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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by gpstarman to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

How to update BIOS on a system that only use Linux as OS.

Asking this because some clowns at Acer decided that they will only provide BIOS updates through Windows Update.

Edit: I'm not talking about installing the BIOS file. They don't even provide BIOS file in the first place.

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[–] SkullLord666@links.hackliberty.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is a large part of why I try to buy hardware with coreboot support. Your best option is probably to get a cheap 2nd drive and have a Win install on it. I'm pretty sure you can run win 10 off a USB, that would probably work, just make sure you change the drive boot order in the BIOS for the update.

[–] gpstarman 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My Lenovo laptops running fedora get BIOS updates via dnf

[–] gpstarman 1 points 1 month ago

Well, sucks to be me.

[–] theRealBassist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

What Acer board are you trying to update?

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