Framework 13 11th gen -> can't boot to usb drive to upgrade to BIOS 3.24 from 3.22

Framework Laptop 13 Linux
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Which Linux distro are you using?

Linux Mint

Which release version?

22.2
(if rolling release without a release version, skip this question)

(If rolling release, last date updated?)

Which kernel are you using? 6.14.0-33-generic

Which BIOS version are you using? 3.22

Which Framework Laptop 13 model are you using? → 11th Gen Intel® Core™

Hi all,

Almost everything is in the title. I have already updated my laptop several times by following the procedure, but this time, no way, my usb drive won’t boot as described.
I’ve tried to boot a Linux live system in order to check that everything work properly → no problem.
When I do the same with the USB drive (FAT32 formatted) where I have copied all the files, it doesn’t appear in the list and I can’t boot to it.
Do you have an idea for me? Who can I solve this issue?

Thank you.

Vincent from France

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Wouldn’t it be easier to install fwupdmgr and use that? It has worked great for me on Debian.

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Just wanted to jump in and say that I am having a similar issue. My FW13 is allowing me to boot into the USB drive, and it says that it’s running the startup file but it then gets stuck in a boot loop and nothing happens. I have done one BIOS update prior with no issues. Any thoughts?

SYSTEM INFO

Framework 13, 11 gen Intel i7.

Linux Mint

Current BIOS info from sudo dmidecode | less:

dmidecode 3.3

Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.3.0 present.
Table at 0x439E3000.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 26 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: INSYDE Corp.
Version: 03.22
Release Date: 05/06/2025
Address: 0xE0000
Runtime Size: 128 kB
ROM Size: 12 MB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported

System Info:

image
image1268×504 44.6 KB

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I have finally managed to upgrade.

Can’t say if it is a coincidence, but the time(s) I have tried, I did a “normal” (quit) format of the USB key. This times, I did a “slow” format of my flash drive and copied the files after that. Then it worked.

So I would tell you to do a slow (or complete, I don’t how to say in english) format of your flash drive and try again.

After that, could you tell here if it worked for you too ?

Vincent

PS : Happy new year everybody!

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Thank you very much for the suggestion! Happy New year to you too!

I did erase/completely format the drive using Disks application > selecting my flash drive > settings > format partition > selecting erase & FAT format.

This did not fix my problem, unfortunately. The specific error code I’m getting is “Error 331: Full FW update using the same version is not allowed”.