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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ubuntu boot fail: ACPI Region does not cover the entire command/response buffer
So... unfortunately I can't boot on my ubuntu. This error suddenly came to me today while booting.
[ 0.409100] tpm_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not cover the entire command/...
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Screen divided (vitually) into four color parts. with different problems
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Laptop :- Asus Rog Zephyrus g14
Model :- GA401IH (2020)
Os :- dual boot Windows 11 and pop
I installed pop OS a month ago. I was using it as a daily driver. ( ...
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wifi sometimes not working on any OS
For about two weeks now my wifi sometimes does not work. I am almost always able to connect over USB to a hotspot on my phone (I say almost, because at some point none of the USB ports worked until I ...
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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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I think I need newer OVMF firmware than in the Ubuntu repos to update my Windows 10 VM. Best way?
I have a Windows qemu-KVM virtual machine which cannot be updated with the Windows KB5012170 update.
I am pretty sure the issue is the same as described in this thread on GitHub https://github.com/...
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So many errors when booting up Ubuntu in dual boot?
I have my pc dual booted with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.04. Ever since I installed Ubuntu 22.04 I am getting so many errors and my booting up is so slow. Could uninstalling both operating systems and ...
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Firmware error on both my laptops since last month(Ubuntu 20.04)
I'm getting this firmware error on both my laptops since past one month or so. Note that I haven't made any new updates since past 2 months.
I don't understand what it means. I'm 99% sure that there ...
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Bluetooth adapter does not work
Wants to load firmware rtl8761bu_fw.bin but this was not installed.
Various instructions on the web for how to install this either led to the mentioned file not being available (e.g. https://mpow.s3-...
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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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Boot errors Ubuntu 20.04
For a couple of weeks now when booting I get multiple errors. Ubuntu still launches and I don't see any problems, but of course I am worried. I used boot-repair, which seems to have reduced the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04: Firmware Bug no firmware reserved region can cover this RMM
I get these errors on booting.
Are these errors serious? How can I fix them?
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Ubuntu firmware bug on boot
Error Log
[ 0.079511] DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can cover this RMRR [0x000000007a000000-0x000000007c7fffff], contact BIOS vendor for fixes
[ 0.107935] Spectre V2 : ...
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Where do I find a firmware/driver for the "Freenet TV" DVB-T2 USB stick?
I recently switched my parent's laptop from Windows to Ubuntu 20.04. They use an USB dongle marketed by "Freenet TV" to watch German terrestrial TV when on holidays. This stick seems not to ...
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How to load missing firmwares?
So I was working with ubuntu 22.04 LTS and decided to update the kernel. The upgrade completed too but while the process was being done I found this message:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/...
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Firmware Bug when booting Ubuntu involving ACPI region and SGX
When I boot to ubuntu, I get the following errors shown in the picture below. I have deleted ubuntu, but even when I wanted to install it again from flash drive, I got the same errors. I have the ...
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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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Firmware Bug on Boot Up Ubuntu 22.04
I am seeing the following bug every time I boot up my system. The system will successfully boot, so it seems to recover from it - but I am chasing down other odd system behaviors and wonder if this ...
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Upgrade issue: fglrx-core
I tired to upgrade linux firmware and I get the following:
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-firmware all 1.187.31 [125 MB]
Fetched 125 MB in 18s (7,027 kB/s) ...
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WiFi not working after upgrading to 22.04
I upgraded to version 22.04 some days ago, and from that day I have been fighting with the WiFi, but could not make it work. The fact is the card is present, but it is not recognized by the system. ...
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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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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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how to figure out the current used bluetooth firmware
i am currently on an Ubuntu Touch device and try to figure out if a firmware update of bluetooth worked out. How do I get to know the right command to figure out the bluetooth firmware. dmesg shows ...
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is there only one ESP lives in the hard drive?
I am reading an article about the OS boot process and I read that the firmware consults the GPT to find the ESP then execute the boot loader, my question is, should each partition has its own ESP? if ...
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Enable UART communication (ttyS0 or serial0) on Pi4 Ubuntu Mate 20.04
I am using Raspberry Pi 4 (8G) version. It works well when communicating to Pixhawk via serial0 before. But several month ago, I changed the OS from Ubuntu 16 Ubiquity to Ubuntu Mate 20. Other ...
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How can I upgrade my device firmware from the command line?
I rarely use the Ubuntu Software application, but when I opened it today I saw that it has a notification saying that my fingerprint scanner firmware can be updated.
However, the apt upgrade and snap ...
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Lenovo T440S wireless not enabled in ubuntu 20.04
recently I upgraded Ubuntu from version 18.xx to 20.xx, with the surprise that wireless and sound are not available.
Below is show the details:
ID
$ uname -a; dkms status
Linux ac-ThinkPad-T440s 5.4....
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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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I can't change the Secure Boot mode to enabled "Failed to delete Secure Boot state"?
I have Ubuntu 21.10. Secure Boot is showen as enabled, in the BIOS of the Computer, but as I used the sudo mokutil --sb-state to check the status it says "SecureBoot disabled".
Then I used ...
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Missing linux firmware (ubuntu 20.04)
When I ran sudo apt upgrade the last time, there appeared the following warnings:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-41-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/...
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shutdown doesn't work
I've been experiencing a problem where my machine doesn't want to shut down properly, forcing me to hold down the power button for a force shutdown. It happens both with commands and when pressing the ...
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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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DMAR Firmware bug on dead screen HP laptop
I am using an 99% dead screen old HP laptop running on ubuntu 20.04 with an external monitor. Today morning when I tried to boot my system, it shows an error-
"DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware ...
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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:
sudo dmesg ...
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Firmware problem: iwlwifi not working
since yesterday I'm facing the problem that I can't use W-LAN or Bluetooth with my Laptop device. I was running several commands from other threads (see below), but none was helping. At the end I ...
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Ubuntu Software keeps showing Device Firmware update, even after completing the installation
Hello AskUbuntu community,
I have got a Lenovo T15 Gen 2 with Ubuntu 20.04 installed alongside Windows 10.
I am having troubles with the Device Firmware update. If I click on Install in the Ubuntu ...
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UEFI misconfiguration after Ubuntu 64 bit installation SSD slot disabled
The Hwinfo64 report delivers the following results for my HP Pavilion:
in the motherboard section
Motherboard Slots: 2xPCI Express x1, 1xPCI Express x8, 1xPCI Express x16
in the bus section
PCI ...
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Firmware update on Dell Latitude 5510 fails with "missing signed bootloader for secure boot"
Using Ubuntu 21.04, I'm trying to update the firmware on a Dell Latitude 5510. The command is fwupdmgr update, and it looks good to begin with.
I receive this message:
Upgrade available for System ...
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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 audio on Dell XPS 13 9310 (Intel Tiger Lake) with Ubuntu 18
Fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04, no audio at all, only "dummy output" in the available outputs in the audio settings.
I tried some of the solutions available online (adding options to /etc/...
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Unable to update “Dell Inc. System Firmware”: missing signed bootloader for secure boot: /usr/libexec/Fwupd/efi/- Fwupdx64.efi.signed cannot be found
I have a Dell XPS 13 7390 BTX, running Ubuntu 20.04. I've noticed this error when updating my programs, specifically "Dell System Firmware 1.5.1 > 1.9.0".
The closest to a solution I ...
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Firmware update on Dell Precision 5510 fails
Previous firmware updates have worked, but this latest one (1.17.0) is giving me issues.
In Discover, it first shows me a message about a checksum failure, but doesn't crash. Available updates ...
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How to update Samsung SSD firmware from Ubuntu?
I followed https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/global.semi.static/Firmware_Update_Utility_UserManual.pdf and downloaded unetbootin and the .iso for my Samsung 960 EVO 250gb. I burnt it with ...
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GRUB Menu not visible after firmware update on Windows10
A few days back, Windows prompted a firmware update, and after the update, my laptop directly boots into Windows10, and GRUB Menu has gone.
To fix this, I changed the boot order in BIOS to Ubuntu ...
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Any way to flash unpacked firmware into MiFi?
I bought Alcatel Linkzone MW40V from Vodafone store, but I can't access USSD codes from "More" option
It simply doesn't appear/exist and it's difficult to me remove my SIM card every time I ...
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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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How do I run firmware updates, if nothing happens when I click "update"?
Gnome software often shows me Device Firmware updates in the Updates tab:
Usually, clicking the "Update" button runs them. That seems like generally expected behavior. In this case, when I ...
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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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DMAR firmware bug. Broken BIOS?
I am seeing below error message on my laptop screen upon loading Ubuntu but I am able to login without problem. What do you think could be wrong?
DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can ...
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What is the difference between lvfs and vendor-directory?
What is the difference between lvfs and vendor-directory?
KDE has recently added support for lvfs. That is enabled by default, but when looking at the software sources I also see 'vendor-directory - ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 linux-firmware install error (mkinitramfs failure)
A while back I installed updates via the GUI updater, and got an error, something similar to linux-firmware post-install script failure. Honestly, I was just happy that the box still booted normally ...
