Hardware related tools + Operating system installers + Utilities

The system used here is a FreeBSD 9.1 Release.

Create the image:

You will need:

• MWPNT10N.86A.0131.BI.ZIP (or newer)
• FreeDOS

fetch ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/fdboot.img
fetch http://downloadmirror.intel.com/22424/eng/MWPNT10N.86A.0131.BI.ZIP

Mount the FreeDOS image:

mkdir fdboot ourimage
mdconfig -a -t vnode -f fdboot.img -u 0
mount_msdosfs /dev/md0 fdboot

Create and mount a 3MB fat image:

dd if=/dev/zero of=ourimage.img bs=1M count=3
mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ourimage.img
newfs_msdos /dev/md1
mount_msdosfs /dev/md1 ourimage

Copy the FreeDOS files and the CD contents to the newly created image disk:

cp -r fdboot/* ourimage/
mkdir ourimage/intel
unzip -d ourimage/intel/ MWPNT10N.86A.0131.BI.ZIP

Umount eveything:

umount ourimage
umount fdboot
mdconfig -d -u 0
mdconfig -d -u 1

Copy the boot sector from the original FreeDOS image to ours:

dd if=fdboot.img of=ourimage.img bs=1 count=446 seek=62 skip=62 conv=notrunc

Boot the image:

What you need:

• pxelinux.0
• memdisk
• pxelinux's config file (pxelinux.cfg/default):
  

  DEFAULT msi_bios
  
  LABEL msi_bios
    KERNEL memdisk
    INITRD ourimage.img
  

Boot your computer, start FreeDOS and run the BIOS update utility from the MSI folder.

Sources:

• BIOS Update [MWPNT10N.86A]: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22424&lang=eng&OSVersion=OS%20Independent&DownloadType=BIOS
• (Free)DOS over PXE http://www.falsyana.com/2011/linux/freedos-over-pxe/
• FreeDOS on bigger disk image http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.freedos.general/10993

What you need:

• Kon-Boot 2.0's floppy image disk (find it here: http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/)
• pxelinux.0
• memdisk
• pxelinux's config file (pxelinux.cfg/default):
  

  DEFAULT KonBoot20
  
  LABEL KonBoot20
    KERNEL memdisk
    APPEND initrd=kon-bootFLOPPY.img
    MENU LABEL KonBoot 2.0 Floppy Image
  

The system used here is a Debian Squeeze.

Create the image:

You will need:

• 7374v39.zip (or newer)
• FreeDOS

zwm-server:~/msi# wget "http://download1.msi.com/files/downloads/bos_exe/7374v39.zip"
zwm-server:~/msi# wget "ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/fdboot.img"

Mount the FreeDOS image and unzip the utility:

zwm-server:~/msi# mkdir fdboot ourimage
zwm-server:~/msi# unzip 7374v39.zip
zwm-server:~/msi# mount -o loop fdboot.img fdboot

Create and mount a 3MB fat image:

zwm-server:~/msi# dd if=/dev/zero of=ourimage.img bs=1M count=3
zwm-server:~/msi# apt-get install dosfstools
zwm-server:~/msi# mkfs.msdos ourimage.img
zwm-server:~/msi# mount -o loop ourimage.img ourimage

Copy the FreeDOS files and the CD contents to the newly created image disk:

zwm-server:~/msi# cp -r fdboot/* ourimage/
zwm-server:~/msi# mkdir ourimage/msi
zwm-server:~/msi# cp -r 7374v39/* ourimage/msi/

Umount eveything:

zwm-server:~/msi# umount ourimage/
zwm-server:~/msi# umount fdboot/

Copy the boot sector from the original FreeDOS image to ours:

zwm-server:~/western# dd if=fdboot.img of=ourimage.img bs=1 count=446 seek=62 skip=62 conv=notrunc

Boot the image:

What you need:

• pxelinux.0
• memdisk
• pxelinux's config file (pxelinux.cfg/default):
  

  DEFAULT msi_bios
  
  LABEL msi_bios
    KERNEL memdisk
    INITRD ourimage.img
  

Boot your computer, start FreeDOS and run the BIOS update utility from the MSI folder.

Sources:

• MSI Global – Mainboard - K9N2 SLI Platinum / K9N2 Zilent: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/K9N2-SLI-Platinum---K9N2-Zilent.html#/?div=BIOS
• (Free)DOS over PXE http://www.falsyana.com/2011/linux/freedos-over-pxe/
• FreeDOS on bigger disk image http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.freedos.general/10993

The system used here is a Debian Lenny.

Create the image:

You will need:

• Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS (CD)
• FreeDOS

zwm-server:~/western# wget "ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/fdboot.img"
zwm-server:~/western# wget "http://support.wdc.com/download/dlg/Diag504fCD.iso"

Mount the FreeDOS image and the CD:

zwm-server:~/western# mkdir fdboot ourimage DiagCD
zwm-server:~/western# mount -o loop fdboot.img fdboot
zwm-server:~/western# mount -o loop Diag504fCD.iso DiagCD/

Create and mount a 2MB fat image:

zwm-server:~/western# dd if=/dev/zero of=ourimage.img bs=1M count=2
zwm-server:~/western# apt-get install dosfstools
zwm-server:~/western# mkfs.msdos ourimage.img
zwm-server:~/western# mount -o loop ourimage.img ourimage

Copy the FreeDOS files and the CD contents to the newly created image disk:

zwm-server:~/western# cp -r fdboot/* ourimage/
zwm-server:~/western# mkdir ourimage/western
zwm-server:~/western# cp -r DiagCD/* ourimage/western/

Umount eveything:

zwm-server:~/western# umount ourimage/
zwm-server:~/western# umount DiagCD/
zwm-server:~/western# umount fdboot/

Copy the boot sector from the original FreeDOS image to ours:

zwm-server:~/western# dd if=fdboot.img of=ourimage.img bs=1 count=446 seek=62 skip=62 conv=notrunc

Boot the image:

What you need:

• pxelinux.0
• memdisk
• pxelinux's config file (pxelinux.cfg/default):
  

  DEFAULT wd_iso
  
  LABEL wd_iso
    KERNEL memdisk
    INITRD ourimage.img
  

Boot your computer, start FreeDOS and run the Wester Digital utility from the western folder.

Sources:

• (Free)DOS over PXE http://www.falsyana.com/2011/linux/freedos-over-pxe/
• FreeDOS on bigger disk image http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.freedos.general/10993