m.roth at 5-cent.us
2016-Dec-23 22:18 UTC
[CentOS] OT - hardware - firmware update .iso to flash drive?
John R Pierce wrote:> On 12/23/2016 1:22 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> I tried dd'ing the .iso to /dev/sdb. I can mount it, and see the >> contents >> fine, but parted -l says unknown partition. Anyone have a clue it this >> will actually boot? > > parted deals with mbr and gpt partition tables, it knows nothing about > ISO9660 devices (CD/DVD format) >Ah! Thanks. Still, any idea if it'll just boot (it's a Dell R720)? mark
Frank Cox
2016-Dec-23 22:27 UTC
[CentOS] OT - hardware - firmware update .iso to flash drive?
On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:18:46 -0500 m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:> Ah! Thanks. Still, any idea if it'll just boot (it's a Dell R720)?Have you considered trying? -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com
On 12/23/16 17:27, Frank Cox wrote:> On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:18:46 -0500 > m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > >> Ah! Thanks. Still, any idea if it'll just boot (it's a Dell R720)? > > Have you considered trying? >Well... this is at work, and it's a server, and it's a server serving two project directories that area actively in use by my folks, so it's something I have to schedule downtime for, so I don't want to try, it doesn't work, and then fight it to run. mark