firmware

Hello! I`m have a big question (the question will be addressed to specialists in this field of development). Starting in 2014, nvidia introduced mandatory verification for signed firmware to control fans for Maxwell graphics cards. Then, even later, this has spread to all generations of graphics...

The kubuntu 22.04 Discover software on Plasma desktop shows a Dell firmware update, but it won't update when I tell it to update all. I try booting from a cold machine thinking it will run on boot up, but no joy. Any ideas? Red

Hello there, I'm using a Dell Latitude 7390 with Kubuntu 23.10 x86_64. When trying to run a software update I receive a "Dell firmware update" which displays the following error below. Any suggestions? I obviously can't extend the partition :(

https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=5263f7ebc0 Distribution Mint 21.2 Victoria, LTS Package version 5.8.4 Graphics hardware in use Integrated Intel i5 iris xe Frequency Always Bug description Issues: Can't have a charger inserted or removed while in use or will enter perpetual sleep cycle...

Background: I have a security clearance (inactive for now) and as part of that security clearance, I receive free online security classes and newsletters from the NSA or military, and I pay attention to those classes. So when I see questionable things, it makes me suspicious (and as one my...

I have a long list of missing amdgpu firmware files. I also have a longer list of installed amdgpu firmware files which were automatically installed as I had no idea they were there until I looked. There must be a way to get firmware updates, but I have no idea how to get it to work. I prefer...

I have an Asus Vivobook 15 which has a MediaTek MT7921 Wifi card (I think it is that model, I know it is MediaTek), and no ethernet port. I have a kali 2021.4a usb live image, on which wifi works jankily (I will make a separate thread about that). However, I am trying to install debian 11 as a...

I'm brand new and I don't know what I'm doing but i know enough that I can tell there's a problem. I'm on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and my RADEON 6700 XT is not initializing on boot. I was able to narrow it down to this after some googling around when I tried to play CIV IV and it was performing...

In a nutshell: When it comes to the FOSS / FOSH friendliness, should one prefer Intel over AMD, or vice versa? Which is the way to go considering the degrees of freedom in hardware? Sorry for the inconvenience, I am still a novice on Linux and at the moment, buying my first pre-installed Linux...

Hi! I am trying to flash a custom firmware to my asus rt-n300 router , the asus firmware application doesn't work , i am able to access the router using ssh (putty, and winSCP) and i wanted to ask if its possible to flash the .trx firmware to the router using one of the included commands shown...

Recently I came across a few HP G8 servers at work that still had older iLO 4 firmware versions installed. This presented a problem because in August of 2017 there was a vulnerability patched which would allow a remote attacker to create their own Admin level user and enter the system. Yes...