[sf-lug] Best way to install a .exe firmware updater

[Ken Shaffer]

I seem to have lost a message, so to repeat, Lenovo does offer some BIOS
update CDs.  If not for your specific exe, at least they would be a
starting point to making your own.
Ken

On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 2:50 PM Ken Shaffer <kenshaffer80 at gmail.com> wrote:

> To determine the type of the exe, just use the file command.  Sorry,
> no ideas on the running Windows issue.
> Ken
>
> On 11/21/19, Akkana Peck <akkana at shallowsky.com> wrote:
> > So, I've had my new laptop for a month. Back in July, Rick mentioned
> > the Lenovo Carbon X1, and although it was a hair bigger than the 13"
> > models I'd been considering, the weight and features sucked me in.
> > The Gen 7 is a great Linux laptop, with only a couple of problems:
> > in particular, a glitchy trackpad addressed by a firmware update
> > that Lenovo only distributes as a .exe.
> >
> > (Before you say it, Rick: Yes, I knew buying the current generation
> > had a risk of some as-yet unknown hardware issues. I took that risk
> > knowingly because of much better features/price, and in the hope
> > there would eventually be fixes for any Gen 7 specific problems.)
> >
> > Things I've tried: I've managed to boot from Win PE, Windows 10
> > Installer and Windows 10 Recovery, but none of them can run the
> > firmware updater (which claims to be 64-bit, but I don't know how to
> > confirm that). I've seen references to "Win to Go" sticks but people
> > are vague on how they create them. I tried using qemu to install Win
> > 10 onto a USB stick, but after 3 hours the install ended up in an
> > infinite reboot loop. I also tried Rufus (in Windows in Virtualbox)
> > but it errors out partway through without a clear error message.
> >
> > Has anybody here found a solution for running 64-bit .exes on a
> > machine that doesn't have a Windows boot installed?
> >
> >         ...Akkana
> >
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