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#1 2011-01-02 03:50:11
- taylorchu
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[solved]updating bios with archlinux
how to update bios with (arch)linux?
my laptop is Asus s1300 series.
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#2 2011-01-02 04:08:00
- Gullible Jones
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
Make an ISO image with FreeDOS, the BIOS ROM, and the flashing utility, and burn it. Alternatively use a USB stick. Boot from the CD or stick and run the flashing utility from FreeDOS.
(Apologies for the vagueness, I last did this about a year ago and forget exactly what it entails.)
But yeah, flashing BIOS from within Linux is really not recommended last I checked. Most manufacturers provide a DOS flashing utility, and AFAIK that's the way to go; especially with laptops.
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#3 2011-01-02 04:51:24
- Inxsible
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
Something I did a few months ago. I wrote up the wiki article as well. Maybe it will help you out.
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#4 2011-01-02 08:55:43
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
I used Flashrom.
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#5 2011-01-02 19:02:30
- taylorchu
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
updated bios with flashrom + archwiki.
thanks.
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#6 2024-09-07 11:54:36
- gzyms
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
It's worth adding that for older Dell machines, like mine optiplex 9020, there is yet another, easy way to flash the bios (since `fwupdmgr` does not support that platform).
Download the bios from dell `www.dell.com/support/drivers`, then take a dos-compatible pendrive (FAT32 e.g.), write the `bios_file.exe` to the stick, reboot and press F12 to enter `one-time-boot` menu.
Then - one of the options there is a "flashing tool", that requires just the `bios_file.exe` to be present on the usb stick. If the tool does not see the usb stick, you may try to create a `FAT-16` partition there and flag it with `boot` (e.g. with gparted or partitionmanager).
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#7 2024-09-07 12:14:29
- Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
Holy necrobump, Batman!
As the antediluvian OP refers to ASUS I would note that BIOS updates can be copied to the EFI system partition and run directly from the BIOS menus with their "Easy Flash" utility. It's very nice.
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#8 2024-09-07 14:51:35
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Re: [solved]updating bios with archlinux
Closing this old topic.
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