On 04/08/2016 08:39 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:
Samsung may not be supported yet, but there is a Linux tool called
fwupd and the client is fwupdmgr.
http://www.fwupd.org/users
https://github.com/hughsie/fwupd
For computers with UEFI firmware, the built-in firmware often has a
firmware update specific option and will accept a (hopefully signed
only) payload which you can download from the manufacturer. I know
that the Intel NUC offers this method. Their firmware also offers a
way for the firmware itself to download its own updates, obviating the
need for a USB stick entirely.
For computers with BIOS firmware, the manufacturer should offer a
bootable ISO that you can burn to optical media. Windows was not
required. And Samsung has used this same approach for updating SSD
firmware, where it boots the computer using FreeDOS and then applies
the firmware to the SSD - this was the "Mac OS" compatible download
option, hilariously enough.
You could also try freedos:
http://www.freedos.org/
I always keep a small USB drive around with it for just such
emergencies.
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