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Failed to execute 'open' on 'SerialPort' / Meshcore
UB
Universal Blue / 🛟bazzite-help
2w ago
bazzite just does not install in any way.
UB
Universal Blue / 🛟bazzite-help
2y ago
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dnkmmr
flasher?
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RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:12 PM
A electronic thing to attach to the bios to update from another PC
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:13 PM
In case Valve fucks up
.
R
RodoMa92
In case Valve fucks up.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:13 PM
could it happen on steamos as well
?
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:13 PM
Since all their firmware shenanigans
, better ready than not XD
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dnkmmr
could it happen on steamos as well?
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:13 PM
They are usually delayed
, so not too much likely
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:14 PM
But if it shut down during it
, you will need one
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:14 PM
(During a BIOS update
, I mean
)
R
RodoMa92
They are usually delayed, so not too much likely.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:14 PM
why is it not delayed for bazzite
?
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:14 PM
They usually pull directly from the main repos
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:14 PM
There is no branches in the sources provided by Valve
.
R
RodoMa92
They usually pull directly from the main repos.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:15 PM
so are they only delayed for steamos
?
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:15 PM
To be clear
, it
's not something that happens often
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:15 PM
Or ever for me
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:15 PM
But a lot of my issues all stems from firmware crap
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:16 PM
It works
, but it could do far better than the standard
.
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dnkmmr
so are they only delayed for steamos?
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:16 PM
If you stay on stable
, yes
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:16 PM
But since SteamOS stable is unusable since 3
.5
, probably not anymore XD
R
RodoMa92
If you stay on stable, yes.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:16 PM
why don
't we have them delayed for bazzite
?
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dnkmmr
why is it not delayed for bazzite?
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:16 PM
To be clear
, I
'm not sure on this
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:17 PM
And by default this distro will NOT update it
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:17 PM
Only if you enable it manually
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:17 PM
Soo
.
. it shouldn
't be a problem
.
R
RodoMa92
And by default this distro will NOT update it.
D
dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:17 PM
So bazzite gives no bios updates
?
?
?
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dnkmmr
So bazzite gives no bios updates???
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RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:18 PM
by default no
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:18 PM
Since people have mods
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:18 PM
And different bioses are required
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:18 PM
If you have a stock deck
, you are free to enable it
.
R
RodoMa92
by default no.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:19 PM
I am confused
. you said it is not delayed then you say there are no updates
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dnkmmr
I am confused. you said it is not delayed then you say there are no updates
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RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:19 PM
The files are always the latest
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:19 PM
However by default they are not applied
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:19 PM
They are just resident on your SSD
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:20 PM
This is the fault of Valve
, since they do not declare if the bioses dropped are stable
/beta
/main
/whatever
.
R
RodoMa92
They are just resident on your SSD.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:20 PM
so my bios is very out of date
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dnkmmr
so my bios is very out of date
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RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:20 PM
It might
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:20 PM
Go in system settings and check the number after F7A
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:21 PM
That
's the number mentioned above
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:21 PM
120 dropped two days ago
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:22 PM
(Or F7G if you have an OLED
)
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:23 PM
I typed
ujust update-firmware
ujust update-firmware
and there are no updates
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:23 PM
Check the version number of the bios in game mode
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:23 PM
You might already have them enabled otherwise
.
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dnkmmr
OP
•
12/15/23, 3:28 PM
mine is f7a0119 or something like that
, ends with 119
R
RodoMa92
And by default this distro will NOT update it.
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tryhardsoccermomswag
•
12/15/23, 3:38 PM
oh i didnt know this
.
.
. i guess i should change that documentation when i get home later
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dnkmmr
mine is f7a0119 or something like that, ends with 119
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:38 PM
So it
's enabled
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:38 PM
It
's the shipping one in bazzite
.
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tryhardsoccermomswag
oh i didnt know this... i guess i should change that documentation when i get ho...
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:39 PM
Ask
@KyleGospo for be sure tho
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:39 PM
But it should be the default IIRC now
.
R
RodoMa92
•
12/15/23, 3:42 PM
It might be able to distinguish between people with DeckHD
/32 GB RAM mod
/etc
.
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tryhardsoccermomswag
•
12/15/23, 3:43 PM
i think it does
T
tryhardsoccermomswag
•
12/15/23, 3:43 PM
but yeah ill wait for kyle
's response on that
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