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
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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
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Hi Nick,
The Gigabyte web site Q-Flash instructions say it needs a USB-floppy
device. Do you know if it will work with a USB flash drive instead?
And which USB port is to be used? The update is a zip file. Does it
need to be unzipped first? I have ordered a CPU that supposedly will
work with the existing F3 BIOS. Unfortunately it cost $120.
Best regards,
Fred
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