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As a Linux user would this be an option for installing Bios and Intel ME updates on machines with Windows only tools available? Or is Windows-To-Go still a saf
by nominated1 7y ago
As a Linux user would this be an option for installing Bios and Intel ME updates on machines with Windows only tools available? Or is Windows-To-Go still a safer option?
- msandford 7y agoVery curious about this exact question! I've got a Dell XPS 13 that I put Mint onto and the only way to get it to play nice with a dell WD16 triple-monitor dock is to update the BIOS and things of that nature. I did so on another XPS 13 I have (which still has Windows on it because it only has 4GB of RAM) and that sorted things right out. fingers crossed
- ac29 7y agoWhich XPS13 do you have? You can update firmware from linux with fwupd, going back as far as the 9350 model. https://fwupd.org https://fwupd.org
- msandford 7y ago9350 or 9360 I think. Still have USB A ports. This is great news! Hopefully I'll be able to get things going thataway.
- Hello71 7y agoI think the firmware on those models can just load the Windows firmware update executable. Save it to your ESP or a USB flash drive and try to select it in the firmware update menu.
- morpheuskafka 7y agoThis will work just as well and is much less complicated than WtG. WinPE has actually been around since the days of Windows XP. I always like to have a WtG USB around in case I need to run some Windows apps and persist there data after reboot, but this should be just fine for a one-off update.