Spend some time today updating the MoBo.
1:
Tried to update the Bios via IPMI , it “loaded” but returned an error.
Googled the error, and it indicated the BMC FW probably was too old.
2:
Downloaded the BMC package bundle (V 4.0)
Installed DEB12 , and the BMC package on the “Box”
Found the linux Alupdate , made it executable, did a BMC “Config backup” , using -i kfc (i think it was called - It means local access not tcp access)
Then i did a “Firmware backup” using the same local access … That was a sooo slow , taking around 90 sec per “percent read”, seemed like it was reading 2K or 3K blocks. Took 2+ hours to complete reading the 32MB. Well i did let it complete.
After completion , i “just for fun” tried config & firmware backups via Alupdate & lan ( -i lan) , from my “Remote IPMI machine” - And to my surprise that was much much faster.
Btw: The BMC update was done via the IPMI firmware update menu.
3:
Then i tried to update the Bios via IPMI, but now it was “doing nothing” …
Not even giving the Bios upload error it gave before.
It wouldn’t react to “Close to anything” …
Well a IPMI Shutdown machine gave a timeout error.
I was using a “Linux Mint” and FireFox (FF)…
At some point in the above steps the IPMI IF was giving me a headsup, that some feature needed Chrome. But back then most seemed to work with FF.
I swiched browser to “Vivaldi” , and now things began to work normal again.
So the new V4.0 BMC FW, does not like my FF setup anymore.
I uploaded the new Bios , and chose “Not to save setting” , think i read that saving settings could cause trouble.
4:
Now i have Bios V2.6 - Can confirm the xxx205 zip mentioned above , downloaded from SM , contains Bios V 2.6
But with a default’ed Bios …
And am having some issues booting to the installed Deb12, I’m quite sure it’s UEFI related …
To be continued …