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How to perform a BIOS upgrade on M3800 Ubuntu Linux (vanilla: not sputnik)
Hi,
I think I tried all I could find on the net but no way to upgrade the BIOS to A10 so far.
freedos fails with "This program cannot be run in DOS mode".
How can I update the BIOS?
No window options please: I don't have any windows machines.
bas256
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January 24th, 2016 13:00
From my memory, I cannot currently find the url where I found this, so please check carefully:
BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP !!!
BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP !!!
sudo cp 9343_BIOS_Rev_A05.exe /boot/efi/
Boot in your computer BIOS (hit F12 when Dell's logo is displayed) then select Bios Flash Update and the update will be installed.
I was surprised that the uefi could run exe files, but apparently it can.
The A07 was surprisingly painless for me.
elpaso_66
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January 24th, 2016 14:00
Thanks for your answer, unfortunately I've not any /boot/efi folder.
The first thing I did when I got the machine was to replace the HDD with my 512 GB Samsung PRO SSD, coming from my previous laptop and I was up and running in no time (it's Linux: move the HDD to another laptop and it will probably just run fine)..
I think that the only option I have is upgrading the bios from an usb stick.
Sadly, the good old simple and standard method of using free dos to run the bios flasher is not working anymore.