Error after upgrading bios on IBM Thinkpad T60

08 Feb 2012 » English Post, Thinkpad

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After updating bios from 1.07 to 2.13 I got the error:

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After updating bios from 1.07 to 2.13 I got the error:

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After another screen show:

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After updating bios from 1.07 to 2.13 I got the error:

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After updating bios from 1.07 to 2.13 I got the error:

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After another screen show:

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To fix we have to set default values to NIC’s rom.

Download the Intel ethernet boot utility:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=19186&keyword=%22proboot.exe%22&DownloadType=Utilities%2c+Tools+and+Examples&OSFullname=OS+Independent&lang=eng

I copied to a DOS usb boot pendrive. Two commands must be run:

  1. To see NIC’s Port

#BootUtil -p

  1. To set default data:

#bootutil -nic=X -defcfg

Change X with the number that is returned by previous command, usually 1.

Setting PXE EEPROM words back to defaults on NIC 1...done

Everything smooth…

Another workaround is going to bios and set “Read Network ROM on Startup” disabled under Config-network.

Source

More info about updating and configuring Linux on this laptop and about IBM/Lenovo can be found in thinkwiki.org

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