Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-14 Thread SDA
On Thu, Mar 08, 2018 at 03:38:58PM +0100, Sven Hoexter wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2018 at 09:22:06PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > > Hi, > > > sudo apt install grub-imageboot; > > sudo cp 7wuj43uc.iso /boot/images; > > sudo update-grub2; > > > > then reboot, and select the right cd image in your g

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-08 Thread Jimmy Johnson
On 03/07/2018 07:37 PM, emetib wrote: has anyone tried to update their bios from debian or linux in general? i've looked at these pages -> https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS038945 and have downloaded the packages that they say to get, and have also d

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-08 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Wed, Mar 07, 2018 at 09:22:06PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: Hi, > sudo apt install grub-imageboot; > sudo cp 7wuj43uc.iso /boot/images; > sudo update-grub2; > > then reboot, and select the right cd image in your grub menu. That's a nice approach. Added it to https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware/

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread Forest Dean Feighner
On Mar 8, 2018 12:22 AM, "Don Armstrong" wrote: Just: sudo apt install grub-imageboot; sudo cp 7wuj43uc.iso /boot/images; sudo update-grub2; then reboot, and select the right cd image in your grub menu. Going OT a little but is that all you have to do to add ISOs to grub!? -- Don Armstron

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread Don Armstrong
On Wed, 07 Mar 2018, emetib wrote: > found a cd image, yet don't have any cd's to burn one to. i only use > usb sticks now. doing more searching and it seems others have updated > their bios' from linux, so i'll keep reading. Just: sudo apt install grub-imageboot; sudo cp 7wuj43uc.iso /boot/image

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread Jape Person
On 03/07/2018 10:37 PM, emetib wrote: > has anyone tried to update their bios from debian or linux in general? > > i've looked at these pages -> > https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS > https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS038945 > > and have downloaded the packages that they say to get, and

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread emetib
On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 10:00:05 PM UTC-6, emetib wrote: > has anyone tried to update their bios from debian or linux in general? > > i've looked at these pages -> > https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS > https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS038945 > > and have downloaded the packages

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread emetib
On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 10:00:05 PM UTC-6, emetib wrote: > has anyone tried to update their bios from debian or linux in general? > > i've looked at these pages -> > https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS > https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS038945 > > and have downloaded the packages

Re: update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread Don Armstrong
On Wed, 07 Mar 2018, emetib wrote: > has anyone tried to update their bios from debian or linux in general? In the past, I've used Lenovo's CD image to update the bios; it's generally easier and better tested. For server hardware, HP's and Dells firmware update packages have worked well when I've

update bios from debian

2018-03-07 Thread emetib
has anyone tried to update their bios from debian or linux in general? i've looked at these pages -> https://wiki.debian.org/FlashBIOS https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS038945 and have downloaded the packages that they say to get, and have also downloaded the new bios from lenovo's we