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How to fix any computer - The Oatmeal

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How to fix any computer - The Oatmeal

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linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

A guide to fixing any Windows, Mac, or Linux computer

I just spent three hours trying to update the firmware on my Dell dock from a Linux environment. Solution: quietly weep, revert to Windows (for a few minutes to run the .exe from Windows boot disk).

Before anyone starts trying to troubleshoot it, yes, I tried all the things in fwupdmgr. Even went so far as to install snap because Dell’s Linux tool required it, and that failed as well.

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Is that even possible?
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  depends on the device, but i have a VM just for this purpose. the device passes through to the VM and i update the firmware from there.

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