I’m trying to update the BIOS of my Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen 7040) from 3.18 to 3.20 with the EFI shell update. But the update process seems to have stalled. What I see is a black screen and a progress bar with 2 dots and then the Framework logo. The progress bar is not moving for about 3 ho…

[image] Mathew: Then I tried resetting the bios pressing and releasing 10 times the lid detect button as suggested in the ifixit guide on this thread i was instructed to do that in a prior unrelated support case, i also struggled with it - if it works it is undeniable the board flashes like a…

Today I did the 3.18 → 3.20 update via fwupdmgr and I got stuck too, at two blue dots. After 2 hours of no change, I unplug the AC adapter and let the battery drain. Once the laptop ran out of battery and turned off, I put the AC adapter and powered on the laptop again. I got a screen during one se…

That is exactly my experience. Only black screen now when rebooting. I seem to get a gbgbbggg BIOS post code if that is from interest. Haven’t tried the BIOS reset yet though. Is there any solution right now to get back into a working state?

Not exactly helpful here, but I am trying to think why a BIOS update would fail. All the BIOS is doing is erasing and writing to an EEPROM. Nothing their that is likely to cause the whole machine to hang. The update program is graphical. Maybe there is a race condition / bug in the GPU code causin…

Hello people did anyone get anything concrete from support? I have raised a ticket with support but I do not have the time. My whole day got wasted due to a bricked BIOS update.

Just had the same issue, with the same version bumb from 3.18 to 3.20 and hanging at two dots. Fixed it by disconnecting the battery briefly. After reboot I confirmed the fTPM question and then the BIOS update actually completed. So, finally, the device is up and running again!

This just happened to me. Framework support told me I’m out of warranty and my screen is just completely black. Should I try David Henry’s method? Not sure if I have enough technical background to perform it.

You can first try to compile all informations needed, the programming software, the command lines to execute, the BIOS file. Once you have all this, build the precise plan of what to do and in what order (ask questions for what is not clear to you). Thus you can decide if you want pursue in this way…

Same issue here black screen after stuck upgrade with two dots and power cycle. Opened a ticket with framework.

BIOS update stuck

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David_Henry July 22, 2026, 8:20pm 24

Ok, I finally fixed it by flashing the ROM with a CH341a programmer…

Details here: Success in recovering from bad BIOS upgrade - Framework 13 AMD 7040 - #50 by David_Henry

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