On Wed, 2024-01-17 at 11:38 -0500, Steve Cossette wrote: > > I have a Lenovo laptop myself for which, if I want to update the firmware, I > gotta boot into windows or I am out of luck. Trust me, it sucks, but... what > are you gonna do. > Going a bit off-topic, but I have two Lenovo laptops (one for home, one for work) and it is possible to update the bios without Windows. On the Lenovo website amongst the drivers is an ISO image which can be put onto a CD/DVD or memory stick for manually updating the bios. You also need to download the relevant bios image, and put that on to the CD/DVD or memory stick. Booting off that device it either prompts for the bios image name or assumes it to be something (I cannot remember which method it uses), but it then updates the bios for you. Obviously it's a bit scary, you don't want a power cut during the process, and it rebooting itself a couple of times makes you wonder if it is actually going to come back to you, but I have done this 3 or 4 times now and it works fine. As said, no MS Windows required. John. -- John Horne | Senior Operations Analyst | Technology and Information Services University of Plymouth | Drake Circus | Plymouth | Devon | PL4 8AA | UK ________________________________ [https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif]<http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. While we take every care, University of Plymouth accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. University of Plymouth does not accept responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form. -- _______________________________________________ kde mailing list -- kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to kde-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
