Having I problem with my Asus sound card and while checking around on the Asus website I found out that my Bios has not been upgraded since I bought my laptop .... found this video on how to do it using the Asus EZ Flash 3 Utility ....
The video only mentions using Windows .... my question is will this also work on Linux using the same steps as outlined for EZ Flash in the 2nd half of the video .....
This is something I don't take lightly as done wrong can brick my laptop ....
Thanks
Also please note the lag in the video been getting that a lot on YouTube lately ..... anyone else ????
Do You want update the BIOS of a Laptop or a Motherboard? I ask because with Motherboard, it is a bit different than in this Video. Can You say the Model Name?
See if you can update your BIOS using an USB stick. What is your laptop model? You may be able to find the BIOS file on Asus' website, download it, unzip it (if needed), move it to the USB stick, and go into your BIOS settings. See if there's an option to upgrade your BIOS from within the BIOS settings (using USB). That's how I did it with mine. It's an easy process. Good luck. EDIT: I just watched the video. OK. So you can get the BIOS file, etc. Same as what it says in the video. Just follow the instructions, and you ought to be OK (using what it says in the second half of the video). One more thought about the sound - it's possible you may have to ditch Zorin OS for a more updated OS (like Linux Mint) with a newer base and kernel. If you want to keep Zorin OS, though, then consider updating the kernel to a newer version. That route would work best. You can use Mainline. Again, good luck.
I have an Asus motherboard that uses the same utility. You download the .zip file and extract the file that becomes a .CAP file. Put this on a USB stick.
Press F2 or Del key to boot into BIOS - then go to the last tab which is something like 'Tool/s' from memory - launch the EzFlash 3 utility and point to the USB in a list of devices that gets shown and choose the .CAP file - it will tell you at the end if the update has been successful.
Thank you for all the suggestions in your posts above ...... just to clarify my laptop is a .....
Asus ROG G731GT BIOS Ver 306
That info is from their website where I registered it when it was new ..... now the problem is when I try to locate the BIOS download from the website it comes up blank as in doesn't exist ....
Going to work on it again today as I'm sure I'm doing something wrong .....
OH and I am using Linux Mint but dual boot with Zorin 17.3 .....
Yes and while gaming but viewing Youtube it lags sometimes by quite a bit making the videos hard to follow .....
My left speaker went out 2 days ago so I shut it off and just use my right one but that is another story ..... as I said in a different post I made I was not having a good day with electronics .... LOL
Sorry for the misunderstanding .... I'm using Mint as my daily driver OS ..... I have not tried it on Zorin .... I just received a kernel update from Mint this morning will test my sound on Youtube a bit later and see if it has changed .... like I said I only notice the lag on Youtube ....
OK. What you can do is create a live USB of Zorin. Boot into the live environment. See how your sound is. Try YouTube, VLC, etc. I'm done here. Thanks; good luck.
OK I found the download in a round about way on the Asus website it also gave a BIOS for Ver 307 .... do I have to download it first or just ignore it and go right to Ver 308 .... I am currently using Ver 206 ....
The download is a ZIP file but I suppose I can convert it to something else haven't used any ZIP files since I left Windows 3 years ago .... LOL
You have to extract the .zip File. This is like a .tar.gz or .tar.xz File on Linux - only a different Format. And in the .zip File is Your Stuff for the BIOS Update.
I would extract the .CAP file to USB. Then boot the machine and press either F2 or DEL to enter BIOS. Go to Tool Tab and select EZ Flash 3.0 - your USB drives will show up as fs0: if the only usb present - click on it so that the contents show on the right pane, then select the CAP file and take it from there.
Problem is I can't find an apt to open or extract the zip file .... searched the web and it keeps sending me back to using the Terminal but Terminal keeps saying file not found .... UNZIP is installed as is Xarchiver (Mint) ..... but they either can't open the file or give me this ....
Word of warning Frog. Last time I tried to do a BIOS update from my Linux desktop, it destroyed by Linux installation, by doing some very weird freaky garbage, that pushed me to POP OS faster.
Unless you have a brand new computer that allows for direct BIOS update through the actual BIOS menu, I wouldn't take the risk on a Linux system. Those who know me, know how I was broken after my Zorin OS got torched.
Of course I've been back on Zorin OS for awhile now, & am awaiting OS 18 with great anticipation.
Unless @Aravisian can provide you with clear step by step instructions to prevent meltdown of your OS, there are only 2 options I see. Update through the BIOS if your machine is new enough to support that feature, or, run the BIOS update on Windows OS.
So for clarity, are you running Mint and not Zorin? Check the repos (Synaptic Package Manager) for Ark, or checkout one of the others here:
The only time I screwed a BIOS was when ASUS made a Windows installer. The only way to do it safely now is to download the zip file and copy the .CAP file to USB and navigate to it inside the BIOS under the TOOL Tab | ASUS EzFlash 3.0
