[GTALUG] Tutorials on Linux command-line -- any interest?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 04:22:49PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> When the PC clones first appeared, the universal OS was DOS.  That's
> what they used as a platform for firmware updates.  Only later did
> Windows come along and eventually motherboard manufacturers had to run
> the update tools under Windows.  Many support both but some require
> Windows.  Many document this poorly.

I like the ones that have firmware update support built in to the
firmware itself.

> There is some effort to support firmware update under Linux.  I'm not
> likely to try it because I judge the ratio of risk to reward
> to be unfavourable.
> 
> (The first time I bought a motherboard that came with a Windows
> firmware update, I tried it and it bricked the board.  The
> manufacturer said it was my fault.  Luckily I had captured a screen
> shot of their web page where they had briefly admitted culpability, so
> they did end up covering it under warranty.)

Ouch.

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Len Sorensen