Comment 533 for bug 1690085

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In , owenswerk (owenswerk-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

(In reply to fin4478 from comment #445)
> (In reply to Owen Swerkstrom from comment #443)
> I have no way to upgrade it since the upgrade tools require Windows.
>
> Win10 is free and runs freely forever. Download the iso file from ms site.
> Mount the iso file virtually and copy files to a gparted fat32 formatted and
> bootable usb memory stick. Make space for win10 about 30GB with gparted in
> your main drive. Boot from the usb memory and install win10, skip
> registration key dialog etc.

Thanks, I didn't know that. But, since figuring out zenstates.py, I appear to be set. Fingers crossed! (Anyway, I'd rather keep the cpu busy than install windows. ;^)

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BIOS updates should have their own boot images; how on Earth they can get away with requiring a specific OS is all kinds of backwards.
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