On 03/21/2018 03:20 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: > On 03/21/2018 04:44 PM, Corbin Bird wrote: > >> Curious ... you cannot use 'FreeDOS' even as a bootable cdrom? >> Its very easy to open the image, tuck in two files and one new >> directory, then close and burn the image. > I have not figured out where to place them on the iso so that they are > accessible nor alternatively how to load the drivers and mount a cdrom. > Do you know how? . Okay. Refresh complete.
This should work if 16bit support / BIOS PAL is in good order on the target system. The 'FreeDOS' install cd is bootable. It loads a 'generic' cdrom driver automatically. Write down the flash commands EXACTLY as spec'd in the LSI docs. Use 'isomaster' for a GUI ISO image utility. Very convenient. It's in the Gentoo repository. Get this file ( FreeDOS v1.1 source ) http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/fd11src.iso create a directory on your HD, call it 'firmware' place all the needed LSI files in it. Example HBA && files ( LSI 2004 / 9211-41 ) -- 2114IR.BIN -- 2114IT.BIN -- MPTSAS2.ROM -- SAS2FLSH.EXE Open the image ( fd11src.iso ) with ISO Master. Bottom Widow of ISO Master. 2 dirs showing. double-click FREEDOS. Top Window, find your firmware dir, highlight it, click the 'add to the ISO' button Save (as) the ISO to 'lsiboot' somewhere on you HD. Exit ISO Master. burn 'lisboot.iso' to cd. boot the cdrom choose the following options ( in order ) : Install to C: Drive C 2 English press the [Enter] key Run FreeDOS from CD-ROM Command Prompt will show [ F:\ ] cd firmware [Enter] let the sas2flsh'ing commence. Corbin
