tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post5895536210813203083..comments2024-03-23T01:43:31.155-07:00Comments on My Technical Blog: How to upgrade Dell BIOS on UbuntuTytus Kurekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611273720793657156noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-89636979820369253272015-09-16T06:55:40.354-07:002015-09-16T06:55:40.354-07:00bro i got error
Performing BIOS update...
Tracebac...bro i got error<br />Performing BIOS update...<br />Traceback (most recent call last):<br /> File "/usr/sbin/dellBiosUpdate", line 115, in <br /> def ensureRbuDriver():<br /> File "/usr/sbin/dellBiosUpdate", line 153, in main<br /> exit_code = updateBios(HdrFile(options.hdr), options)<br /> File "", line 3, in __init__<br /> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/trace_decorator.py", line 108, in trace<br /> result = func(*args, **kw)<br /> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/libsmbios_c/rbu_hdr.py", line 65, in __init__<br /> raise InvalidRbuHdr("Not a valid RBU HDR File. Header doesnt have '$RBU' header.")<br />libsmbios_c.rbu_hdr.InvalidRbuHdr: Not a valid RBU HDR File. Header doesnt have '$RBU' header.<br />gihan@macbookpro-retina:~/Desktop$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version<br />sudo: unable to resolve host macbookpro-retina<br />A12<br />gihan@macbookpro-retina:~/Desktop$ <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345319844639996936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-27863803682254239182013-12-16T07:04:49.530-08:002013-12-16T07:04:49.530-08:00I can't seem to locate an updated BIOS for my ...I can't seem to locate an updated BIOS for my XPS L502X - it is listed for Windows on the Dell Support site but not in this repo. <br /><br />When running getSystemId it returns 0x04B6 and currently running v.A06. Any ideas?Ben Boughton-Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076201320390420045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-85094492592186291962013-12-14T01:27:49.722-08:002013-12-14T01:27:49.722-08:00@Anonymous:
Try to provide a full path into the c...@Anonymous:<br /><br />Try to provide a full path into the command.Tytus Kurekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611273720793657156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-12987840165993821152013-12-13T13:56:20.432-08:002013-12-13T13:56:20.432-08:00I show that in my synaptic package manager as bein...I show that in my synaptic package manager as being loaded, I also show a libsmbios2 loaded.<br /><br />Any help would be much appreciatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-2689029996140851372013-12-12T22:15:07.026-08:002013-12-12T22:15:07.026-08:00@Anonymous:
Have you installed smbios-utils packa...@Anonymous:<br /><br />Have you installed smbios-utils package?Tytus Kurekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611273720793657156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-3101331606945846132013-12-12T14:04:27.473-08:002013-12-12T14:04:27.473-08:00When entering sudo getSystemID, this is what the t...When entering sudo getSystemID, this is what the terminal shows: sudo: getSystemID: command not found<br /><br />The Optiplex 760 I'm working on has A03 Bios and they have Bios's up to 13...really would appreciate an answer on how to get my system id.<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-4685619911463928292013-12-04T00:08:19.725-08:002013-12-04T00:08:19.725-08:00@Anonymous:
You can put the bios.hdr file anywher...@Anonymous:<br /><br />You can put the bios.hdr file anywhere. If you're receiving the above error then it means that either you're providing wrong path to the file in dellBiosUpdate command or that the file got corrupted when downloading it from the http://linux.dell.com/repo/firmware/bios-hdrs/ website.Tytus Kurekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611273720793657156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-86737969401472736402013-12-04T00:02:04.676-08:002013-12-04T00:02:04.676-08:00where should i put the file? I put the file in my...where should i put the file? I put the file in my download folder but I receive the following error "IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'bios.hdr'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-33596470436259746942013-11-16T05:50:45.237-08:002013-11-16T05:50:45.237-08:00Looks great. Thanks for sharing the info. Unfortun...Looks great. Thanks for sharing the info. Unfortunately, I cannot find my System ID on that website. I have a Dell Latitude E6430u, and my ID is 0x0584, and it's not on that page.امیرمسعودhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220706691148468514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-41645046691113904562013-11-06T20:47:41.861-08:002013-11-06T20:47:41.861-08:00Thanks very much. The above worked for updating th...Thanks very much. The above worked for updating the BIOS from A04 to A05 on my Dell Studio 1735 laptop.<br /><br />NOTE: Under 5) above, the command:<br /><br /> sudo dellBiosUpdate -u -f bios.hdr<br /><br />...works better if done like this:<br /><br /> sudo dellBiosUpdate -u -f bios.hdr --reboot<br /><br />It should (briefly) confirm within the terminal, then start to reboot. You should then see a WHITE Dell screen that confirms the BIOS update is happening. The first reboot with the new BIOS will be a lot longer than usual before Ubuntu appears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-58464094532023292392013-11-02T16:16:13.661-07:002013-11-02T16:16:13.661-07:00This doesn't work for me. I have DELL Inspiron...This doesn't work for me. I have DELL Inspiron 17R, and after I try to run on console the command:<br /> sudo getSystemId <br />I get: <br /> ERROR: Could not parse system SMBIOS table.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818704452869317626.post-24527474311737019052013-10-28T12:01:44.775-07:002013-10-28T12:01:44.775-07:00Thanks, it works on D830 running Ubuntu 13.10 fren...Thanks, it works on D830 running Ubuntu 13.10 french version :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748694715714082386noreply@blogger.com