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Date:      Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:12:04 +0100
From:      =?UTF-8?Q?Goran_Meki=C4=87?= <meka@tilda.center>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Updating motherboard BIOS without MS Windows
Message-ID:  <293cd1ee-4f90-4599-91bd-9d2ea1bbac24@tilda.center>
In-Reply-To: <CAFDf7UJPJSwO0R=5ZiFdRLH0GCnkuWCTmbFYHSfi3uTBpUG9Uw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/11/23 11:56, 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,
>
> -- 
> Nuno Teixeira
> FreeBSD Committer (ports)

The board I have has one of the USB ports as "special". When you copy 
BIOS/UEFI update to it, stick it there and there's a button to update. I 
didn't try this myself, I read it from the board documentation, so I 
can't tell you the exact procedure and if it's doable from within FreeBSD.

Regards,
meka

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/11/23 11:56, Nuno Teixeira wrote:<br>
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        <div>Hello all,</div>
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        <div>Maybe not the best mailing to ask it but...</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>How do you update BIOS without Windows since most brands
          only have bios software to windows?</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>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.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Thanks,<br>
        </div>
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          <span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br>
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            <div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Nuno
                Teixeira<br>
                FreeBSD Committer (ports)</span></div>
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    <p>The board I have has one of the USB ports as "special". When you
      copy BIOS/UEFI update to it, stick it there and there's a button
      to update. I didn't try this myself, I read it from the board
      documentation, so I can't tell you the exact procedure and if it's
      doable from within FreeBSD.</p>
    <p>Regards,<br>
      meka<br>
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