Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 02:41:48 +0000 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Virtualbox shows only 32-bit machine options Message-ID: <DB8PR06MB6442D07CC5969C242F4A8870F60B0@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <20200127025219.497aa05e@archlinux> References: <VI1PR06MB6448AE9DEF82397F01D6F71EF6090@VI1PR06MB6448.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <CABg51i%2B2VhnucSUzPS_qPO7fOiDQyZY7hGFz1xhtoF8GsnT=uQ@mail.gmail.com> <DB8PR06MB64421BB2C719FE1E842A1852F6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <20200126200007.21775a05@archlinux> <20200126200648.71789189@archlinux> <DB8PR06MB644288AC2D3F72899B50740FF6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <24110.61.962558.823734@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <DB8PR06MB6442268D7C856AC775A575EBF6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <20200127025219.497aa05e@archlinux>
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On 2020-01-27 07:22, Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions wrote: > On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:32:19 +0000, Manish Jain wrote: >> On 2020-01-27 02:40, Robert Huff wrote: >>> >>> Manish Jain writes: >>> >>>> What do you think I should do ? As a side note, I have never >>>> updated BIOS in my life. So if I do it in the coming days, it shall >>>> be a first. >>> >>> It is my understanding that - after carefully researching >>> others' experiences - one ought to always keep the BIOS at the most >>> recent revision. >>> And yes - if you've never done it before it can be >>> _terrifying_. The good news is modern machines make it far safer and >>> less painful than it used to be. >>> >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> >>> >>> Robert Huff >>> >> >> >> Hi Robert/others, >> >> >> So here we go ! >> >> I have downloaded the latest BIOS version's update file >> mb_bios_b450-aorus-elite_f51.zip from Gigabyte's support site. The zip >> archive contains 4 files : >> >> B450AE.F51 >> Efiflash.exe >> autoexec.bat >> readme.txt > > Just for the record then B450M ELITE is at F2, even a F5 wasn't > released. > https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios > > B450 ELITE is at F51. > https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios > >> Since I have never updated BIOS before, I will appreciate assistance >> in what I have to do next. In my understanding, I should >> >> 1) Extract the zip's contents somewhere >> 2) Format a USB pen drive /dev/da0s1 as msdosfs >> 3) Copy the zip's contents to /dev/da0s1 >> 4) Boot from the pen drive >> >> A couple of questions: >> >> 1) Is simply booting from the pen drive enough or do I have to carry >> out some commands ? I do not think I should have to carry out any >> commands because autoexec.bat contains the required command : >> (efiflash.exe B450AE.F51) > > You don't need to boot, just power on the machine and enter the BIOS > with the USB stick attached. > >> 2) There are multiple BIOS updates available at Gigabyte's support >> website between my current BIOS version (F5) and the latest BIOS >> version (F51). Can I directly update from F5 to F51, or whether each >> BIOS update in between has to be carried out sequentially ? That >> really would be a nightmare ! > > In your case it is a nightmare. But usually it isn't. > > "Note: Before updating BIOS to this new version, you MUST follow the > steps as detailed under BIOS F40 discription" > > "Note: > 1. If you are using Q-Flash Utility to update BIOS, make sure you have > updated BIOS to F32 before [...]. Before update BIOS to [...], you have > to install EC FW Update Tool (B19.0517.1 or later version) to avoid > 4DIMM DDR incompatibility on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPU." > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hi Ralf/others, I managed to sequentially update my BIOS from F5 to F51. It took a whole night, a Windows 10 installation and Rufus (unetbootin should be able to do the job, but simply can't create a bootable DOS USB pen drive). That's the good news. The very bad news is the new BIOS still has nothing related to virtualization, and VirtualBox therefore still shows just 32-bit VMs. What do you think ? Should I trash this motherboard and buy something else ? BTW, I have written to Gigabyte but do not expect anything out of it. I used to think Gigabyte boards were good, but now I don't. Can somebody suggest a good motherboard which is : ATX Socket AM4 Memory DDR4 Pairable with AMD Ryzen 3 CPU Thanks, Manish Jain
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