Questions tagged [firmware]
In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices.
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Corsair Void Pro Wireless Firmware and Drivers not allowing Surround Sound
I have a Corsair Void Pro Wireless gaming headset.
However, during the firmware update to v0.15 of the headset and dongle, the equalizer, 8-channel surround sound, and the audio repositioning feature ...
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Which is newer firmware, and how could I update mine?
I have an NVMe SSD: SAMSUNG MZ9LQ1T0HBLB-00B00.
My firmware on it is: "FXM7601Q".
However I have seen people in forums with the same SSD with firmware of "FXM7AK1Q".
I tried to ...
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How sysupgrade a firmware in Openwrt with "--no-reboot" option?
Is it possible to run "sysupgrade" a firmware in openwrt without reboot? I need to upgrade a new firmware without rebooting.
Thanks.
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ASUSTek Firmware update
I went to optional updates, and chose the ASUSTeK Firmware update (ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Firmware - 10.1.2.310) and restarted it, it said it would reboot in 60 seconds but i turned the laptop off ...
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Samsung SSD & BIOS possible firmware clash?
I'll try to make this mystery as simple as possible in the following way:
My components:
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V
SSD: Kingston 120GB (ssdNOW 300)
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-...
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ASUS Zenbook UM3402YA Sound not working
Has anyone managed to fix the lack of sound on Asus Zenbook UM3402YA?
I believe that CS35L41 is the one causing the trouble, it's a sound amplifier that has firmware support under Windows but sadly ...
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Is the latest Canon Pixma TS5350 firmware update erroneous?
A client of mine has this printer. He installed a firmware update a week ago using the device's screen. Since then it's not possible to use the printer. The printer shows error 6800 and as description ...
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BIOS setting to power on after power loss isn't working properly
What would make a PC to fail to automatically power on after power loss when it's configured to do it like that on the bios?
The PC works well otherwise and sometimes powers on automatically after the ...
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Why do firmware and drivers have to be separate? [duplicate]
Looking at the differences of device firmware vs driver, I don't really see why we technically need the distinction. I understand that firmware isn't easy to change, that it undertakes the low-level, ...
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Firmware unavailable for Netgate XG-7100
I'm stuck with the firmware version 2.4.5 on this XG-7100 firewall and it seems that whatever branch or guide from netgate or thread I follow I cannot make pfSense to see a new firmware.
Current ...
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TP-Link TL-SG2210P 3.20 Firmware won't upgrade
The TP-Link TL-SG2210P, hardware version 3.20 (and maybe others) has an issue where a firmware upgrade will fail with an unhelpful error message (Failed to upgrade the firmware. Please try again.)
I ...
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Can one manufacturer's uefi updater/flasher (.exe) be used for other manufacturers' devices?
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/tyuu84/comment/i3vfve2/
According to this comment, it is okay to "grab a Lenovo uefi update pack" and extract the .exe uefi flasher from it, then ...
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Hard drive swapping platters
An old HDD I have went undetected suddenly while working on my PC. The drive didn't spin anymore so I assumed it didn't receive power anymore. I bought - what looks to be - an identical used HDD and ...
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Where to find the Dell Display Firmware Updater?
I was having an issue with a Dell S3221QS monitor in Windows 11 on a new Lenovo X1 laptop. So I went looking to see if there are firmware updates. I found an update, granted it doesn't look like it ...
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modprobe can't find brcmsmac after dpkg -i firmware-brcm80211_20190114-2_all.deb
I have an ASUS C201 laptop that I have librebooted and installed devsus on an external USB. I want to enable the propriety wifi card. It is a BRCM 43XX card and so I downloaded the firmware-...
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What is rav endpoint protection in an old legacy set of bios,mine just says ravs
From what I understand is uefi is the new version of bios @nd legacy is the old blue screen just like legacy usb is the old 2.0 sub,and yes if your firmware supports uefi you can boot versions of ...
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Lenovo laptop v330 15IKB BIOS reboot loop
Important: I can't pass the stage of rebooting: no BIOS settings, boot order, anything; hence no access to any OS or software utility.
I updated my Lenovo laptop v330 15IKB BIOS firmware from the ...
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Linux version of GOPupd for updating older GPUs to have GOP capability
I am trying to update the firmware of an older ASUS NVidia GT520 graphics card (GF119) to include GOP capability.
There is this tool GOPupd by the member "lordkag" of the WinRAID forum.
I ...
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Laptop booted to blank screen after opening uefi firmware settings during windows installation
I had to install a fresh copy of windows 10. I tried to install it but it was stuck at copying windows files. I restarted the windows installation and went to
Repair my computor and clicked on open ...
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How to resize and move screen picture away from the crack of partially broken monitor using xrandr in Debian 11?
My laptop screen is broken, having a crack at its left side. Due to this only 2/3 of screen width is properly showing the picture, while 1/3 of left side has black spots.
I'm using Debian 11 OS, so I ...
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BLTouch on Ender 3 Pro stops at first point and gives error
My Ender 3 pro has recently got a BLTouch 3.1
It Auto Homes fine but when I try to level it goes to the first point and goes up.
Configuration.h and Configuration_adv.h link to files I used(my marlin ...
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where password and username are stored on linux based router?
i extracted the HG630v2 firmware which is linux based i want to know the firmware username and password, I tried looking into etc/passwd1 which contain the following
root:x:0:0:admin:/bin:/bin/sh
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Decode HP T250 printer firmware [closed]
I recently bought an HP T250 Deskjet 24" printer and it uses 4 cartridges, the problem is, the price of the cartridges replacement is 1/3 of the printer's price, wich already is really expensive. ...
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USB 3 works, USB 2/1 doesn't work. The Root Hub reports "HubIs2xCapable: 0 (Is not 2.x capable)"
The USB ports on my laptop only work with USB 3.x devices, but not USB 1/2. I've confirmed with a multimeter that the DATA+/DATA- pins are silent, even when talking to a USB 3.0 drive.
What could ...
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Is there a way to copy the firmware (BIOS) that came with my PC onto a USB flash drive?
I bought a new Lenovo Legion 5 PC. It comes with Windows preinstalled. I was wondering is there a way to copy the firmware that comes with the PC onto a USB flash drive without having to download it ...
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How do I ensure a laptop doesn't have any sort of bug or tracking device?
Someone recently gifted a laptop to a friend of mine. Without going into details, the friend is suspicious of malware / bug / tracking, but it is a very nice laptop and they would like to keep it.
How ...
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How unsecure is an 'old' wifi-router really (and what to do about it)?
My question has three parts:
How unsecure is a WiFi-router really, once it reaches the age where official firmware updates are no longer provided? I'm mainly considering the risk of some hacker WAN-...
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USB 1.0/2.0 stopped working, but USB 3.0+ still works. Acer laptop, Windows 11/Linux Mint
The laptop is a 2017 Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN, which internally is the same as a Nitro Spin NP515-51.
The laptop has three USB-A ports, and one USB-C port. Edit for clarity: all ports are USB 3. No ...
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How long can BIOS update take?
I have Asus X-570 E-Gaming.
The mobo was showing green Q-LED today, I came to know it's because of failed boot. So, I'm updating the BIOS(firmware or host boot software). The size of the flash file is ...
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Disable orom in firmwarepasswd Catalina
I recently had some trouble whilst
applying these settings
The firmwarepasswd -disable-reset-capability command returned with error 6.
Then I tried firmwarepasswd -check / -mode
I realized that orom ...
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Will data remain intact when flashing the firmware of a “bricked” Intel SSD 520 Series SSD drive?
My Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB SSDSC2BW240A3L SSD featuring the SandForce SF-2281VB1-SDC controller spontaneously died and does not show up in BIOS. Presumably, its firmware has been corrupted by a ...
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Swapping the SSD controller without data loss possible?
Does swapping the controller chip within some ssd always imply data loss, or is it possible that all the relevant information (like translation layer parameters) is stored on the NAND chips?
I found ...
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"BIOS will skip Windows UEFI firmware update" option - how can BIOS / firmware do that?
I was not able to find the answer via web search to meaning of that in BIOS of my PC, only rephrasing https://www.libble.eu/lenovo-thinkpad-a285/online-manual-837565/?page=0084:
Windows UEFI Firmware ...
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Could attempting to reset my BIOS partially fail and brick my laptop?
I'm looking of a method to reset or bypass the UEFI/BIOS admin password on my laptop, but I'm concerned I might brick my device. Does anyone have any knowledge about this?
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Model Name: ASUS ...
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If I brick my BIOS during update, can I use my computer if it was originally using UEFI?
So my question basically is, if my BIOS needs an update and power goes out during flashing the update, can I still use my computer if it was originally using UEFI environment to boot the computer?
I ...
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how to lock iwlwifi firmware version used
today i logged on my Fedora 34 and my iwlwifi firmware version is returned to the newest after boot. I forgot yesterday, but i think i was doing dnf update and it's affecting the firmware version that ...
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linux-firmware apt package VS fwupd tool: Are they doing same thing?
I noticed here two things about firmware:
1. apt list linux-firmware
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware
$ apt list linux-firmware -a
Listing... Done
linux-firmware/focal-updates,focal-...
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Building a FW image with coreboot & TianoCore fails with "ERROR: please_install uuid-dev"
I am trying to build a firmware image for Intel CPU motherboard using coreboot + TianoCore (I have not done that previously but I believe coreboot + TianoCore should be the right way to do it using ...
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Add all firmware to CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE?
How can I add all the firmware present in /lib/firmware in the CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE parameter of the kernel .config?
I've already tried but when compiling the kernel it returns an error:
/bin/sh ...
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Philips 237E disable bootup logo
Every time I boot up a Philips 237E LCD, the screen shows the Philips logo on a bright blue background, which I find jarring.
I know that on different models this can be disabled by entering the ...
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No sound, recent Debian 11 upgrade, NVidia sound card
I'm a relative newbie with Debian and I hope someone can help me with my problem:
I've recently installed Debian 10 on my Dell G3 15 3590. I've tried downloading all the necessary firmware for the ...
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Firmware update: Shim does not seem to start fwupdx64.efi with Secure Boot enabled
I tried to do a firmware update on a ThinkPad L14 using fwupdmgr on Fedora 34. Everything seemed fine until the program told me to reboot, which I did, but Fedora was booted instead of the firmware ...
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Kali new install and doing an update and it says i am missing firmware and its frozen on 4 different processing triggers
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/arcturus_gpu_info.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navy_flounder_ta.bin for module amdgpu
W: Possible missing ...
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How to update the firmware of HP LaserJet Pro MFP M125nw?
How can I update the firmware of my printer HP LaserJet Pro MFP M125nw?
(this is important because of security issues)
The printer is installed on Windows, and HP Smart is installed and communicates ...
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Update Alienware m17 firmware without battery [duplicate]
I have an Alienware m17 with a dead battery. I've been using it on adapter power since then. I recently had to remove windows 10 and get a clean install but now on a recent Windows Update, it says ...
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Install OpenBSD on Wifi-only laptop?
I did succeed to mount the firmware in usb, but how to use it ?
I got wifi only Slim laptop , no ethernet and put another TP-Link rtl8188eus wifi still not detected
pkg_add or fw_update is not found
I ...
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Why is the Samsung firmware ISO I downloaded 16MB in size, but when burned to a device it only shows 94KB?
I followed these official instructions from Samsung and downloaded unetbootin and the ISO for my Samsung 960 EVO 250GB. I burned it with unetbootin and rebooted but there was nothing to boot from.
I ...
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What exactly is USB Bluetooth adapter firmware used for?
I recently learned that Linux tries to find a "firmware file" when a USB Bluetooth adapter is connected and usually reports an error in dmesg is this file is not found (e.g. see this ...
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Getting a non-free firmware error related to “Realtek RTL8111D-2/RTL8168D-2” firmware when installing Kali Linux
I first had the issue with Kali 2020 so I switched to the installer. Same thing. I would get this error message related to RTL_NIC/rtl8168d-2.fw (Realtek RTL8111D-2/RTL8168D-2):
“Some of your ...
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Updating Firmware on GTX 650
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I would like to update the firmware on my GTX 650 ( GV-N650OC-2GT) it has the original firmware on it " 80.07.35.00.5F " that I would like to upgrade to the latest " 80.07.35.00....
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