At the time of writing, a recent copy is available in the UDOO UEFI BIOS + and Update Utility. but included in mainboard firmware upgrades from Linux friendly hardware vendors. The latter two are not available as a free download from Insyde Software. FD file extension, containing the actual firmware wrapped in an MS-DOS executableĪ copy of the isfl_drv.c / isfl.h Linux module source codeĪ copy of H2OFFT-L圆4, the Insyde Software Linux amd64 platform flash utility, which was released at the same time or later than the firmware fileĪ copy of the configuration files platform.ini, message.ini, command.ini, usually provided with the flash utility. These consist of two files:Ī file with (usually) a. The hardware model (and hardware revision, if any) specific firmware upgrade files, as provided by your mainboard / laptop vendor, in their support area, for your hardware model.neither MS-DOS nor UEFI nor Linux upgrade methods are supported by them.Īs a result, alternative firmware upgrade approaches, such as those discussed here, will void warranty. Unfortunately, to date, most companies selling hardware with Insyde firmware, only provide a firmware upgrade path for the 'InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS' for the Windows platform. To verify that a mainboard uses an Insyde firmware, run: sudo dmidecode | grep -i insyde The following mainboard and laptop vendors are known to (not necessarily exclusively) use Insyde mainboard (UEFI) firmware: Delivers fast boot times, ranging in single-digit seconds using our Fast Boot technology Decreasing boot times and operating system load times is now in high demand from consumers, leading operating systems providers, and PC Systems makers. Insyde Software is one of the companies producing mainboard firmware development frameworks, which are licensed by mainboard hardware manufacturers to produce firmware for a given mainboard model. You can either roll your own or have Insyde help you create your own production-tested OEM library. This said, if you can safely brick your device, feel free to contact me directly to discuss more details. NO ONE BUT YOU CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR BRICKED DEVICES AS A RESULT OF FOLLOWING THIS APPROACH. I CANNOT RECOMMEND TO FOLLOW THIS APPROACH UNLESS YOU CAN SAFELY BRICK YOUR DEVICE

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