On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 14:08:29 -0700
Fred <fred@???> wrote:

> On 1/8/21 1:08 PM, dng@??? 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

I suspect an OR is implied as in USB or floppy.

> device. Do you know if it will work with a USB flash drive instead?

It should.

> And which USB port is to be used?

Try them in order. Ref manual?

> The update is a zip file. Does it
> need to be unzipped first?

Probably.

> I have ordered a CPU that supposedly will
> work with the existing F3 BIOS. Unfortunately it cost $120.

FWIW, I stopped using gigabyte mobos years(decade?) ago as their
attitude to Linux was unhelpful. YMMV, but I also found them to suffer
short lives.