Hello there,
First of all, thanks to the excellent support that the Minix support team gave via E-Mail using support@minix.com.hk
Contact them if you need technical help. They seem to be very competent and usually answer on the same day. Many thanks to them!
Now, if you use Minix Z100-0DB with GNU/Linux only, there's a very easy way to update it's firmware (AKA BIOS) without having to use Windows.
-Download the BIOS update from this MEGA link, called "MINIX NEO Z100-0dB AD0J0181 20240308.zip" and decompress it:
>>>>>Z100-0DB BIOS update download link<<<<<
(Should the MEGA link go down, ask the support team on support@minix.com.hk)
-Open a terminal window.
-Install the GNU/Linux flashrom utility. Using Debian/Ubuntu it's as simple as:
After the flashing process is complete, you can safely reboot the computer and enter the BIOS menu by repeatedly pressing DELETE to re-adjust the settings to your liking.
Here you have it: firmware updating without infesting your very nice Z100-0DB with Windows.
First of all, thanks to the excellent support that the Minix support team gave via E-Mail using support@minix.com.hk
Contact them if you need technical help. They seem to be very competent and usually answer on the same day. Many thanks to them!
Now, if you use Minix Z100-0DB with GNU/Linux only, there's a very easy way to update it's firmware (AKA BIOS) without having to use Windows.
-Download the BIOS update from this MEGA link, called "MINIX NEO Z100-0dB AD0J0181 20240308.zip" and decompress it:
>>>>>Z100-0DB BIOS update download link<<<<<
(Should the MEGA link go down, ask the support team on support@minix.com.hk)
-Open a terminal window.
-Install the GNU/Linux flashrom utility. Using Debian/Ubuntu it's as simple as:
-Get a backup of your current BIOS flash contents, just in case something goes wrong:sudo apt-get install flashrom
-Flash the new BIOS using flashrom and the flashrom file included in this post's attachment, which is called AD0J0181.bin:flashrom --programmer internal -c "Opaque flash chip" -r bios_flash_backup.bin
flashrom --programmer internal -c "Opaque flash chip" -w AD0J0181.bin
After the flashing process is complete, you can safely reboot the computer and enter the BIOS menu by repeatedly pressing DELETE to re-adjust the settings to your liking.
Here you have it: firmware updating without infesting your very nice Z100-0DB with Windows.