I don't know if my experience is similar to or helpful to you. But I
decided to share it anyway. Please let me know if this info is
inappropriate.
Here is how I updated BIOS on my Dell desktop that runs Ubuntu 22.04.
My computer is not on Dell’s certified list for Linux installations, but
I loaded Linux on it anyway. It wasn't as straightforward as I had
hoped, but with enough effort it is now running fine. It is a Dell XPS
8940 bought from Costco.
Copied from my notes ...
Before updating the BIOS I had
#*dmidecode*
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.2.0 present.
Table at 0x000E0000.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version: 2.4.0
*Release Date: 12/08/2021*
On my system anyway I discovered that even though Linux cannot open
the|||exe| natively,the BIOS deals with it properly.
On 1/18/2023 I did update the BIOS. I went to the site
https://www.dell.com, clicked on |desktops|, then |S||upport|, then
chose |Drivers & Downloads| from the dropdown. I entered XPS 8940 in the
I|dentify your Product| box. I downloaded the file
|XPS_8940_2.13.1.exe|. I put this file on a thumb drive, formatted as FAT.
Then I shutdown my computer, inserted the thumb drive with the BIOS
file, and rebooted, pressing F12 during reboot. The |One-Time Boot Menu|
appears. Why this is called the |One-Time Boot Menu |is beyond me.
I selected |BIOS Flash Update|. I was presented with a screen that
allowed me to navigate to my thumb drive and select the BIOS exe. The
new BIOS was installed and my system rebooted.
# *dmidecode* Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 3.2.0 present.
Table at 0x000E0000. Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes BIOS
Information Vendor: Dell Inc. Version: 2.13.1 R*elease Date: 05/11/2023*
On 1/1/24 8:06 PM, VY wrote:
Thanks for your info
On Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 7:59 PM Ted Mittelstaedt<t...@portlandia-it.com>
wrote:
Find a spare SSD, download the win10 install USB ISO, temporarily swap out
the hard disk with the SSD, install windows, update bios, replace old disk
and wipe the SSD for some other use
The BIOS update almost certainly does nothing to the machine that helps
you with Mint on it. Most of the BIOS updates seem to be released when
the
CPU makers release updates to their microcode, so all that happens after a
BIOS update is the CPU gets updated microcode loaded during POST instead
of
during the Linux kernel boot.
Ted
-----Original Message-----
From: PLUG<plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org> On Behalf Of VY
Sent: Monday, January 1, 2024 4:51 PM
To: Portland Linux/Unix Group<plug@lists.pdxlinux.org>
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Dell BIOS update when I have Linux
So sorry to hear.
Have you try this page?
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131486/update-the-dell-bios-in-a-linux-or-ubuntu-environment
I am tempted but also worry it may causes unexpected damages
On Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 4:20 PM Chuck Hast<wch...@gmail.com> wrote:
I am in the same bucket. I have a Dell that I want to update the BIOS,
and it is the same thing. I followed the "create a dos bootable USB"
as that was offered as a solution with the comment that this may not
work on USB3 machines... Well guess what?? So I am in the same boat.
Kind of like selling you a car and telling you that you can only burn
Shell gas in it.
Microsoft has wreaked more damage on this planet than folks realize.
My wake up was in Spain at a glass container plant, dealing with
something called Conficker on the plant backend network. To say that I
came to hate MS is being nice.
On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 5:57 PM VY<vyau5...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear All:
I bought a refurbished Dell laptop last year. It has been working
well
so
far.
I just visited Dell.com support and they said I have a new BIOS I
can update.
However, their update "executable" is a Windows EXE and I am running
Linux
Mint and I am not going to move to Windows.
Is there a way I can update my BIOS on my Dell laptop while running
Linux?
thanks
-v
