Browsing for some hardware to assemble a new system, nn AMD MSI motherboard caught my attention.

Checking the motherboard compatibility list got me really miffed, as updating BIOS is apparently impossible if not on Window$ and all supported CPUs with integrated graphics require later updates.

MSI was the first brand where I ran Linux, on a Megabook. It installed smoothly, ran flawlessly and even improved battery life and hardware output above what the competition achieved.

Looks like those times are past.

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
    4·
    15 days ago

    I don’t think I’ve ever updated a BIOS from any operating system, always flashed via the BIOS itself. Most can flash the BIOS without even a CPU installed these days.

    It’s a good idea to validate the information before being outraged at it.

    • qyron@sopuli.xyzOP
      0·
      14 days ago

      I have a motherboard that reaches a version that requires OS loading. It has an .exe file. No files directly loadable at BIOS level but I always assumed it an oddity.

      • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        14 days ago

        I’ve seen this before with laptops, but never with desktop motherboards.

        No technical reason they couldn’t release flashable files, so see if someone has extracted and posted them online, or support a better vendor

  • themoken@startrek.website
    1·
    15 days ago

    I don’t have experience with MSI recently, but I’d be really surprised if you couldn’t flash a new BIOS off the system partition or FAT32 USB. You may not be able to update from Linux directly, but almost all motherboards I’ve seen support doing it from the BIOS interface.

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    15 days ago

    Which motherboard do you have? There is almost always a way to load from a flash drive via the BIOS. Many motherboards even have a way to do it from a flashdrive without the UI working at all via a button on the back.