Post #4384446

2026-08-04 21:59 UTC

@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @plutarch@gotosocial.plutar.ch If there hasn't been a BIOS update since before 2024, it is pretty urgent to do so now (though Linux systems should already handle CPU BIOS patches for the user). Also, check voltage settings in the BIOS, should they be nonstandard: https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Intel-Core-13th-and-14th-Gen-Desktop-Instability-Root-Cause/m-p/1633442

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@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz 2026-08-04 22:05

@steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @plutarch@gotosocial.plutar.ch linux does not always handle bios updates, it depends on if the mobo oem suppprts LVFS and if you actually use an updater that calls it (like KDE's Discover), or if you ran "fwupdmgr update" manually. it can, though

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