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Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD



On 10/13/2017 01:56 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Felix Miata wrote:

What I would do is remove the HD currently
installed, temporarily install some other HD,
install Windows on that, install the BIOS
update, then reinstall the original HD that
has Debian already installed.

Why not install XP, apply the upgrade, and
install Debian? Isn't that less work than the
separate HD idea?

There is a Windows XP Live iso(Hiren's Boot CD) on the net with all the tools one would need to upgrade the bios and many other things and it's free and neutered too.
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Jimmy Johnson

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