Framework Laptop 16 Ryzen AI300 BIOS 3.06 Release STABLE

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We’ve just released a fast-spin BIOS 3.06 STABLE for the Framework 16 AI 300 because of the Bluetooth bug in 3.05

Highlights

  1. Fixed an issue where Bluetooth audio output was non-functional.
  2. Resolved intermittent system hangs or black screens occurring during the entry or resume phases of Hybrid Shutdown.
  3. Fixed a Yellow Bang affecting the AMD Audio Co-Processor and HD Audio Controller when resuming from Hybrid Shutdown.
  4. Updated the help string for the BIOS option “Select a UEFI file as trusted for execution”.
  5. Fixed an issue where the Battery Extender status was reported incorrectly following a reboot, hibernation, or shutdown after the timer had expired.

Note:

  • With BIOS 3.06, you can downgrade to a previous version.

You can check your current BIOS version following the steps here to determine if you are on the latest release.

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Downloads

Windows

Download Link SHA256
https://downloads.frame.work/bios/Framework_Laptop_16_Amd_RyzenAI300_BIOS_3.06.exe f93467573844caeb3d9254500dbd728b52cc6b7d7ec71be72ca492d7ecbc95cb

Instructions for Windows Installer:

  1. Run the .exe.
  2. Click yes to reboot.
  3. Wait for the firmware progress bar to complete, and then the system will reboot.
  4. If you are updating a system in standalone mode, please pay careful attention to the standalone update process below.

Please note that you must update with a charger attached.

Linux/LVFS

Please note that you must update with a charger attached, then run:

fwupdmgr refresh --force

then

fwupdmgr get-updates

then

fwupdmgr update

Please note that you must update with a charger attached.

LVFS may not update if the battery is 100% charged. LVFS uses the battery status to determine if it is safe to apply updates. However if our battery is at 100% and the charger is off, we set the battery charging status to false. In this case you can discharge your battery a few percent, then plug in AC again and run fwupdmgr update.

Linux/Other/UEFI Shell update

Download Link SHA256
https://downloads.frame.work/bios/Framework_Laptop_16_Amd_RyzenAI300_BIOS_3.06_EFI.zip 5859f19c49361147d53c32d592675c02b89e1f6424e9727722f29f5950d74d71

Note that if you use the EFI shell update with Windows, you should suspend Bitlocker if enabled before updating using the EFI updater.

Instructions for EFI shell update:

  1. Extract contents of zip folder to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Cleanly unmount the drive before physically removing it, otherwise the BIOS update may not function correctly.
  2. Attach a charger to your device while updating.
  3. Boot your system while pressing F12 and boot from the thumb drive.
  4. Let startup.nsh run automatically.
  5. Follow the instructions to install the update.

Security Fixes

N/A

Enhancements

  1. Updated the help string for the BIOS option “Select a UEFI file as trusted for execution”.

Fixes

  1. Fixed an issue where Bluetooth audio output was non-functional.
  2. Resolved intermittent system hangs or black screens occurring during the entry or resume phases of Hybrid Shutdown.
  3. Fixed a Yellow Bang affecting the AMD Audio Co-Processor and HD Audio Controller when resuming from Hybrid Shutdown.
  4. Fixed an issue where the Battery Extender status was reported incorrectly following a reboot, hibernation, or shutdown after the timer had expired.

Component Versions

This BIOS update is a bundle of updates to multiple embedded components in the system.

Not all of them use the same version number.

Firmware Version Updated?
BIOS 3.06 Updated
EC ec_306_eb68558 Updated
PD 0.0.22 None
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 PD 0.0.22 None
AMD PI StrixKrackanPI-FP8 1.1.0.2d None

Reporting Issues

To report issues we have created a public issue tracker on github. Issues · FrameworkComputer/SoftwareFirmwareIssueTracker · GitHub We hope that this is a better way to track issues with community involvement moving forward as we have found it difficult to both gather relevant information about issues people are reporting on the forums, and track the issues through their lifecycle in a transparent way.
If you do experience an issue with the update that is related to your system firmware, please post as complete a description as you can, including relevant system information, and external peripherals. Please note that we do not currently have a SLA for responding to issues on github, but we will be reviewing them through the bios release process, and will review them for future updates as well.

If you have an issue regarding hardware, broken devices, returns, etc, this is not the place, please contact support.

Known Issues

  1. Intermittent CPU frequency lock at 600MHz following S3/Modern Standby resume
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In the release notes, please can you include details of a url to EC source code, and which git branch to select so one can rebuild it and which compiler it is built with. I.e. not just the:
EC ec_306_eb68558 Updated

I am currently having problems compiling the EC source code. I probably have a compiler bug that is somehow corrupting some specific i2c transactions, but not all, so knowing the above details would help me.

Please include this with each release note in future, for all the different mainboards.

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Is there a delay? I am on a Framework 16 AI with BIOS 3.05 - doing a get-updates:

(fwupdmgr:20914): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:57:24.337: current version is 01000334: 01000334=same
(fwupdmgr:20914): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:57:24.339: current version is 0.31: 0.29=older, 0.31=same
(fwupdmgr:20914): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:57:24.341: current version is 0.31: 0.29=older, 0.31=same
(fwupdmgr:20914): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:57:24.344: current version is 0.0.3.5: 0.0.3.2=older, 0.0.3.5=same, 0.0.3.4=older, 0.0.3.3=older
(fwupdmgr:20914): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:57:24.346: current version is 2023: 2023=same
(fwupdmgr:20914): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:57:24.348: No releases found
Devices with no available firmware updates:
 • Database Key
 • Key Exchange Key
 • KEK CA
 • Laptop Webcam Module (2nd Gen)
 • Option ROM UEFI CA
 • PIXA3854:00 093A:0274
 • WD BLACK SN770M 2TB
 • WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
 • Windows UEFI CA
 • frame.work-LaptopDB
 • frame.work-LaptopKEK
Devices with the latest available firmware version:
 • Fingerprint Sensor
 • Laptop 16 Keyboard Module - ISO
 • Laptop 16 Numpad Module
 • System Firmware
 • UEFI CA
 • UEFI dbx
No updates available

and doing update:

(fwupdmgr:21329): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:59:46.910: current version is 01000334: 01000334=same
(fwupdmgr:21329): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:59:46.911: current version is 0.31: 0.29=older, 0.31=same
(fwupdmgr:21329): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:59:46.913: current version is 0.31: 0.29=older, 0.31=same
(fwupdmgr:21329): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:59:46.914: current version is 0.0.3.5: 0.0.3.2=older, 0.0.3.5=same, 0.0.3.4=older, 0.0.3.3=older
(fwupdmgr:21329): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:59:46.915: current version is 2023: 2023=same
(fwupdmgr:21329): FuMain-DEBUG: 10:59:46.917: No releases found
Devices with the latest available firmware version:
 • Fingerprint Sensor
 • Laptop 16 Keyboard Module - ISO
 • Laptop 16 Numpad Module
 • System Firmware
 • UEFI CA
 • UEFI dbx
Devices with no available firmware updates:
 • Database Key
 • Key Exchange Key
 • KEK CA
 • Laptop Webcam Module (2nd Gen)
 • Option ROM UEFI CA
 • PIXA3854:00 093A:0274
 • WD BLACK SN770M 2TB
 • WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB
 • Windows UEFI CA
 • frame.work-LaptopDB
 • frame.work-LaptopKEK
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Thanks for the beta! Upgraded this morning and it’s been working well for me so far. Bluetooth audio is working for me.

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Great - i dont usually download beta vers but this is an immediate download for me, as i am super inconvenienced by the bluetooth bug!

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I just updated to this beta and it seems this one actually fixed the slow boot issue on my FW 16.

i had around 30-35 seconds black screen before bios logo.

Now with this bios update i’m getting around 6-7 seconds maximum black screen before bios logo appears on the screen :slight_smile:

I timed the reboot and then i shut down the laptop fully and powered it on and got same around 6-7 seconds on both. No more 30-35 seconds wait.

Finally it is fixed and laptop reboots + boots up faster now!

Update: it seems when I have a windows SSD installed, I get 6-7 seconds black screen before bios logo shows.

But once I change SSD back to my linux one it returns with 33-35 seconds black screen before bios logo.

So something is up with linux side causing it to hang longer than it does on windows now.

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I see that it’s now marked as Stable. I take it no changes from the Beta?

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I get the audio pop noise randomly using Linux Fedora 44 KDE. I am going to upgrade it a bit later and see how we go.

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Just an update. A day after the BIOS update, I shut down the Laptop completely as I was still getting that Audio Popping Noise.

I can report that the problem still exists. What I don’t know is if this a Fedora43/44 KDE Plasma problem.

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After this update my FW16 constantly gets a black screen on startup, so not even backlight. The only way to get out of this is to power cycle.

Before this update, this happened rarely, mostly after standby resume I figured out.