When installing this update I noticed that since at least 3.19 (my previous firmware) there is no “F2 to enter BIOS” message on the Framework splash screen at power up. I tried with BIOS defaults and the boot timeout value in the BIOS set to > 0 (was this always set to 0 by default?).
Otherwise the EFI update appears to have worked well (not sure how to confirm the PD and EC versions were updated). I would prefer to see what is actually happening rather just than a progress bar if that is an option in the future.
I felt fairly sure it was there before but could be mistaken.
If I’m mistaken I would like to request this information be available to the user on the splash screen so nobody needs to remember or look up what key is needed.
I think the info is in the manual and also F2 is very common, so it’s a likely ‘try’. Also by time the flash screen pops up, The Framework logo ?/ it’s too late to enter the BIOS.
Update:
Just tried the F2 when the flash-screen pops up but it seems to late, but that may be down to me having a dual boot with Ubuntu and invoking the GRUB menu, which anyway has an option for the BIOS
I just upgraded 11th Gen from 3.17 to 3.20 yesterday. First 2 reboots were successful (after reinstalling uefi entries), now I am stuck in a power cycle loop: pressing power button, button led lights up & fan spins for a few minutes, screen stays completely black (both hdmi and internal), led will eventuelly turn off and the process repeats after few seconds. Does anyone have an idea how I could fix this issue? Thank you!
Yes, only settings for uefi boot. Apparently, I lost them during the upgrade. I fixed it by booting to grub with a live system, manually setting grub command line args for internal disk, booting to system and reinstalling grub (the grub reinstall command also readded the missing boot settings). Then I rebooted and everything looked ok.
I do not know the status/health of the RTC battery.
Thanks, I’ll check how I can reset the motherboard
Just curious: Did you try to get to the BIOS via F2 during this time? and|or by ‘black’ you mean there was no indication of even a back-light to the screen ?? black or blank ??
I think you are right that it was never there to begin with and of course we agree that the information is available online however my suggestion was to put the information where I see it as being most relevant, at the time when it would be potentially used.
I personally have no need for this either but thanks for sharing the link others might have use for it.
No indication/text/logo, only the button led lights up and the fan spins. As far as I can tell during daytime, the backlight does not turn on (or is very dim). F2 does not have any visible effect.
Edit: The charging led on both sides just lid up green.
With a boot device timeout > 0s you are able to enter BIOS during the splash, I just confirmed this with a 1s timeout but with the default 0s it is as you said.
OK! So a Splash Screen official mod or a hack could be useful
EDIT:
Maybe Framework are worried that too many users will Press F2 and mess with the BIOS and then be asking for support to help with subsequent issues.
@amoun@Usernames the BIOS update clears the boot wait timeout to zero, along with the battery charge limit. F2 is still possible but you have to be “aggressive” pressing it frequently even before the FW logo appears. Once you manage to get into the BIOS screen(s) (might take a few attempts) you can change that timeout (plus, if applicable, battery charge limit and secure boot enforcement) to make things easier going forward. I’ve made a habit of setting it to 3 seconds.
If you can’t boot into the BIOS using F2 and you’re using Ubuntu, you can reboot into the BIOS using the terminal by entering: sudo systemctl reboot --firmware-setup
