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