how to config new firmware file written by dos?

[Eric Lin]

Dear advanced linux users:

I had a new firmware for my dsl modem -actiontec r1524 assigned by
qwest.net in .zip file which I unzip it to contain
---------------------------------------
ls
product.ini R1520SU.bin R1520SU.bmp R1524SU-1.bin R1524SU-1.bmp
R1524SU.bin R1524SU.bmp recover.exe recover.ini ver.txt
[root@localhost recover]# cat ver.txt
1.60.10.0.69-R1520SU
1.60.10.0.69-R1524SU-1
1.60.10.0.69-R1524SU
--------------------------------------------------------
does anyone know how to configure or run it under linux?

highly appreciate your help

/* the old firmware is 1.60.10.0.50 of that dsl modem, if anyone know
how to broadcast web just on that old firmware, mind you share your
experience ? I type my static ip, it did not show my apache testpage
but reponse timeout.
[email]fsshl@yahoo.com[/email] */

[Jules Dubois]

On 3 Sep 2003 11:08:49 -0700, Eric Lin wrote:

> I had a new firmware for my dsl modem -actiontec r1524 assigned by
> qwest.net in .zip file which I unzip it to contain
> [some MS software]
> does anyone know how to configure or run it under linux?

There's no way to be sure from your listing if the ZIP file contains DOS or
Windows software.

When I wanted to update my motherboard's BIOS, I went to
[url]http://www.bootdisk.com/[/url] and downloaded something that let me create a
bootable DOS disk. They have a link to "Premade LINUX Bootdisks..." if
that's what you need.

If it's a Windows application, perhaps WINE will run it.

[Craig McCluskey]

Jules Dubois wrote:

> On 3 Sep 2003 11:08:49 -0700, Eric Lin wrote:

>>
>> I had a new firmware for my dsl modem -actiontec r1524 assigned by
>>qwest.net in .zip file which I unzip it to contain
>>[some MS software]
>>does anyone know how to configure or run it under linux?

>
> There's no way to be sure from your listing if the ZIP file contains DOS or
> Windows software.

Since it contains the file R1524SU-1.bmp, a graphics file, I would guess
it's Windows software.

> When I wanted to update my motherboard's BIOS, I went to
> [url]http://www.bootdisk.com/[/url] and downloaded something that let me create a
> bootable DOS disk. They have a link to "Premade LINUX Bootdisks..." if
> that's what you need.

Good idea. I had the same problem updating the BIOS of my motherboard.
Had our next door neighbor make a Win98 boot disk.

> If it's a Windows application, perhaps WINE will run it.

Another good idea.


Craig

[Eric Lin]

so I tried wine,
---------------
[root@localhost recover]# wine upgrade.exe
Could not stat /mnt/floppy (No such file or directory), ignoring drive
A:
err:module:import_dll Module (file) MFC42.DLL (which is needed by
F:\tftp_win\release\recover\upgrade.exe) not found
----------------------------------------------------------
that is actiontec dsl model r1524's upgrade file download from
[url]www.qwest.com/dsl/customerservice/Actiontec1524.html[/url]
if you are interest about it, you may download it there or ask
actiontec or qwest.net give out win/dos source code or
hardware/software specification which we can depend to write linux
driver by ourselves.

hope some winehq programers or user give more advice, thanks in
advance, sincere eric

[Jules Dubois]

On 7 Sep 2003 16:00:45 -0700, in article
<98dfe2c.0309071500.bbf85d2@posting.google.com>, Eric Lin wrote:

> so I tried wine,
> ---------------
> [root@localhost recover]# wine upgrade.exe
> Could not stat /mnt/floppy (No such file or directory), ignoring drive
> A:

I think you have to mount the floppy disk manually, before the Wine
application tries to use it, or maybe the automounter, which I don't use,
will do it. Before its mounted, you have to create the mount point and
make sure the Wine configuration file maps A: to the mount point.

> err:module:import_dll Module (file) MFC42.DLL (which is needed by
> F:\tftp_win\release\recover\upgrade.exe) not found

Obviously, the request for MFC42.DLL means the executable file is a Windows
application. I don't know where you can get the file; I copied mine from
Windows 2000.

--
"[O]bviously Linux owes its heritage to Unix, but not its code.
We would not, nor will not, make such a claim."
-- Darl McBride. CEO, The SCO Group. August 2002.

[Eric Lin]

Jules Dubois <bogus@invalid.tld> wrote in message news:<1w8r49cvfut05.16x8mjyek9ios.dlg@40tude.net>. ..

> On 7 Sep 2003 16:00:45 -0700, in article
> <98dfe2c.0309071500.bbf85d2@posting.google.com>, Eric Lin wrote:
>

> > so I tried wine,
> > ---------------
> > [root@localhost recover]# wine upgrade.exe
> > Could not stat /mnt/floppy (No such file or directory), ignoring drive
> > A:

>
> I think you have to mount the floppy disk manually, before the Wine
> application tries to use it, or maybe the automounter, which I don't use,
> will do it. Before its mounted, you have to create the mount point and
> make sure the Wine configuration file maps A: to the mount point.
>

> > err:module:import_dll Module (file) MFC42.DLL (which is needed by
> > F:\tftp_win\release\recover\upgrade.exe) not found

>
> Obviously, the request for MFC42.DLL means the executable file is a Windows
> application. I don't know where you can get the file; I copied mine from
> Windows 2000.

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Dear Jules:

Thanks your reply and worthful information. So would you email me
[email]ericlin@qwest.net[/email] that MFC42.DLL.

Highly appreciate your help, and thanks in advance.

sincere Eric