Issues updating bios from efi

Framework Laptop 13
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I just got my Framework13 and tried to update the bios since it wouldn’t let me install Nobara without updating. When I try to update I remove all the files from the folder so they are in the USB and not in the “Framework_Laptop13_RyzenAI300_BIOS_3.05_EFI” folder which is fat 32, when I try to update the bios though it is able to boot into the updater then has issues with the capsuleapp.efi. It seems to be unable to find it and cancels the update because of that. I have tried changing the folder it is in so it’s recognized and it doesn’t work. Does anyone know how to fix that?

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Hi.

Secure Boot needs to be disabled and all devices unplugged from the slots for the upgrade to succeed. With just power connected.

This problem is sometimes caused by lack of space on the update partition.
FAT32 is the right format to use.

unzip ../Framework_Laptop13_RyzenAI300_BIOS_3.05_EFI.zip 
Archive:  ../Framework_Laptop13_RyzenAI300_BIOS_3.05_EFI.zip
  inflating: CapsuleApp.efi          
   creating: efi/
   creating: efi/boot/
  inflating: efi/boot/BootX64.efi    
  inflating: efi/boot/Startup.nsh    
  inflating: Framework_Laptop_13_RyzenAI300_capsule_signed_allsku_3.05.cap  
  inflating: winux.bin

The installer is expecting the files to be layed out like that.
I.e. the cap files to be at the root of the EFI partition, and the boot and startup.nsh to be in the efi/boot folder.
I think the “efi/boot/…” is actually “EFI/BOOT/…” when looking at the folder names.
Then to boot it, just boot from file, and select the BootX64.efi

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Hi I am using fat 32, secure boot is disabled, nothing is plugged in, when I try to update it does this, the current version is 3.03.05 if that helps when I try and update though it comes up with this (I have tried updating to diff versions and gradually updating and I have the same issue).

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You do not have an EFI system partition. One is required to be present on one of your storage devices because that is where the update will be copied temporarily during installation.

The EFI updater instructions assume that you already have an NVMe drive with an operating system installed on it, as such a drive with such an installation would have the necessary partitions.

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This is Nobara’s problem, switch to another distro. I’m not recommending against BIOS updates, but I think updating BIOS for the sake of installing a Linux distro indicating significant compatibility issues of said distro that you may encounter other problems in the future.

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