Fedora Workstation 42 is released! You can download Fedora Workstation 42 here .
Official Fedora 42 release announcement can be found here .
Installation Guide: Fedora 42 Installation on the Framework Laptop 13 - Framework Guides
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Running Fedora 42 on my machine now and loving it! Gnome 48 introduced a battery preservation option that they mention in their release notes requires hardware support. I am using the battery charge limit feature in BIOS and it works great, but it would be nice to be able to control it from my OS. Curious if support for this is on the roadmap?
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ec-fwtool is available through copr for example, extool fwchargelimit works nicely. I saw the function in some window manager that came with fedora 41, though with AMD it did not work. Above can be added to systemd so you will have the charge limited
I just updated to Fedora 42 (Silverblue) from 41 on my Framework 13 AMD.
Since the update I have random graphic artifacts in the gnome settings app and youtube videos.
You might find some help in this thread: Graphical Corruption in Fedora 41 on AMD (BIOS3.06, Linux 6.13.5) - #39 by jkbach
Sadly the issue in Mesa has been around for ~6 weeks now, and it sounds like you may have fewer options in 42 as a workaround. :-\
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I’m not running Silverblue but I have had the same artifacting in different apps, especially when running a second monitor.
I updated the system via the terminal and then moved the VRAM setting in the bios to “gaming” as @Scott_Lembcke 's linked thread suggested and I have not noticed any artifacting since.
Not sure if it was the update or the VRAM adjustment, I’m just glad they are gone.
I also updated a couple days ago and the issue seems gone now.
Got my new 13’ AI 370 and tried first the Fedora 42 plasma and now using Workstation with Gnome. Love both of them but gnome is sort of cleaner and more OSX like. I like the possibility to tweak more in Plasma but Gnome is growing on me too.
So far i’m loving it. My only problem is when i use my dock thingy (TS4) the screen goes dark and sort of kills the laptop. Don’t seem to happen without connecting to my dock.
Running on balanced mode. Battery is not fantastic to be honest. Maybe its the cpu that is hungry. But just doing surfing and watching yourtube should not consume all that much. Its like 1h = 20% …
Hi,
I received my FW 13 with AMD AI 7 350 a week ago and was playing around with different Linux-Distributions.
As Fedora 42 is “supported” by framework, i’m writing here:
I love the hardware, but regarding the support by Linux i’ve got multiple issues:
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When connecting the wifi to the mobile hotspot of my Google Pixel 6 Pro, in some cases it doesn’t even connect, sometimes it connects, but only a few packets are transferred (e.g. 3 Pings to the gateway, then nothing), sometimes it works for a short time.
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The power consumption especially in idle is way to high for my taste.. 8W even in powersaver mode with display at 40% is not what i’ve expected.
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currently the platform only supports s2idle sleep mode. it consumes a lot of power in standby. are there any plans, that there will be s3, s0 or s0ix added to the platform?
best regards
Rainer
Note that with the AMD mainboard, you’ll want to connect from the rear left USB-C port to the CalDigit TS4, or you won’t be able to drive external displays properly.
- For the connectivity, mine has been working really well. Maybe check the antena and see if it sits ok.
- Power consumption i agree, i used chatgpt to help me disable the ports when i’m in sleep mode, has helped a little but not much.
- I hope they do add that if it helps …
Fedora uses randomized mac addresses, if you are using a static ip assignment with your mobile device i.e. a fixed mac. This howeever may only occur when first setting it up/pairing it. It could also be an issue with what security options you have set (wpa3 etc.). Also perhaps the wireless antenna tabs are not fully seated.
This should hopefully improve somewhat over the next couple of months as more stuff for the processor lands in the kernel. Update, update frequently.
These also shoudl hopefully be taken care of by kernel updates. All of these are unlikely to be purely linux issues. Sleep modes are an AMD thing in this instance not a kernel thing, and are often influenced by Windows demands.
Currently a lot of stuff is being added o the kernel, but I would expect 6 months from release of the CPU before everything is 90% baked.
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This is why I always say USB4 is not TB4. Compatibility issues may arise particularly with TB docks. It may be something that irons out over time as kernel updates hit, but it also may not. You need to perform additional configuration to enable hardware acceleration in browsers running on linux. This may reduce your youtube power usage.
True, the port that connect to my laptop is the TB port. And the external screen uses usb-c
I got a bit tired of Gnome and the limited UI/UX experience and jumped into Plasma KDE and also i saw some major updates in kernel.
Have been running for 2 days and it all fells more stable for some reason. I tried several sleep, wake and allot of youtube and i’m sort of amazed it has not crashed. Usually it happens much sooner.
Perhaps it is stable now…remains to be seen 
Support is sadly sending me on a goose chase really. They ask me now to try with another SSD (M2). I used this m2 on my proxmox for months and no issue + its new. Have done stress test in win and no issue. Same with my memory, was in proxmox + tested.
They also as for a Full Mainboard reset which i need to look into. Now that everything works i’m hesitant to do any major fiddling.
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This. I don’t know what your communications with support have contained so I will refrain from commenting, but if you are comfortable with letting it ride a bit maybe slow walk your responses. Nothing you have posted here would immediately suggest to me that the device or parts of it are defective, it all sounds like the old familiar new cpu growing pains that running on linux has always entailed and to be truthful it happens on windows as well…in fact the amount and duration of issues is actually pretty much on par now. First 6 months expect occasional regressions, hiccups, or missing support and then expect steady improvement until everything is 99.99% baked.
May very well be the case as you say. But the problem is when they claim fully supported out of the box claim.
Also i’m not sure exactly how linux works and all but i see them updating windows driver more frequently. Are these updates coming to us through these Fedora updates?
For a company who works with laptops mainly the issue me and many others see is really basic stuff that should not happen if the QA team did their job.
Still though, i love the modularity of it and just the simple thing that i can change the ports is so awesome that i’m willing to ride it out 
Can’t wait to see how the 16’ turns out. I have also pre-order the desktop for my heavy duty. That looks awesome too.
No one claims fully supported and means 100% supported. Windows has a EULA, linux is free, and Framework supports two distros Fedora and Ubuntu. All you can expect as an end user is best effort.
Linux drivers are most of the time part of the kernel updates. Update the kernel and 99% of the drivers get updated with it.
This can be said for Lenovo (thermal profiles), Apple (butterfly keyboard), HP (a litany of issues), Dell (another litany of issues), all of them basic issues, with QA teams the size of all of Framework apparently not doing their jobs…humans made it, humans are not perfect, nothing is perfect, stuff will not be right, stuff will be missed. They are one of the few companies I have seen iteratively improve their product. They improve even during the batch process. Their handling of BIOS updates is rapidly improving. Weak hinges → designed and deployed stronger hinges. Modules draining power too quickly → new revisions. Weak speakers → stronger speakers. Flimsy lid → new improved stronger lid. Rechargeable CMOS, bad idea → laptop battery primary CMOS backup commodity replacement. Everything they have done is a year over year improvement. Good luck ffinding that elsewhere.
You can repair it, you can modify it, you can build upon it.
I expect the 16 will see iterative improvements, and the desktop is actually somewhat compelling as a LLM development platform.
I’m not a Linux person so i would not dare to mess with the kernel on my own (Atleast for now). But i assume you mean the updates i get through system update right?
I’m actually surprised how much updates i receive and many are system/kernel stuff from what i read.
In regard to the issues, to be honest, my Macbook Pro and my existing Dell (work computer) and several laptops before that never had any of the issues i’m seeing. Given they did not run on linux.
I went with Framework thanks to all i hear about them being a Linux focused laptop.
I was actually also considering the tuxedocomputers as they are also very linux focused but decided on Framework for the modularity aspect.
I don’t even know what fully supported means but expecting something as obvious as external monitor to work out of the box is really given. Most people connect to external monitors, specially with a 14 inch laptop. All the other excuses are just that excuses.
I’m not talking about 3-4 monitor setup with tons of different tweaks and this or that.
I fully understand people make mistake and no product is perfect but after this many months and so many reports i read about display issues i have not seen support acknowledging this problem at all.
I actually hope its a big jump otherwise they would have already done it. One can hope right
Yes, that and also a big fat server that lasts many years. I run multiple VM’s in proxmox and the big memory + fast lane is great. I’m sure it run more quiet then most mini pc’s.
Either way i’m happy with what i see right now, the product will get better with time. This is the pain you endure for being early adopter i guess.
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