commander@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 days agoDell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Servicewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down12
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minus-squareplacebo@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoCan I update bios on my laptop with this? On the website, Lenovo only offers an exe file for Windows - can’t even install it manually in BIOS like I’d normally do on a desktop PC.
minus-squareBritishJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·4 days agoYes, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fwupd
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoHmm, I need to spend more time with fwupd. I assume it’s possible to extract the firmware payload from the exe and apply it with fwupd?
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoWith certain devices, yes, it’s possible. My Microsoft surface pro 6 can update its various firmwares from the blobs extracted from the official exe.
Can I update bios on my laptop with this? On the website, Lenovo only offers an exe file for Windows - can’t even install it manually in BIOS like I’d normally do on a desktop PC.
Yes, https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fwupd
Hmm, I need to spend more time with fwupd.
I assume it’s possible to extract the firmware payload from the exe and apply it with fwupd?
With certain devices, yes, it’s possible. My Microsoft surface pro 6 can update its various firmwares from the blobs extracted from the official exe.