So my goal is to extract and modify one file(platform.ini) within the pe archive(V5WE2217.exe)
This is to enable an option/switch when the bios program runs.
If I execute this file without extracting I have no errors in the program:
I'm still not sure if data after end of payload is an issue but I did resolve my bios lockout problem. The rest of this post does not relate to 7zip so feel free to close/delete post. Although this might help other people having/had similar problem.
Thank you!
From here was able to download 'pwgen-insyde.exe' program. It generated an unlock password.
After three attempts at entering a password during startup on laptop, I was prompted for a unlock password. It gave a key that I used with the mentioned program above. I was then able to unlock laptop and disable secure boot, enable legacy mode and so on. This has really helped since somehow after a bios update, I was locked out of bios since that time.
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Hi,
So my goal is to extract and modify one file(platform.ini) within the pe archive(V5WE2217.exe)
This is to enable an option/switch when the bios program runs.
If I execute this file without extracting I have no errors in the program:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5jTxFo3HUp-RzVaSnFQN3B0bUk/view?usp=sharing
When I try to extract I get the following error from 7zip:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5jTxFo3HUp-ZmFhVGxmRnFhaTA/view?usp=sharing
9 files were extracted successfully:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5jTxFo3HUp-Qy1aQWM4Q0I2aWM/view?usp=sharing
After extraction, if I try to run InsydeFlashx64.exe, I get the following error:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5jTxFo3HUp-QThjVHZKaGpSRkE/view?usp=sharing
Do I get this error about ROM file not found from inproper extraction in 7zip or has nothing to do with 7zip?
Thanks,
Zach
Last edit: Zach 2015-08-11
Here's an update after two days.
I'm still not sure if data after end of payload is an issue but I did resolve my bios lockout problem.
The rest of this post does not relate to 7zip so feel free to close/delete post. Although this might help other people having/had similar problem.
Thank you!
I visited the site: http://dogber1.blogspot.com/2009/05/table-of-reverse-engineered-bios.html
From here was able to download 'pwgen-insyde.exe' program. It generated an unlock password.
After three attempts at entering a password during startup on laptop, I was prompted for a unlock password. It gave a key that I used with the mentioned program above. I was then able to unlock laptop and disable secure boot, enable legacy mode and so on. This has really helped since somehow after a bios update, I was locked out of bios since that time.