Re: Updating motherboard BIOS without MS Windows

In reply to: Nuno Teixeira : "Updating motherboard BIOS without MS Windows"
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From: Bob Bishop <rb_at_gid.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:34:18 UTC

Hi,

> On 11 Nov 2023, at 10:56, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Maybe not the best mailing to ask it but...
> 
> How do you update BIOS without Windows since most brands only have bios software to windows?
> 
> I'm about to buy a new pc without windows license and I'm looking for brands that have bios-cli that work in FreeBSD.

Can’t speak to specific brands but it’s becoming pretty common to be able to update firmware from UEFI shell.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Nuno Teixeira
> FreeBSD Committer (ports)

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Bob Bishop
rb@gid.co.uk