystem failed
A maintenance shell will now be started
CONTROL+D will terminate this shell and continue
Give root password for maintenance
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I have searched for the forums for how to run exe files but the responses seem a little confusing and very varied! probably because it is such a frustratingly frequent question that gets raised
also my laptop cant be on for very long without it shutting down from the heat so I am against the clock !
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How do i create a bootable CD to update my BIOS in ubuntu 10.04
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I would update the bios of my asus with this utility [URL]. Do you think I can use that under wine?
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[URL]
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I have a bit of a weird problem, I have updated the BIOS for my motherboard (MSI K9A2 Platinum V2) to version 1.B which updates the CPU AGESA code. After the update I was unable to properly shut down linux (gentoo linux 64 bit, kernel 2.6.34, kde 4.4), when I try to do a shut down (tried it from kde and from the command line as well with the same result) the computer shuts down but then it starts up again, only this time the keyboard doesn't work. I think that somehow, the way the pc shuts down has changed (maybe linux is sending the wrong commands in order to shut down) because from windows 7 I can shut down the pc properly.
I have tried to recompile the kernel (I thought that maybe I forgot to add support for some ACPI, APM or CPU options that could affect the shut down procedure) but with no luck.
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I use Debian 7.7 x64 and after BIOS upgrade my sound card not worked . I posted details information here :
[URL]
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fit a surface i.e. W(x,y) using svdfit() provided by "Numerical Recipes in C". svdfit() is written for curve fitting and not for surface fitting.But one can use svdfit(), as claimed by authors of NR book, to do surface fitting. On page 680 of NR book, authors have given a hint on how to use svdfit() for fitting a surface. But I have not understood it.This link may be helpful (Chapter 15 th is relevant here.):[URL]This is my problem:
Code:
I have a set of 100 numbers. I want to fit a 2-Dimensional function W(x,y) to these numbers.
[code]....
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Code:
processor: 0
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Jun 26, 2010
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Saw some errors, like timer or something not found and something about a soft reset. However, it boots, and it works, and the temperature is much better (at least for the last 42 minutes: I've not been able to run it that long before). Are those errors likely to cause problems? Are there any issues I should be aware of using a non-standard kernel like this? I am dual booting with 9.10, which works well, and all my serious work is on the 9.10 partitions.
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Oct 16, 2010
I understand this is not directly an ubuntu issue, but this arose as I was trying to install ubuntu, so I'm hoping some kind souls on here would be good enough to help anyway.
I've in the past installed ubuntu on to my PC using a CD, but this time I thought I'd try creating a USB startup disk.
I was required to set up the BIOS to change the boot order so I can boot from the USB flash drive.
The problems arose when I pushed the 'DEL' key (the correct key for my motherboard) to access the BIOS setup. When doing this the computer completely froze and would not progress any further to boot. It would still boot normally from the HDD provided I didn't try to enter the BIOS.
Looking on the internet for a solution I tried using the motherboard jumper to reset the CMOS. Now I can't boot up the computer at all. I get a message saying 'CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded' then it asks me to press F1 to continue. I try this, but nothing happens. Clearing the CMOS has made things worse as now I can't get the computer to boot at all.
Have I killed my motherboard somehow? I've tried using a different keyboard (one USB and the other a USB keyboard but with an adaptor to connect it to the P/S2 port).
On further investigation any key press from the keyboard is enough to freeze the computer at whatever point.
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