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