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 18.04 BCM43142A0 bluetooth problem [duplicate]
I have a problem with Bluetooth on my Laptop. It seems to get stuck on searching for devices.
I looked through AskUbuntu already and found a few great, detailed solutions, but I don't know what ...
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Thinkpad A285 stop working after 18.04 latest update applied
This happened twice so it is reproducible.
I bought a thinkpad A285 (tp) AMD Ryzen on 3/dec/2019. Shrunk windows 10 pro partition and installed 18.04 desktop LTS from USB. So dual boot with windows. ...
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How to include firmware to Ubuntu Server Install?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS on a HP ProLiant DL360 G7. During the initial boot I receive the error "can't load firmware file bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw" ... I was able to locate the ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 intel wireless ac 9260 "This device is not working" under additional drivers, but wifi is working
I just did a fresh 18.04 install. Now my wifi isn't recognized for some reason, but I'm using wifi right now. I'm not sure what this means here's a screenshot of it.
I tried some possible solutions ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 with Intel 10th Gen Graphics - Can't Change Color Profiles
I got a new laptop a few days ago, a Dell Inspiron 15 3000. In my country, you can't get the developer edition (with Ubuntu preinstalled), so I settled for the one with Windows 10. I swiftly installed ...
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Install Intel Wifi AX200 [duplicate]
I have a Intel Wifi AX200 as far as I can tell. I have seen more topics about this but I'm not really sure what to do.
On this page:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/...
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Failing Installation of Ubuntu 18.04 w/ Lenovo Thinkpad P73 cannot boot up saying: "[Firmware bug]: TPM interrupt not working"
I persistently get this bug.
Installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a Thinkpad p73.
However...
It doesn't do anything beyond that unless I do a hard-shutdown.
So what I tried is...
After hard-shutdown it ...
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19.10 5ghz speed slow compared to dual boot windows
I am running dual boot ubuntu 19.10 and windows 10 pro. When I'm connected to my home internet(500mbits up and down) via 5ghz, I am getting the following results:
Retrieving speedtest.net server list....
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Ubunto 19.10 can't install Controller Update?
Every time I restart my computer and open up "Ubuntu Software" I have a Controller update that says ThinkPad P53/P73 Embeddd Controller Update 0.1.7 -> 0.1.08. I click update and no errors appear ...
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Is there a way to check the bios battery from the command line? [duplicate]
Is there a way to check the bios battery life from the command line?
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fwupd won't update Unifying receiver firmware
LVFS says there is a firmware update for my Logitech Unifying Receiver, RQR12.10_B0032 uploaded 2019-9-19 and rated high urgency.
Gnome Software does not find any firmware updates but running ...
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Is there an easy way to tell which proprietary blobs my system uses?
I understand Ubuntu puts the proprietary blobs in the linux-firmware package which contains a LOT of files. Is there an easy way to tell which of these blobs my system actually uses?
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No internet after messing up with tasksel
I'll try to make it as tl;dr as possible
I got a brand new Dell XPS 9380 with fresh ubuntu-mate 18.04 from the IT guy in my job.
I wasn't sure about mate so I tried different environments with ...
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dmidecode will read a Dell service tag - how can it be changed?
After replacing the motherboard in a Dell laptop due to physical damage, it has the "Other" service tag. The system technically is under regular warranty, but not with this "Other" service tag. Is ...
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Bluetooth Firmware Problem
I got ubuntu 16.04 and my Bluetooth is not working.
I will give you the steps I have done so far.
1)$ lsusb | grep Blue
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a5c:21d7 Broadcom Corp. BCM43142 Bluetooth 4.0
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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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Does updating firmware updates the bios in ubuntu 18?
I am using ubuntu 18 and wish to update both the firmware and the bios.
Does updating the firmware using this manual and this command
update the bios as well as the firmware?
sudo fwupdmgr update
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issues updating firmware using fwupdmgr update
I am using ubuntu 18 with a pc (asus motherboard)
and trying to update the firmware using this
After starting the service using those commands nothing happens
sudo apt update && sudo apt ...
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Remove unneeded files from /lib/firmware
I'm trying to clear up space on my root partition and /lib/firmware is taking up a lot of space. There are a lot of files for devices that I know I don't have, but there's also a lot of files for ...
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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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Upgrading Kingston SSD firmware in Ubuntu?
I'm having problems with my second Kingston SSD in the past few years.
The folks here have raised the possibility that I might need to update the firmware.
I'm about to buy a new SSD and reinstall the ...
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Upgrading to 19.04 Hauppauge Quad HDTV Firmware install
The Github has an empty README file and I am a little lost as to how to install the Firmware (dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw) to get my Tuners working in Kaffeine.
Any help is appreciated.
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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:
Linux ...
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Is it generally safe to install the `linux-firmware` and `*-microcode` packages on older Ubuntu versions?
I'm an Ubuntu LTS user. In the past, I needed to manually install the linux-firmware package of a newer Ubuntu version, Cosmic, on my system, Xenial, for it to work correctly.
Now, I wonder: are the ...
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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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Missing firmware for amdgpu
After sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, I saw the following output in my terminal:
Setting up linux-modules-extra-4.18.0-16-generic (4.18.0-16.17) ...
Setting up linux-image-generic (4.18.0.16.17) ...
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Cannot execute binary file, install driver, wlan, ath10k, firmware
Im trying to install a new Firmware for my Wi-Fi device but getting error.
Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 31)
Firmware downloaded from GitHub: ...
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Low level control of HDD head positioning
I want to use an HDD mechanics as a tool for precise positioning. Does Ubguntu have tools to issue hard drive commands like "move head to this position" or "spin 90 degrees" ?
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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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Huawei Matebook HZ-W19 Wirelesscard Driver BCM 4356
I'm using Ubuntu on my Huawei Matebook HZ-W19.
My wireless card (BCM 4356) doesn't work with the latest version of linux-firmware (1.173.3) but works with version 1.156. Howerver, with this last one, ...
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How to install Dell firmware update from Ubuntu Software app
I have an update from Dell for my laptop (see screenshot below). When I click on "Restart & install", it does shutdown/reboot the computer, but the update is never applied.
What am I doing wrong? ...
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Unable to download firmware updates?
I am new to Linux, I keep getting this error message. How do I fix this. Dual booting win10 and Ubuntu 18.10:
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XPS 9550 Bluetooth Firmware Load Failed
I'm wondering if someone can explain why this happened -- I've already figured out the fix, but I'm still curious.
I tried to pair my MX Master with my Dell 9550 and it failed. When I ran grep -i ...
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UEFI Firmware Update Failed (18.04 dual boot with Windows 7)
Thinkpad X1 Carbon 4th, Windows 7
I just set up a dual boot with 18.04, and some UEFI incompatibility put me in limbo between OSs; I had to "try ubuntu" and use boot repairfor it to recognize the ...
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Why do firmware updates not apply?
I cannot get firmware updates to apply on a Dell XPS 9360 running Ubuntu 18.04. Files are copied to the boot partition and found upon reboot, but the update does not seem to be applied after the ...
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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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Ubuntu 18.04 cannot recognize Intel Wireless-AC 9260
I just install Ubuntu 18.04 yesterday, and it seems like Ubuntu cannot detect wifi adapter. The card is working on Windows, so it should not be a problem. I also have the same firmware as the one ...
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linux startup usb 2-8 : dvb_usb_v2 : did not find the firmware file
After upgrading Linux Mint to version 19 Tara, my Ubuntu Mate version, located on another disk, starts up with an error
usb 2-8 : dvb_usb_v2 : did not find the firmware file ...
The same error ...
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Asks to update my laptop firmware, that's a first, can anything go wrong?
For about 3 years this is the first time I see something like this.
Is it safe to go ahead with it?
I remember there was a case where ubuntu OS update bricked some lenovo laptops.
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How to set up bluetooth in ubuntu 18.04?
I've installed Ubuntu 18.04.I have a headset and I'm trying to connect it to my laptop(hp),when I try switching bluetooth to "On" it displays:"No bluetooth found,plugin a dongle to use bluetooth",I ...
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ath10k-usb loads, but doesn't create device
This device doesn't work. I've been reduced to "download firmware from wherever the hell, and randomly switch things about in the (vain) hope that something will work." I've been at this for hours now ...
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Is my laptop bricked?
Have a Lenovo Thinkpad 470p running 18.04. There was a notification a few days ago about a firmware update that I'd never seen before, but even after clicking install it claimed I needed to do the ...
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Should I install firmware update from the Ubuntu Software Center?
I have a Dell XPS 15 9560 (2017) running Ubuntu 16.04 in dual boot with Windows 10.
Usually, I install firmware/BIOS updates using the Dell update tool in Windows. However, I just noticed an ...
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help! W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9
I would like to know what this means and how it can be solved. I ran the following lines:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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flashing sony xperia sp5303
i am trying to flash a sonyxperia sp5303 using flash tools and
the original firmware by sony (Sony_Xperia_SP_C5303_12.0.A.1.257_Customized_NCB_(by_xperiastockrom.com))
i installed flashtools and run ...
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How can I do an inbuilt compile of rtl8723be firmware into a custom linux kernel?
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The kernel I built/compiled, has erros loading the firmware for both the bluetooth and wifi as all modules are inbuilt
I ran
bret@asus:~$ sudo dmesg
Wifi Error
[ 2.428254] rtl8723be: ...
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Was my bios updated? Scary two minutes with black screen, system beeps and total unresponsiveness
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 with my Lenovo Thinkpad T460s. After an update a couple of weeks ago I did a reboot and I saw something which included the word "EFI" in the top left corner of my screen. Then ...
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Enable the touchscreen of a Mediacom WinPad W700
This tablet runs Windows 10 by default, but I installed Lubuntu 18.04. I' m trying to use this question as a guide but my case is different.
An ELAN device is for a touchpad and every command don ' t ...
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Lenovo ThinkPad T580/P52s System Firmware Update
yesterday i got this firmware update notification in Ubuntu (18.04) software center.
Trying to confirm the update nothing happens. The text dissapear and about two seconds it comes back.
what am I ...
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Black screen + "Please wait while we install a system update"
A few moments ago I wanted to shut down my laptop and got the standard question whether I would like to install updates in the process. I checked the box and was very surprised to see my ThinkPad ...
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