On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 14:08:29 -0700 Fred <f...@blakemfg.com> wrote: > On 1/8/21 1:08 PM, d...@d404.nl wrote: > > On 08-01-2021 20:52, Fred wrote: > >> On 1/8/21 8:09 AM, Antony Stone wrote: > >>> On Friday 08 January 2021 at 15:43:37, Fred wrote: > >>> > >>>> Is there a Devuan program that can update the motherboard BIOS? > >>>> I don't > >>>> do Windows. > >>> > >>> I can't imagine there being anything Devuan-specific for this > >>> sort of thing > >>> (ie: it'll either be standard Debian, or generic Linux), but to > >>> get a meaningful answer to the question the main bit of > >>> information you need to > >>> supply is "what make / model of motherboard". > >>> > >>> > >>> Antony. > >>> > >> I don't understand what you mean. As far as I know one has to use > >> Windows to update a BIOS. > >> > >> I bought a Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 mb and an Intel i5-7500 CPU which > >> is listed as compatible with that mb. Unfortunately that CPU > >> requires F20 version BIOS and the mb came with F3. It will not > >> run at all without F20. I will need to buy an older CPU that will > >> work with F3 which will allow the computer to power up. If there > >> is a Linux program to update the BIOS then I can install Devuan > >> and then update. Otherwise I will still have to buy the old CPU > >> and find someone that has a bootable Windows HD useable on the mb > >> and have them update the BIOS. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Fred > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Dng mailing list > >> Dng@lists.dyne.org > >> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > > > > You do not need Windows to update a BIOS on a Gigabyte mb but can > > use Q-Flash from BIOS instead. Too bad you still need a working > > processor and memory to make this work. Your motherboard does not > > support Q-Flash Plus with which you even do not need a processor to > > update the BIOS. > > > > Grtz. > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dng mailing list > > Dng@lists.dyne.org > > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > > > Hi Nick, > The Gigabyte web site Q-Flash instructions say it needs a USB-floppy
I suspect an OR is implied as in USB or floppy. > device. Do you know if it will work with a USB flash drive instead? It should. > And which USB port is to be used? Try them in order. Ref manual? > The update is a zip file. Does it > need to be unzipped first? Probably. > I have ordered a CPU that supposedly will > work with the existing F3 BIOS. Unfortunately it cost $120. FWIW, I stopped using gigabyte mobos years(decade?) ago as their attitude to Linux was unhelpful. YMMV, but I also found them to suffer short lives. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng