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What's the easiest way to update bios on my Ubuntu laptop without a USB? (lemm.ee)
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As a lifelong Windows user I've just for the first time switched to Ubuntu and I'm learning how to navigate the system but I haven't found an easy way to update my Carbon's X1 Gen 6 BIOS from its hard disk and would appreciate any advice.

I'd be also happy to hear what I should do as a newcomer to Ubuntu to make my experience with it better and have an easier time overall.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Have you tried fwupd ?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yes but they don't have my laptop in the device list: no Carbon X1 Gen 6 (only Gen 9)

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

There's a lot of "X1 Carbon 6th" listed here.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I have that laptop and I've gotten quite a few updates through fwupd.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Honestly, given how annoying the alternatives are, I would say just buy a USB drive and put the bios file on there. You can get very good ones for under $20 and almost free ones if you don't mind having an old tiny one.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is the real answer. In this day and age where a 16gb USB stick can be had for literally $5usd on Amazon, it would be silly not to have a few kicking around. I don’t think any Linux distro live environment media requires more than 16gb, and it’s more than enough for updating a bios. I even used one to update the infotainment system in my vehicle last week. Kind of a necessary tool.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Even if you need one immediately and can't wait on Amazon, it's back to school season. They are plentiful everywhere. Target, Walmart, Kroger, Staples, Office Depot, etc. etc. etc.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I just did this for the motherboard on my desktop PC (thanks Intel and your CPU update!) and it requires a clean boot device of some kind to boot into UEFI. It has nothing to do with the OS of the device.

In my case, yeah, I did it from a thumb drive, but I could see making a boot CD that has the bios files on it as well.

OTOH if you have the capability of burning and booting a boot CD it's probably way easier to just use a thumb drive.

One thing I'll note, on my motherboard, only using the keyboard to navigate the UEFI menu failed to update. :( I had to connect a physical mouse to run the menus.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

You might want to post this in the Linux community instead. [email protected]

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Copy bios image to uefi partition and try to open it when in bios, if there is flasher in it.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Without usb?

Dual boot into windows and use Lenovo’s utilities.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I don't have windows

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