Updating BIOS via Linux ?
Updating BIOS via Linux ?
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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fwupd maybe?
(arch btw) but the tools are available on other distros
7 0 ReplyThank you
But, I'm not talking about installing the BIOS file. They don't even provide BIOS file in the first place.
6 2 ReplyIf fwupd support is present from Acer, which it may not be, fwupd will download the update itself.
4 0 ReplyOH I misunderstood.
What is the exact model of
laptopAcer device?edit
I know this is an absolutely cop out answer but, do you have a specific need to actually upgrade your bios at all?
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https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/510-how-to-update-your-bios-on-an-acer-notebook-computer
From the linked page
- Visit the Acer Drivers and Manuals page .
- Enter your Serial Number or select your model from the list.
- Select BIOS/Firmware and click the Download link for the BIOS you want to install.
- Open the folder where the file downloaded to, then right-click on the file name and select Extract All.
- Double-click the file application file that was extracted to begin the install.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to install the BIOS. Make sure you have an AC adapter connected.
3 0 Replydo you have a specific need to actually upgrade your bios at all?
No, I'm just curious.
- Enter your Serial Number or select your model from the list.
Those suckers don't even have a page for my model. ( Acer One 14 Z2-493 )
- Double-click the file application file that was extracted to begin the install.
Also, this works only on Windows right? Because they only provide .exe
4 2 ReplyCorrect - but the next thing I was going to suggest, you can extract the EXE i believe, if you peruse the archwiki link.
It might be an exe you could run in FreeDOS, or you could extract the actual firmware file and install with another tool
4 0 Replyyou can extract the EXE i believe
Yes, that's possible.
But, I am scared about screwing uy BIOS.
3 2 ReplyThat is always a risk when updating a bios!
Depending on the motherboard (I think its more on desktop mobos) you get two bios chips, one used to recover from a bad flash of the other
edit it could also be the case there hasn’t been a bios update released
3 0 ReplyThere is a new BIOS update. But I think I'm just gonna leave it at this point.
3 0 ReplyYou might as well try. Had a similar issue with Samsung SSD, where they only had support for windows with a .exe, but which created a small Linux system that was installed in the UEFI boot position. So I searched for the Linux executable in the middle of all that mess and executed it directly. Problem solved.
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