Firmware Updating

Hey all --

I've played off and on in Linux for several years, and recently moved full time to having my personal laptop as a linux machine.

Its a Compaq Presario R3000 laptop, the DVD RW drive in question is model SD-R6252

I have the appropriate firmware update, unfortunately as an .exe file. So I've been trying to find a way to update the firmware in Linux. the options I have come up with so far:

1) find a friend with a similar model laptop and swap drives, install firmware:
Solution: Not available as no one I know has this style of laptop, or a laptop with a compatible drive bay

2) use a dos bootloader (IE FreeDos) to run the .exe
Solution: Doesn;t work, the .exe requires a graphical interface
3) subpoint to #2 - install a graphical interface to the dos programs and run the file
Solution: Haven't been able to get any of the 3 or 4 graphical dos agents to run correctly.


4) Find a Windows Live CD
Solution: Still working on this,, attempting to create a Windows Live disc via Bart PE


5) Use Wine or Crossover:
Solution: Wine & Crossover run the .exe, but give the following error: "Cannot get the power status of the system"

So my question to everyone is:

a) is there a better solution to updating my firmware
B) Does anyone know how to solve the "Cannot get the power status..." error when running the firmware update in Wine/Crossover?

Thanks for any information!

-jon-

Hey all --

I've played off and on in Linux for several years, and recently moved full time to having my personal laptop as a linux machine.

Its a Compaq Presario R3000 laptop, the DVD RW drive in question is model SD-R6252

I have the appropriate firmware update, unfortunately as an .exe file. So I've been trying to find a way to update the firmware in Linux. the options I have come up with so far:

1) find a friend with a similar model laptop and swap drives, install firmware:
Solution: Not available as no one I know has this style of laptop, or a laptop with a compatible drive bay

2) use a dos bootloader (IE FreeDos) to run the .exe
Solution: Doesn;t work, the .exe requires a graphical interface
3) subpoint to #2 - install a graphical interface to the dos programs and run the file
Solution: Haven't been able to get any of the 3 or 4 graphical dos agents to run correctly.
4) Find a Windows Live CD
Solution: Still working on this,, attempting to create a Windows Live disc via Bart PE
5) Use Wine or Crossover:
Solution: Wine & Crossover run the .exe, but give the following error: "Cannot get the power status of the system"

So my question to everyone is:

a) is there a better solution to updating my firmware
B) Does anyone know how to solve the "Cannot get the power status..." error when running the firmware update in Wine/Crossover?

Thanks for any information!

-jon-
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Need a gui sounds strange. Most I've seen had a dos file too. May want to look some more on the Compaq web page. For my Dell, I made a USB stick bootable with a utility from HP and used it to update my bios.