From nobody Sat Nov 11 11:47:07 2023 X-Original-To: freebsd-current@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4SSDSY1vnfz50PCY for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:47:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from garyj@gmx.de) Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.15.15]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mout.gmx.net", Issuer "Telekom Security ServerID OV Class 2 CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4SSDSX6fw8z4v1N; Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:47:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from garyj@gmx.de) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.de; s=s31663417; t=1699703227; x=1700308027; i=garyj@gmx.de; bh=7ekLuVB+lNO3ftr/pvOZX9kQNLL4QlKCvb2iePAD920=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References: Reply-To; b=kTudVUbbdIp9UNCvc1APKuFrHjXkbn4A70hjMCyCWf1y2HeBE5wgYwj86e8Bc92D nmBOHMg9F9LgOUufRhDP/9DkjDFTLdEqpM9//5Z79tptJIia5Ju+yoMaMcSF2/3gL HM8HXxHW9vyjPQzbTdnboGyMIcWxNmIUZTz0OTJ3Bvj/bEGACMRPv9kiT92j45Zey MtMi/bE15ZXFI3ylwt+VrhF5JXfIN3817enc76G3hgSkBZcjGlmNcmIi+cgtIN9Fu T2JZscOdfdCLizoN64XVQFOnhRTeIphWWqzEoeH7UasWdtKvodMHRJYro6H1CVpwc LaYBEFsL0KNy33NUqg== X-UI-Sender-Class: 724b4f7f-cbec-4199-ad4e-598c01a50d3a Received: from ernst.home ([217.226.57.134]) by mail.gmx.net (mrgmx004 [212.227.17.190]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MRTRH-1qn9sU3J8n-00NPlB; Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:47:07 +0100 Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 11:47:07 +0000 From: Gary Jennejohn To: Nuno Teixeira Cc: FreeBSD CURRENT Subject: Re: Updating motherboard BIOS without MS Windows Message-ID: <20231111124707.4a8c963d@ernst.home> In-Reply-To: References: Reply-To: garyj@gmx.de X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.19.1 (GTK+ 2.24.33; amd64-portbld-freebsd14.0) List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:F1B8AS9RIUVOqcMh25wBXOG82nWbbuYMWOM3K3XdwaQcg+wjOdq f6E48Flq8uPAXc995LBKgBp47y7RQsytvqSEjThgR0mjqC0Q0/Bw1Vq35ADzi5IGzOs8P1i SaZSlQHtOiInKuUzasEJxxBoWAMyPP7/MdEeedzpoXSRhU3g/Fqb9DdsxInf1EJM+tjmtJQ G1FmWOboBP1ClfcNUc52Q== X-Spam-Flag: NO UI-OutboundReport: notjunk:1;M01:P0:yid548w/V4A=;obzAhBxoqYmIv/++cuSv3xgTSFF R+O1eo1p9y5cP26OVggYskgjrSgnUvoZW5I6FOU4vIB5+mz8tFCHqzdcBjTpX/Dlexp1SG0bp lkWpwQ7VNQInwbVumfvLy5IP4Q1d2PRD7PuPLxi34LAknjePRFpXbny72XsGt07dEg9jgZ4rP 8HcZmRjNFQ7KnbPlW5uGm46EA791sJbZOu4T9MwpZG4zYDVMJLpSYRREZPpYenvU9jthmZE5d s434+3tJ4EKD/LIfFPdeH4thhFh9xTzVSWcxYPttc45j7kOHwbDwE/L6un94RukQkJQTsUkpp 8XQMFXv5IvYLgsoAYfeITlDlFMJxMzOLuUhqUgCD8JEJHDoHXcQihJo1JUJ+PG3Hk7/cFEmoH hi+OlGjfj8XFVobFwCtWdsNXmQpsl1yMTxntiS49n4OXgzZLxS2xPjeI3cNAFzp3CxLwizEjH 2ljLWSDGiKs78k93KOIWAHA/4bWhZEpPNGhZMcIXtHE0KZdYwKENRJSX00VStE4a1/oHhzLqb N0WHB+XOyhXF1dxBuCz3kWQdICGX6KMJpXv0sHMbQdYyVxIX4GZhPaUzla+636OaRb3Iqmrmf 13VHWykTmbrQSBvHw4yvLftUVPnQp7Ue7YOmxn8pkvlIDvG9dkQQMNLwhe4pvQkSS5gYeUQkj ti+1SdwEEyoXCF2g7NY4TNoCViiN5zBPJ78xm91efKqmsSyWyXXobDFC04qouSvSfL3+B0DDj LMBuZfG8+Siq/o0yq9Ql1wCNfWrOj4kdDqTLM3x5PbSLO4sQuPbXsUZBdY92N5BnQx6QH5nU5 W2c3g8ZwHoZ29OSFMAuYPTeg1dKd/Imm1v4zdJRgoWPdLk4P5hSN2RRlmooqaXLZWZKfivtZ6 C9k98mRntOfUh/db91Rww9SrxHFAhJVha3n4qbD15LjA48oYEaU8dO2utgz0sh+g5v2UZ3bai 5izDfRSQyOHfpyYqp+99odA7kj8= X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:8560, ipnet:212.227.0.0/16, country:DE] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4SSDSX6fw8z4v1N On Sat, 11 Nov 2023 10:56:58 +0000 Nuno Teixeira 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. > > Thanks, > I've used a few different mainboards (Asus, Gigabyte) and I've never used Windows to update the BIOS. Most BIOSes allow updating from 1) a thumb drive with DOS (FreeDOS) installed and the BIOS image present or 2) just a BIOS image on a thumb drive with a FAT32 file system. I always use the second option. You should be able to get the mainboard's manual as a PDF on-line and then take a look at the BIOS description. It should clearly describe all supported options for updating the BIOS. =2D- Gary Jennejohn