bios.hdr bios file for system id 0x0201 version0.7 (Dell Latitude D430

[EdCompSci]

I am running Ubuntu on my refurbished machine and it runs really great, but since it's linux, there is no official support and I want to see if a BIOS update will enable it to go beyond 2GB of RAM. Can anyone help? Someone told me of this link, where you can download a .hdr file and there is a way to install a BIOS update through (Ubuntu). It is Index of /repo/firmware/bios-hdrs, but there is no version 0.7 but is one for version a07, which I really doubt is the same thing.

from the source of information:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install smbios-utils

Then, get the System ID:

sudo getSystemId

You will get an output like this: (from my Dell Optiplex 760)

Libsmbios version: 2.2.28
Product Name: OptiPlex 760
Vendor: Dell Inc.
BIOS Version: A12
System ID: 0x027F
Service Tag: 860774J
Express Service Code: xxxxxxxxxxx
Asset Tag:
Property Ownership Tag:

You will only need the System ID,
go to Index of /repo/firmware/bios-hdrs and search for the System ID.
There will be multiple choices, get the one with the BIOS version you want.
Click on it and download the bios.hdr file.

To install the BIOS file, we have to activate the dell update service, (if there is no output, the service is activated)

sudo modprobe dell_rbu

Tell the update tool what to do:

sudo dellBiosUpdate -u -f /place/where/the/bios/is/bios.hdr

You are ready now and can restart the computer. The new BIOS will be installed at the first boot, this can take some time (it took me 5 minutes).

This way, you don’t have to struggle with a floppy disk or a Windows installation.

Done

Thanks.

[EdCompSci]

I am running Ubuntu on my refurbished machine and it runs really great, but since it's linux, there is no official support and I want to see if a BIOS update will enable it to go beyond 2GB of RAM. Can anyone help? Someone told me of this link, where you can download a .hdr file and there is a way to install a BIOS update through (Ubuntu). It is Index of /repo/firmware/bios-hdrs, but there is no version 0.7 but is one for version a07, which I really doubt is the same thing.

from the source of information:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install smbios-utils

Then, get the System ID:

sudo getSystemId

You will get an output like this: (from my Dell Optiplex 760)

Libsmbios version: 2.2.28
Product Name: OptiPlex 760
Vendor: Dell Inc.
BIOS Version: A12
System ID: 0x027F
Service Tag: 860774J
Express Service Code: xxxxxxxxxxx
Asset Tag:
Property Ownership Tag:

You will only need the System ID,
go to Index of /repo/firmware/bios-hdrs and search for the System ID.
There will be multiple choices, get the one with the BIOS version you want.
Click on it and download the bios.hdr file.

To install the BIOS file, we have to activate the dell update service, (if there is no output, the service is activated)

sudo modprobe dell_rbu

Tell the update tool what to do:

sudo dellBiosUpdate -u -f /place/where/the/bios/is/bios.hdr

You are ready now and can restart the computer. The new BIOS will be installed at the first boot, this can take some time (it took me 5 minutes).

This way, you don’t have to struggle with a floppy disk or a Windows installation.

Done

Thanks.

I just found that when downloading the Windows .exe file for this model it is also called the A07, so maybe this .hdr file is the right one.

[EdCompSci]

results:
Attachment 4633

[rcgreen]

Since your BIOS version is A12

It looks like this one

system_bios_ven_0x1028_dev_0x0276_version_a12/

[EdCompSci]

Since your BIOS version is A12

It looks like this one

system_bios_ven_0x1028_dev_0x0276_version_a12/

I see what you are saying here, but dmidecode shows version 0.7


Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version: A07
Release Date: 05/16/2008
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 576 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
AGP is supported
Smart battery is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
BIOS Revision: 0.7
Firmware Revision: 0.7

[rcgreen]

Oh I was going from what you had on your first post, but that
wasn't from your BIOS. My bad.