Linux Support

[seniorm0ment]

Please support Linux use for IVprep, this is extremely frustrating as you have to go install Windows (requires Windows just to install a Windows live USB, or you have to have a spare drive to use instead.) just to IVprep if you wish to use IVprep despite being unnecessary for 1vyrain, it'd still be nice to have IVprep supported on Linux.

[n4ru]

I've been trying to find a clean way to do Linux support, but unfortunately the flash tool is not mine (WinFlash64) and I haven't figured out how to properly create UEFI update capsules.

If someone finds a way to achieve this, I'll gladly support it - it's not for lack of caring or trying. I played around and couldn't find a good solution, sorry. It ofc exists - if someone can reverse the Windows flashing tool this would be trivial, but it's above my personal paygrade and I don't have the time right now.

[gi-yt]

I don't have a supported thinkpad to check, but would it be possible to use something like hiren's boot cd (https://www.hirensbootcd.org/) or just stock windows iso instead of install windows?

[n4ru]

I haven't tested, but in theory as long as the dependencies WinFlash64 expects to be there are there, it should work. Probably worth trying.

It is much easier to just use a tool like geteltorito though, which definitely works.

[dsteal]

Ivyprep was unable to detect my thinkpads model when using hirensbootcd, but it was able to flash just fine when passing the appropriate arguments to winflash64 manually.

[kotick0]

Could you tell me how to get it working with geteltorito? I have a thinkpad t430s with arch and i dont have any system currently which can run windows. Dope project btw.

[kotick0]

I have geteltorito installed on arch (for clarification)

[kotick0]

Can i just change the .f1 file extension to .iso?

[Brandonmccoub2]

Can't I just flash the BIOS to the latest supported version through a Bootable ISO on Ventoy?