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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Where to Report Firmware issue?
I have a TP-Link UB500 Bluetooth 5 adapter which I use with a wireless keyboard and mouse on my Linux Mint machine. This adapter uses an RTL8761 chip.
After a recent update Linux mint version update I ...
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Installing WiFi Driver from Firmware Files
I'm running NXP's Layerscape (Ubuntu Derivative) on a LS1012A development board. I have a PCIe 88W9098 WiFi card (also made by NXP), and am having difficulty getting it to work with this board. NXP ...
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tracking linux-firmware.git and backwards kernel compatibility
I've been tracking the upstream Linux firmware repo in /lib/firmware on a couple of machines, doing very periodic updates of that tree.
I think I saw a firmware loading error booting an older kernel ...
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Aver M780 ngene firmware no longer creating /dev/dvb
After a sudden restart of my server by a power failure (that my battery backup didn't catch), my tv tuner cards are no longer working. The /dev/dvb is not being automatically created. Everything has ...
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Why a user has sound working in Debian 11 and other not?
In Debian 11 I have two users in a laptop Lenovo Ideapad S145.
One user has the sound working very well -- I don't know if it is a valid info but the user is in sudoers group. The other one gets Dummy ...
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How to get a free debian installation image?
According to a recent decision Debian now only offers non-free installation images. How to get a free one? I tried to search the web for one and to change the offered one to remove the non-free ...
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Does getting WiFi working on Debian 12 really require an internet connection on the device in question?
When booting a fresh install of Debian 12 Bookworm I'm met with a message saying I need to go to https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware ...
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How to revert intel-microcode
A couple of days ago I received an update notification for intel-microcode and duly installed the update. Prior to that, I was getting clear (cold) boots. By this I mean that errant "^[k" ...
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RTL8188CTV dosen't work, firmware issues and inconsistent symptoms
I'm working on a laptop that has a WonderMedia 8650 cpu, that was shipped with android 2.2 from factory, and thanks to this mailing list, this github repo and this custom debian 11 setup, I was able ...
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Debian missing firmware that should be present
I am currently switching from Windows to Linux on all of my Systems and now there is only my Laptop left. It is a Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52-514, on which I am trying to install Debian 12.0.
The problem: ...
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Upgrade problems in debian 12 [duplicate]
After writing sudo apt update I writed sudo apt upgrade, but the result of sudo apt upgrade was:
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Calculating upgrade......
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Problems with bluetooth firmware on Void Linux
I'm trying to set up Bluetooth on a Void Linux partition.
Trying to use bluetoothctl yields No default controller available.
sudo dmesg | egrep 'blue|firm' gives:
[ 2.034279] i915 0000:00:02.0: [...
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Is it possible to flash firmware through a VM?
I have a few USB devices that have newer firmware available, but I don't have a Windows PC handy to update the firmware.
First I checked fwupdmgr to see if I could update the devices directly in Linux,...
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can r7 4800h use `amd_pstate` ? Or more specific, can linux enable CPCC without help of BIOS ? I tried but failed on legion r7000 2020
Recently I want to use new amd_pstate to increase cpu performance by something like overclocking or more customization shown here, I followed this wiki with update of grub and mkinitcpio based on my ...
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Thinkpad unable to boot into Fedora after shutting down during update
I have have a Thinkpad L13 yoga gen 3 (Amd) which I bought to use Fedora on and has mostly been a good experience.
Recently I installed a firmware update through Gnome software which was unusual since ...
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Zorin doesn't install Dell firmware update
Regularly, I'm notified by Zorin's Software app that a Dell firmware update is available. It's always v1.11.0 > v1.25.0.
When clicking on “Install”, I'm asked to re-boot the system. After doing so, ...
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Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) - Possible missing firmware (*.huc*; *.guc*; *.dmc* for module i915)
After upgrading the linux-kernel on a Debian testing System:
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-7-amd64
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: TOSHIBA
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Reasons firmware checksums are wrong
What are the possible reasons that running fwupdmgr verify fails?
$ fwupdmgr verify 230c8b18-8d9b-53ec-838b-6cfc0383493a
Reading… [- ]Selected ...
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How to diagnose what is blocking the installation of Linux package?
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I am trying to install the package Debian firmware-misc-nonfree on a particular Linux installation.
╰─○ apt install firmware-misc-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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Persistent Arch Linux USB installation only (automatically) bootable on USB 2.0 ports
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Booting Arch Linux from USB Device is possible without problems using a USB 2.0 port. Some custom persistent Windows Installation from another identical USB Device also bootable without ...
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Microphone problem in Debian
I'm using Debian 11. My mic is not broken but when i using mic, it sound this thing:
https://recorder.google.com/a08ab4e2-91b7-4a02-8bd9-02d29481ef0d
I'm using ASUS UX305C with intel m3, 8gb Ram
I ...
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WIFI on Dell XPS 13 9343 (Broadcom BCM4352 Card) not working anymore on Debian Bookworm
I feel sorry for bringing this up again, but suddenly my WIFI adapter (Broadcom BCM4352) stopped working on my Debian Bookworm installation.
I think it stopped after an update, but I am not sure.
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Parrot OS Wifi Problems
I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen4, with the Intel Corporation Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi (rev 01) PCI wifi card.
I have a fresh dual-boot install of Parrot OS and I'm having a very hard time ...
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Linux: Several Devices became UNCLAIMED after reboot
I've been running Ubuntu 22.04 since it came out. The last reboot prior to the problem was 42 days with no issue. During that period I took all the updates that apt offered including kernel and ...
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'fwupdmgr update' exit with 1 (error)
I run LinuxMint21 and when I run fwupdmgr update, it exit with 1 (error). But there's no error on STDERR. Any clue?
My system is up to date.
$ uname -a
Linux box 5.15.0-67-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Wed ...
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PiKVM update: /usr/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.AP6356S.txt exists in filesystem
When I try to run pacman -Syu on my PiKVM, I'm getting
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
linux-firmware-pikvm: /usr/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.AP6356S.txt exists in ...
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How Can I Put Something in a RO FS (Linux Debian) if it will Not Boot?
I have a Debian Linux install that boots but only to a specific point...
The booting stops at a firmware error. My system seems to be RO and when I boot into a "safe mode," to alter the set ...
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Should I update the linux firmware if I am not updating the kernel?
I am running Linux Mint 20.3 . Should I update the Linux Firmware that Update Manager is showing if I am not also updating the Kernel update offered? I hesitate to update the 5.4.0-42 Kernel because I ...
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rtw8822 firware does not load for custom kernel
Hi I am building Linux From Scratch, I managed to get a working linux! but now I cannot get wlan0 working. When I boot ubuntu I can see the wifi is rtw8822be, so I enabled it in .config, recompiled ...
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Missing amdgpu firmware
Kali Linux system notifying that amdgpu firmware is missing but they are not available in git. I have been having some bugs while shutting down too, could be related or unrelated.
sudo update-...
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How do I install non-free firmware in Debian 12 (Bookworm)?
How do I install non-free firmware using the advanced package tool (APT) in Debian 12 (bookworm)?
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iwlwifi Microcode SW error detected, restarting 0x0 when on 5GHz
Whenever I have the card connected with 5GHz, I experience sudden and seemingly random drops in connectivity that can last a little while.
When I use 2.4GHz (11n_disable=1), these errors don't occur. ...
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Do we need to manually load the firmware in /lib/firmware?
I saw many firmware files in /lib/firmware.
Do we need to load it manually or will OS auto load it if it sees a corresponding device?
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Pop OS 20.04 Firmware Tool
Distribution: Pop OS 20.04
Motherboard: X-570 Tiachi CPU: Ryzen 9
5900X
When I first initiated this system it was able to view the firmware in the provided Pop OS tool. I really liked this feature. I ...
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fwupdmgr - 'Blocked executable in the ESP, ensure grub and shim are up to date'
Upgrading firmware via fwupdmgr results in following error:
$ fwupdmgr update
Devices with no available firmware updates:
• USB2.0 Hub
• USB2.0 Hub
• USB3.1 Hub
• USB3.1 Hub
• Integrated Camera
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ath10k/pre-cal wifi firmware missing
I tried installing linux on my computer. During the Detect network hardware stage, the installer warned that non-free firmware files were missing, ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:0.0.bin and ath10k/cal-pci-...
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'Secure Boot dbx Configuration Update' prompt on gui but terminal says everything is up to date. What is it? Is it safe to install?
While using my debian system I got an important update prompt from gnome. When I opened it what I saw was an update I've never seen before. Here is the entire description.
Device Firmware
Secure Boot ...
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What is this update exactly designed for? (new BIOS?)
I own a rather older piece of server, Dell PowerEdge T20, with the latest BIOS version A20, link to Dell updates, screen of the update in case link goes dead in time:
This morning, when SSH'd into ...
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What's the current status of the "sudo rm -rf /" UEFI-bricking bug?
There used to be a bug several years ago where rm -rf'ing your system, due to mounted efivars, actually bricked the motherboard due to shoddy uefi boards. What's the modern day status of that? Is that ...
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How monitor when system calls are triggered while in root shell?
I am trying to debug my embedded device by monitoring when system calls are being triggered. As of now I have a root shell connected to the device. When I do the $ top command I can see my executable /...
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Where can I find the latest firmware for Linux? [duplicate]
According to dmesg, Debian's kernel is trying to load,
iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-72.ucode
Currently, in /usr/lib/firmware, I see the latest version is
/usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-63.ucode
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Create new user in DCL-935 firmware
For an assignment for school, I am investigating a dlink IP cam firmware for vulnerabilities.
In the emulation I can see there is a user called admin. in the /etc/passwd I can see the password (blank)....
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AlmaLinux 9 microcode
microcode_ctl-20220207-1.20220510.1.el9_0.noarch.rpm is an AlmaLinux microcode patch RPM package.
What is the difference between BIOS microcode and OS (in this case, AlmaLinux 9) microcode?
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Update broke my external display settings - Kali
I made the mistake of thinking that Kali can safely be upgraded with "apt upgrade". Clearly it can not! After reboot my external display looked like an old VGA monitor.
I have googled this a ...
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No Internet after grub update. Firmware problem?
I have a problem and I hope someone can help me.
I installed Debian 11 with a UEIFI installation. During the installation I had to provide the firmware for a Realtek network card. After I booted into ...
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Fedora Linux ath10k firmware problem. Fresh install
I Just installed fedora and on reboot there was this error on the Problem Reporting app, that (as it turns out it cant't be reported????) saying something about ath10k firmware.
Edit: It happens again ...
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Ubuntu 20.04, nouveau driver fails to load correct firmware file
I've done a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 on a Dell Precision M6400. No hardware acceleration (glmark2 displays smooth graphics but CPU goes to 100%) and nouveau errors in dmesg...
dmesg | grep ...
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How to solve "W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/skl_huc_2.0.0.bin for module i915" with FOSS only? (without any non-free packages)
When running sudo apt-get upgrade I get this output:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-16-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/...
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If I install a firmware file My debain os geting very slow
I installed this firmware-realtek frimware file in my debian os for my wifi driver.
If I uninstall this firmware-realtek . then my pc works very fast.
If I install firmware-realtek again my pc works ...
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Possible missing firmware although firmware is installed
I get missing firmware messages although firmware is installed (on Debian bookworm).
sudo update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.18.0-2-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /...
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