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feat: Menu comes back after each run, BIOS dry run, version 0.8.0
- After a run the menu returns; [m] back to the menu or [r] restart now when a restart is needed; q quits. - A staged BIOS update greys the item out until the restart. - WIZARD_BIOS_DRY_RUN=1: whole BIOS flow without the device check, never flashes. - VERSION 0.8.0; CHANGELOG: BIOS work moved to 0.8.0; README: BIOS update step by step.
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@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Everything you turn off is put back the way it was.
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5. **Steam Machine support** - only shown on a Valve Steam Machine: the
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driver for the front LED bar, and the hardware settings in Steam (fan,
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TV control over HDMI-CEC).
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6. **Update BIOS** - only on a Steam Machine, opt-in and at your own risk:
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installs the newest Steam Machine BIOS from Valve (see
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[BIOS updates](#bios-updates-steam-machine)).
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## Requirements
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@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@ it's loaded right now, so a kernel update is easy to check. The wizard then
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shows what it will change, asks your password once, and at the end offers
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to restart (needed for changes to how the PC starts).
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After each run the menu comes back with the new state, so you can change more
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in one go; quit with **q**. When something needs a restart, you choose
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between going back to the menu and restarting now; quitting asks once more.
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Run it again whenever you like - to change your choices, to turn things off
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again, or after a CachyOS update (press `a` in the menu to re-apply
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everything that's on).
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@@ -283,22 +290,41 @@ cat /var/lib/dkms/leds-valve-dkms/0.1/build/make.log
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journalctl --user -b | grep -i led
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```
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**BIOS updates** (opt-in, never ticked by default). On a Steam Machine the menu
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has an **Update BIOS** item that shows the current BIOS version and the newest
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one Valve ships (`F7F0108.cab` in its `fremont-hw-support` package, looked up
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on Valve's SteamOS mirror). It can only be ticked when Valve has a newer BIOS
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than the one installed; otherwise it's greyed out. Before asking anything it
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downloads the package and checks it: the SHA-256 from Valve's repository
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proves it's Valve's file, and fwupd confirms the firmware is for this very
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machine (it compares the firmware's hardware IDs with the device). Only then
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it shows a large warning and asks for confirmation, shows the warning again
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and continues when you type `UPDATE`; the BIOS is written during the next restart.
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### BIOS updates (Steam Machine)
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The **Update BIOS** item is only shown on a Steam Machine and is never ticked
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by default. It shows the BIOS version you have now and the newest one Valve
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ships (the `.cab` file in its `fremont-hw-support` package, looked up on
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Valve's SteamOS mirror):
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```
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[ ] Update BIOS (at your own risk): now F7F0107, newest F7F0108 (opt-in, runs once)
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```
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It can only be ticked when Valve has a newer BIOS than yours; when you're up
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to date, when the newest version can't be looked up (offline), or when an
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update is already waiting for a restart, it's greyed out.
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When you run it, the wizard:
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1. downloads Valve's package and checks its **SHA-256** against Valve's
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repository, so it's exactly Valve's file;
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2. asks **fwupd** whether the firmware is for this very machine (fwupd compares
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the firmware's hardware IDs with the device) and stops if it isn't;
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3. shows a large red **warning** with the current and the new version, and asks
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whether you understand the risks (default: no);
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4. shows the warning **again** and only continues when you type `UPDATE`;
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5. hands the firmware to fwupd, which writes it during the **next restart**:
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choose "restart now" or restart later yourself.
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**At your own risk:** a failed or interrupted BIOS update can leave the machine
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unable to start. Keep it on mains power, and never turn off the power, unplug
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it or press the power button while it updates, including during the restart
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afterwards; the screen can stay black for several minutes. fwupd refuses the
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file on anything that isn't a Steam Machine.
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it or press the power button while it updates, including during the restart;
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the screen can stay black for several minutes.
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To walk through it without flashing anything, run the wizard with
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`WIZARD_BIOS_DRY_RUN=1`: it downloads and checks the package and shows both
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warnings, skips fwupd's device check, and only prints the install command.
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### Manual session control
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