Questions tagged [firmware]
Firmware is a permanent software programmed into a read-only memory for control, monitoring and data manipulation of engineered products and systems. Use this tag about firmware updates and related issues in Unix and Linux systems.
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How to do AMD CPU microcode update (not BIOS update)?
Yesterday, I updated my UEFI/BIOS to the latest version (about 11 days old only).
Summary of my HW/OS:
# hostnamectl | grep -v ' ID'
Static hostname: rog-g713pi
Pretty hostname: ASUS ROG Strix G17 ...
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FreeBSD on ThinkPad E590 fans loud and missing drivers for Cannon Point-LP Serial IO UART & MEI controllers
I'm trying to run FreeBSD on a ThinkPad E590 (daily driver currently running Void Linux). After installing FreeBSD some devices appear to be missing drivers/firmware and the laptop fans run loudly ...
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Kernel don't recognize my CPU (microcode is not loaded)
I have laptop from 2025 (Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IAX10 Ultra 7 255HX) and Fedora don't recognize the CPU:
$ sudo dmesg | grep microcode
[ 0.000000] x86/CPU: Model not found in latest microcode list
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Difference between modular and built-in support in the kernel
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When I was configuring a wireless interface support for my Wi-Fi card, I used the following page on Linux Wireless documentation website.
It is said that I should enable Qualcomm Technologies ...
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Fedora EFI boot entry absent on HP Victus (dual-boot with Windows 11)
I installed Fedora Workstation 42 alongside Windows 11 on my HP Victus 15 (fb3003AX), but Fedora never appears in the bootable devices menu.
Laptop model: HP Victus 15 (fb3003AX)
OS: Windows 11 + ...
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How to properly update amd64-microcode package in Debian Bookworm?
I have successfully upgraded my older UEFI amd64 Debian server to Bookworm. I am preparing for Trixie upgrade, but the following package just won't update:
# apt list '?narrow(?installed, ?not(?origin(...
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`Lenovo T470`. `Linux Mint 21.3`. System Firmware (`UEFI DBX`) update fails due to older version (1.7.9 instead of 1.9.1) of `fwupd` package in `apt`
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Lenovo T470. Linux Mint 21.3. System Firmware (UEFI DBX) update fails due to older version (1.7.9 instead of 1.9.1) of fwupd package in apt.
Issue: Unable to update System Firmware (...
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Kernel: latest wifi-card firmware load failed
The following logs have appeared
Aug 12 17:51:23 host1 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
Aug 12 17:51:23 host1 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected crf-id 0x2001910, ...
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wifi problem with regulatory domain settings
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Multiple worldwide ThinkPad models with WCN6855 hw2.1 fail to properly handle regulatory domain settings, defaulting to incorrect country codes and causing regulatory compliance issues ...
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Arch linux; System stopped registering wifi card (Qualcomm NCM825)
I have ThinkPad 14s gen 6 with Qualcomm® Wi-Fi® 7 NCM825, 802.11be 2x2 + BT5.3. In after last boot my system lost ability to register any wifi device. I think it can correlate to recent change in arch ...
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How to install a firmware on Linux for a fingerprint reader?
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen2 with a Goodix fingerprint reader and I'm trying to make it work for login on Arch Linux.
I've installed fingerprint-gui but it's not recognized by it and I found this ...
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Arch Linux - How to resolve conflict between linux-firmware and linux-firmware-nvidia?
I am running Arch Linux on a workstation that uses an NVIDIA graphics card. The core-testing repository is enabled. When I try to upgrade my system, there is a file collision between linux-firmware ...
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How can I verify if GPU firmware was loaded on boot?
This is a follow-up to a question I asked a couple of days ago, relating to the amdgpu module not being loadable on boot after an Arch upgrade (AMDGPU module fails to load after Arch upgrade: "...
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how do i get complete list of external firmware which is being loaded by the kernel during boot
I am compiling my own monolithic kernel for my Lenovo laptop. I am using the CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE= to specify which firmware files should be build into my kernel staticlly.
with my older laptops, it ...
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Unable to Mitigate GDS (gather_data_sampling) using Fedora 41, 40 Intel HP
I was using Fedora 40 and upgraded the system to Fedora 41 still getting this from my cpu information
$ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/gather_data_sampling
Vulnerable: No microcode
The ...
