Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Flashing BIOS with Windows utility

[ubiquitous1980]

Grant wrote:
> I need to update the BIOS on my Biostar motherboard, but the utility
> is said to be "Windows 2000 / XP / VISTA".  I've flashed the BIOS in
> other systems by booting a FreeDOS CD, but that won't work for a
> Windows (not DOS) flashing utility, will it?  I tried running the
> utility via wine with no luck.
>
> - Grant
>
>   
I'm not surprised wine won't work: it is a non privileged program
(besides its incomplete nature).  Does the flashing program open a cmd
session?