Questions tagged [firmware]
Firmware is a type of software that is required to operate a hardware product on the lowest level. Relevant examples include BIOS and firmware blobs for devices such as wireless cards.
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Missing amdgpu firmware file named vega20_ta.bin | Kubuntu 19.04
Recently, after each upgrade I get these lines at the end of the process:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.131ubuntu19) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-17-generic
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Missing firmware warnings during update
On my Dell Latitude 5491 with Ubuntu 18.04.2. LTS, (kernel 4.19), there seems to be a problem with the graphic card hardware.
Previously, I used to choose the option "install third party modules" ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 Firmware update prevents system booting after failed UEFI revocation database update
Running Ubuntu 23.10. ASUS Z170 Pro motherboard
Ubuntu Firmware notifier tell me UEFI dbx (UEFI revocation database) at current version 77 can be updated to latest version 371.
Click update to ...
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Issues with iwlwifi drivers on fresh 20.04 install
I recently got a Thinkpad P14s, since I saw it was Ubuntu Certified hardware. Install of 20.04 went fine, but I do not seem to have a wifi option in network settings. Following some other posts I have ...
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Why won't a firmware update install on my newly upgraded to 21.04 Thinkpad laptop?
The 'Ubuntu Software' application tells me me I have a firmware update available (screenshot below). I have installed many of those on this laptop without problems but this time when I click "...
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iwlwifi fails occasionally with "Hardware error", "Queue stuck" and "Microcode SW error"
I have Ubuntu 18.04 (kernel: 5.4.0-53-generic) installed on my laptop with Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 9462, REV=0x354 as its wireless card. Sometimes I notice my wifi acting strangely with ...
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Killer WiFi 6 AX1650 in Ubuntu Doesn't work at Gigabit
I installed ubuntu 20 on my xps13 9300. Even though wifi works I noticed the file copy speed to my NAS is capping out around 7MBps.
I installed killer drivers as described in https://support....
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Is there a way to get a newer version of the linux-firmware project than the package in Ubuntu 18.04?
On Ubuntu 18.04, Ryzen 2500u laptop X360, 32gb RAM.
Multiple times a day my laptop crashes with errors in the journal that I've pasted at the end of this message [1] indicating an issue with amdgpu.
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Ubuntu 16.04 does not recognize my built-in bluetooth adapter
I installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my Acer Aspire E5-573-347G, and I have not had any problems until I needed to use bluetooth.
The Unity bluetooth menu does not allows me to use any options, as can be ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Bluetooth firmware failed to load
I was running Ubuntu 16.04 with no problems form the daily builds. After a dist-update my bluetooth firmware failed to load. What to do?
$ uname -a; lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net; lsusb; dmesg | grep -i ...
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How can I update the firmware on a DWM-156 HSUPA 3.75G USB adapter?
I am using DWM-156 HSUPA 3.75G USB ADAPTER.Its hardware version is A6 and Firmware version is 6.0.0WW.I have purchased the modem one month back.Using this i am not able to receive call or make call.
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How to get notified about firmware upgrades?
I'm lucky enough to have found a laptop that can use the Linux firmware updating software (fwupdmgr). This is a Dell Latitude 5510, which according to the Linux-friendly salesperson is even certified ...
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No wifi after kernel upgrade to 4.10
I'm using ubuntu 16.04 on an ideapad, with a 7260 intel card. Wifi works fine on 4.6, but after going to 4.10 I started getting a "no suitable firmware found" error message and no wifi. I rolled back ...
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What is necessary to update the Raspberry PI firmware on a system running Ubuntu 22.04 arm64 on a Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB
I have a feeling many will believe this answer is obvious; I am reaching the conclusion that the following will probably get the Raspberry Pi firmware update done for Ubuntu 22.04. Even moreso when I ...
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Dell Latitude 5491 hangs on restart at initramfs after latest update to 19.10
I have a Dell Latitude 5491 running 19.10 which hangs at the initramfs subsequent to the capsule firmware update which was released on 26 Feb 2020.
If I boot from USB I can access the drive (...
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Device Firmware Update Never Success: XPS 15 9570 Precision 5530
Every one or two weeks, my ubuntu 18.10 will popup a software upgrading window asking me to update device firmware of my laptop. The firmware is XPS 15 9570 Precision 5503 System Update. But every ...
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Bluetooth no longer working in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Turned Bluetooth off but can't turn back on)
tl;dr I turned Bluetooth off and it wont turn back on.
I've been running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for about six months and Bluetooth has been working flawlessly. I have been using Bluetooth with a Logitech ...
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Firmware will not update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-...
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Updating Firmware
I've bought a new computer a few days ago and installed 23.04 onto it.
Now I need to look into firmware & drivers to make sure it is all up to date.
With Ubuntu, all the drivers come from the ...
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Possible missing firmware -amd?
On running sudo apt upgrade I constantly get the following which slows down the upgrade:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-52-lowlatency
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/...
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Ubuntu 20.04: suspend disk encryption to install firmware update?
I have received in ubuntu software an update for the Intel platform (2021.2 Release). I am running ubuntu 20.04 on a ThinkPad Carbon X1 9thGen with full disk encryption activated during installation.
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[Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can cover this RMRR
Unfortunately, after a full battery discharge, my laptop (Asus Zenbook running with Kubuntu) had a major problem. At startup, the two following messages appear:
[Firmware Bug] No firmware reserved ...
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iwlwifi: No config found for PCI dev
As I mentioned here my wireless connection is not working.
After making some changes to the firmware according to the support of some community members I ended up with the following output:
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Is there a limit on the number of MOKs we can write to firmware?
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, PLEASE DO GIVE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS
After installing Ubuntu, if we install a graphics driver for dedicated graphics card then we need to enroll a MOK to the firmware. As far as I ...
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Kernel package processing and update-initramfs issues after upgrade from 19.04 to 20.04
I just upgraded my Ubuntu from 19.04 to 19.10 a few days ago and ever since then I have faced an issue with booting.
When I boot up, GRUB boots into the new kernel image (of 19.10) and I see the ...
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DELL XPS 15 9570: ath10k qca6174 wifi Adapter crashing
WiFi Keeps crashing. Adapted this solution to fix the problem, but still keeps crashing.
Recovery Requires:
Reboot
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sudo systemctl restart network-manager.service
System Information:
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How to update system firmware on MSI machines?
MSI machines support just a single method for updating the firmware, and that is through .exe files released by MSI.
Since MSI officially supports just the Windows operating system, all there support ...
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How to start bluetooth in Kubuntu 18.04 using a usb dongle
I just got a bluetooth dongle (Asus BT400) to use with my machine running Kubuntu 18.04 and as i thought, the dongle didn't work out of the box.
On the package, i could also see that the dongle was ...
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TSC_DEADLINE disabled due to Errata: please update microcode to version: 0xb2 (or later)
I just got this error after a restart. I just don't know how to deal with it, been searching for solutions, but nothing seems to work. I'm using Kubuntu 17.10
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"Possible missing firmware" message while fixing Plymouth splash screen
So, after installing Ubuntu, I was having problems with the Plymouth splash screen- it was not showing up during booting, nor when I shut my PC down. Sometimes it did show, but very rarely and only ...
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Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 - Slower in Ubuntu than in Windows
I have had two different machines now using the same WiFi chip, the Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174. When I used it via 802.11n (2.4 GHz) connection, it tended to entirely lose its connection from time to ...
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getting acpi warnings/errors and vgaarb errors. Running Ubuntu 16.04 on Lenovo Z50-70.
Following are the errors or warning that I am getting. I am a complete novice at Linux, so don't have much knowledge of what is going on. Please let me know, if I am required to post the output of ...
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Toshiba S70-B bluetooth issue
Bluetooth does not work in any release of Ubuntu I've tried, as late as 15.04
3.19.0-23-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 7 18:52:55 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
The adapter is BCM43142A0 ...
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Thinkpad T43 bluetooth problem - internal adapter not working
I have Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS 32 bit installed on an IBM Thinkpad T43. I've been having problems with bluetooth. I'm trying to connect to some August SE50 speakers. The computer's own bluetooth adapter ...
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No success getting Intel AC 7260 wireless to work
I recently purchased an Asus 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop. NOTE: this machine does NOT have an Ethernet port! I am relatively new to Ubuntu, but it is essential that I get Ubuntu running on this machine (...
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/dev/mem: mmap: Operation not permitted: Using dmidecode
I am trying to get my BIOS firmware version, and memory info using dmidecode. I am connected to the server through ssh as a root user. We recently just started moving our servers from Debian 6.0, to ...
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Option to connect to WiFi disappeared after upgrading
I installed Lubuntu on to my Presario V5000 today off my old 12.04 disk. I installed all the updates then upgraded to 12.10 I was hooked up to an Ethernet cable to update it and before I saw firmware ...
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Possible missing firmware (Xubuntu 18.04)
I have received this warning for a few weeks when I upgrade certain packages such as kernel or firmware.
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8125a-3.fw for module r8169
W: Possible ...
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Firmware Updates for Dell XPS15 9500
I have an XPS15 9500 that is running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I have kept the BIOS up-to-date (currently at 1.28.0) but at startup I am always informed that there are two out-of-date firmware packages:
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Loading manually-installed firmware on Ubuntu 22.04
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I'm trying to replace a small number of firmware binaries with newer versions that fix a bug affecting my hardware. I've followed a procedure that should load the new firmware, but it doesn't ...
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Is there an easy way to get new firmware in experimental kernels (23.10)?
I recently built a computer with custom parts and a Ubuntu OS. This worked great until booting up and finding a missing Wi-Fi adapter implied I could not use my home network without running an ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Live USB won't start
I'm trying to run an Ubuntu 22.04 Live USB and it won't start. Every time I try to boot from the Live USB it fails with the following error:
DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can cover ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS : Failed to update on reboot
I have Ubuntu 22.04 on Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen2i. There was recent update that got installed, but while rebooting the battery died and I had to restart it again instead of letting the system boot ...
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Firmware "Flash progress" stuck at 0%
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Personal Computer: Dell OptiPlex-5090
Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04
On my computer I got OptiPlex firmware update in official Ubuntu Software app, after updating it, I received ...
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edmware Update Failed with 22.04 in Dell Latitude 7280
Once the system update is downloaded the update is not getting any impact with failing result.
After installing Ubuntu 22.04 in my Dell Latitude 7280 there is a notification about a system update, ...
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How can i solve Possible Missing firmware error
Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vega10_cap.bin for module amdgpu
Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_cap.bin for module amdgpu
Possible missing ...
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Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Bluetooth mouse and sometimes touchpad freeze - Firmware up to date
My device was built on October 15th, and the Touchpad Firmware update from Dell is from September, regardless, I have updated in Windows the Firmware but the tools seems to do nothing, maybe because ...
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Issues With Amdgpu after Upgrade
GPU - Vega 8 Ryzen 3 2200g
I am having issues with some applications due to amdgpu driver issues. This seems to have resulted from a distribution update.
Log Dist-Update
Setting up libmagic-mgc (1:5....
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Touchpad is suddenly not working
So today my touchpad suddenly stopped working. I can't move the cursor and can't scroll, however clicking with the dedicated buttons works.
I've updated linux-firmware, however the problem didn't ...
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Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210 on Live Ubuntu 20.04
on my notebook, I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 and after fixing the WiFi issue that persists with the Intel Wi-Fi AX210 (according to this answer), everything works fine on the network side.
However, I ...
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