[OpenIndiana-discuss] Dell UEFI BIOS update and OpenIndiana

[stes@PANDORA.BE]

Some  of those systems being mentioned here are not in the HCL (hardware comp list), which I'll try to update.

Basically it would be good if the HCL is extended to also include the firmware BIOS information.

Also I am using UEFI boot (I am forced to do so, there seems no legacy BIOS support in the Dell 3640),
but I can imagine that the UEFI boot support is sufficient for simple setups, but still has some issues in more complex setups.

Regards
David Stes


----- Op 28 sep 2022 om 7:25 schreef Stephan Althaus Stephan.Althaus at Duedinghausen.eu:

> On 9/27/22 16:31, Carl Brewer wrote:
>> On 27/09/2022 6:47 pm, stes at PANDORA.BE wrote:
>>>
>>> The Dell UEFI BIOS 1.17 for Dell Precision seems to work fine for me
>>> (UEFI) with  Secure Boot disabled (which I think is the default for
>>> Dell Precision).
>>>
>>> Is someone keeping a list of supported / tested BIOS firmware versions ?
>>>
>>> For me Dell BIOS 1.17 is reported in OpenIndiana as:
>>>
>>> # prtdiag -v | head
>>> System Configuration: Dell Inc. Precision 3640 Tower
>>> BIOS Configuration: Dell Inc. 1.17.0 08/12/2022
>>>
>>> ==== Processor Sockets ====================================
>>>
>>> Version                          Location Tag
>>> -------------------------------- --------------------------
>>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps there could be a specific documentation page for community
>>> provided tested BIOS versions.
>>
>> Once upon a time there was a HCL, but it seems to be long dead.
>>
>> My BIOS's :
>>
>> root at hog:/slow/backups/VMs# prtdiag -v | head
>>
>> System Configuration: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H370M-D3H
>> BIOS Configuration: American Megatrends Inc. F2 02/13/2018
>>
>> ==== Processor Sockets ====================================
>>
>> Version                          Location Tag
>> -------------------------------- --------------------------
>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz U3E1
>>
>>
>> root at skaro:/slow/backups/VMs#  prtdiag -v | head
>> System Configuration: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B460MAORUSPRO
>> BIOS Configuration: American Megatrends Inc. F4 08/28/2020
>>
>> ==== Processor Sockets ====================================
>>
>> Version                          Location Tag
>> -------------------------------- --------------------------
>> Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz U3E1
>>
>> And one that's too old for prtdiag! :
>>
>> carl at hostie:~# prtdiag -v | head
>> prtdiag: failed to open SMBIOS: System does not export an SMBIOS table
>> carl at hostie:~#
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> 
> Hi!
> 
> My Bios is:
> 
> $ prtdiag -v | head
> System Configuration: Dell Inc. Precision 7720
> BIOS Configuration: Dell Inc. 1.24.0 03/22/2022
> 
> ==== Processor Sockets ====================================
> 
> Version                          Location Tag
> -------------------------------- --------------------------
> Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz U3E1
> 
> I am booting Legacy here (historical reasons, the basic installation is
> old), this is the last type providing Legacy, the next model 7730 is
> UEFI only.
> 
> On my Fujitsu Primergy T1330 backup server i am using UEFI boot with OI,
> everything is fine.
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Stephan
> 
> 
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