Re: more newbie-friendly dual-boot instructions?

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On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 09:54:53AM -0500, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
> 
> On 12/8/20 9:35 AM, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> > I wasn't aware you could do BIOS or firmware updates from a VM. With
> > USB passthru, I guess there is some hardware that can be operated or
> > configured from a VM.  However, it is much harder to "swap" the
> > pre-installed copy of Windows to become a VM than it is to configure
> > dual-boot.
> It depends what firmware you're looking to update. I have definitely, 
> without any stress at all, done firmware updates for various external 
> hardware (high-end cameras, scanners, cricut, etc) through the USB 
> passthru function of GNOME Boxes.
> 
> For the firmware and BIOS of my laptop itself... I always use Lenovo 
> hardware, generally I'd crack the files open using Windows and IIRC set 
> up a boot disk to install them. No baremetal Windows needed. That's no 
> longer necessary now because of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, I can 
> update the firmware now easy as any system package update.
> 
> If you really, really needed windows bare metal for such an occasional 
> usage pattern though, wouldn't a Windows Live Media setup be better?
> > Also, a VM cannot be used to diagnose hardware problems.
> I'm not sure what hardware problems couldn't be diagnosed in a native 
> Linux OS, but certainly Windows Live Media can be useful here as well.
> >> If the problem is that your Windows license didn't include a copy of the
> >> Windows installer, that's a different problem entirely, isn't it?
> > I suppose, but that is not in my control.  Well, strictly speaking I
> > could go out of my way to buy a laptop without Windows pre-installed,
> > then purchase a separate retail copy of Windows, but that has a higher
> > barrier to entry.
> Doesn't cost you anything if you have a valid preinstall license, see 
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/
> 
> This all seems to be a (dated?) edge case to me?? 🤷

Okay.  I guess I'm out of touch with modern Windows possibilities. :)
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