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this has come at a good time. nearly all thinkpads are undergoing bios updates because of a security issue.. but cannot be done on Linux. I wonder if someone c
by sandGorgon 11y ago
this has come at a good time. nearly all thinkpads are undergoing bios updates because of a security issue.. but cannot be done on Linux.
I wonder if someone can build a howto for Thinkpads on Linux.
- vetinari 11y agoI'm very wary of updating Thinkpad BIOS, since one such update bricked a X230. It ended up by having to get a new mainboard. For a computer outside warranty, that can be pretty expensive.
- josteink 11y ago> nearly all thinkpads are undergoing bios updates because of a security issue.. but cannot be done on Linux. I wonder if someone can build a howto for Thinkpads on Linux. Nonsense. Thinkpads can update the firmware from a bootable CD whose ISO you can download from the Lenovo website. I did this just last week with my Carbon X1. I can guarantee you that no Windows was ever involved.
- sandGorgon 11y agohere's the last one I looked for - http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds001322 http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds001322 Did I make a mistake ?
- discreditable 11y agoBIOS updates for security issues are not new by any means. With the advent of EFI firmwares, we're seeing more security issues than ever. Here's a revision history[1] for a laptop model I work with. The previous model's history is much the same[2], except the updates stopped after Sept. 2014. [1] http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=5071193&swItemId=ob_146857_1&swEnvOid=4158#tab-history http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=5... [2] http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=4145452&swItemId=ob_135445_1&swEnvOid=4059#tab-history http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=4...
- darkr 11y agohttp://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki