Got a text message this morning at 7:50am from my subscribed FedEx alerts that my delivery was scheduled for tomorrow 11/01, and then a FedEx guy showed up at the door a few hours later 10/31, just after 11am. That’s some strange tracking/delivery updates, but I’m not going to complain. Now there’s so much to do to put it through its paces. Memtest86 the RAM, install an OS and transfer everything over, reinstall apps, copy preferences and reconfigure- that’s the part I hate. Hopefully it goes smoothly.
Documenting: my unit came with BIOS 3.02. R5 DIY.
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My order to Vancouver, Canada, also arrived at my door (I’m in an apartment, though). Both boxes were quite banged up, just fedex things I suppose:
I’ll test the mainboard later today, hopefully it’s OK.
Edit: Update, appears to work okay. Bios version is 3.02 and I’m trying to upgrade it now.
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My order also arrived today here in Calgary!
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Received mine with 3.02 firmware. What are the current drawbacks with upgrading to 3.03?
Mostly issues with chargers not working after the update. But FW has decided that the gains to 3.03 far outweigh any regressions, and is pushing 3.03 as a stable release.
I just assembled my R5, installed the latest nightly ISO of Fedora 39, upgraded the BIOS to 3.03, and am looking forward to all the goodness to come.
Just configured mine!
- Installed Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon
- Updated BIOS to 3.03
- Updated kernel and implemented fingerprint
Some issues I found:
- Linux Mint login window resolution is really small, the elements are huge! It was fine before I updated the kernel though.
- Fingerprint on an empty session (whether from boot or if logged out) does not work and re-loops back to login window. Pasword needs to be typed first. The fingerprint works on unlock (with existing session), sudo or admin right requests inside session.
Other than that! Pretty zippy! Will try out running VirtualBox VMs that have Docker container instances and see how that holds up!
Ordered on April 3, arrived just now (to northern Germany)!
If you happen to have “signature on file”, this would be why it as left unsigned for. Do you happen to know if this is the case?
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Upgraded my laptop last night, and then promptly installed my old 11th gen board into my waiting CoolerMaster case. Both machines working flawlessly. Super happy with the upgrade! In particular, while my laptop was already reasonably fast (now faster!) I’m actually most satisfied with the encased 11th gen board – it replaced my old HTPC machine from 2015. That thing flies now, and has no problem playing high bitrate H265 videos!
The only thing that I wasn’t expecting was the boot time of the new motherboard on the first boot. I had forgotten about the memory training and was briefly concerned when I was staring at a black screen for 2-3 minutes.
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received mine yesterday - spent today (public holiday in germany) setting up ubuntu 23.10 - and iam super happy with the Framework 13 so far 
keep up the good work Framework! 
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Yes, I do have my signature on file, but that wasn’t the issue. I was expecting FedEx to send a notification when the item was out for delivery, and that didn’t happen. Everything worked out though!
Last night, I tried to run a VirtualBox VM (Lubuntu guest) with the UEFI secure boot still enabled.
I had to setup a MOK signing key, enroll it in the UEFI firmware and then sign the modules. The annoying thing is that every boot, I need to re-sign the VirtualBox modules for the VM to start!
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Received mine last Tuesday a day early, installed that day, no issues and everything’s a-okay. Just posting pics of the package since part of the outside was torn (but the inside box was perfectly fine).
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It arrived! Package was in the same condition as the post above, but the mainboard was fine.
I’m so used to noisy Framework fans, this board is so quiet it’s almost creepy. I can get the fans to spin up, but I have to try pretty hard.
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got my Framework on Monday, and i got a strange behavior. My display showing something that looks like image noise on black and dark backrounds. especially when im charging my Laptop. I will try tomorrow to reseat the display connector, hopefully it will help.
Everything else is great. Got 32 GB Kingston Fury 5600 Mhz CL40 and memory training took under a minute.
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Technically speaking I don’t have my signature on file (from what I have checked with my online Fedex account). I had mine dropped off at the door without any notification from the driver. FedEx email came 2 minutes after the delivery.
I think there is a level of detail that FedEx cannot necessary manage at every level of the company (on its delivery).
FedEx cannot always force the drivers to walk packages to the front door. Technically the driver can leave the package at the garage door, the sidewalk, etc
FedEx does not even check that the picture captured by the drive is fussy (vs a clear high quality photo).
I would suggest the best way to deal with FedEx (or any delivery company) is watch for the shipment delivery notifications; use a camera or doorbell camera; and be aware of weather conditions.
It is hit or miss to get a good driver that will take the care to make sure packages are secure.
Mine had a similar tear in the brown packaging, but the box in the photo i linked was very similar to mine.
I was planning to assembly my until this afternoon/this evening. I know I received it Monday, but had not had a free moment (from daily life activities) to upgrade to this new mainboard.
I did get my unit assembled…
I took the Intel Gen 11th mainboard and wifi card out. Transplant those components with a new audio port and wifi antenna to the cooler master.
The unit booted up. I stopped because I wanted to focus on the AMD mainboard.
I did get the mainboard, wifi, new DDR memory, and new NVMe installed. The unit did power on, but I got a error. I was able to check the BIOS and it recognized all the RAM and the mainboard.
I was using an USB stick that uses ventoy – that could have been an issue. I am not changing to a simple USB A boot stick with Fedora Workstation Live. I am using 38 as I want to wait for 39 when it is officially released.