Newb install question re: BIOS & Driver link broken

Framework Laptop 12 Linux
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I am coming from a Mac and haven’t used Linux in a LONG time.

I got the DIY laptop and have installed a fresh Mint Cinnamon and am working my way through the install guide. I am trying to download and install the BIOS/Driver update here but the hyperlink is broken for Linux (the link is not blue and I cannot click it

I have

Vendor: INSYDE Corp.
Version: 03.04
Release Date: 06/23/2025
Address: 0xE0000
product: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i5-1334U
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 4
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.186.3

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I don’t believe that’s intended to be a link, the actual LVFS page is here:

LVFS: Laptop 12 Intel 13th Gen Core

But… most linux distros include a copy of fwupd that lets you update firmware via LVFS.

Here’s a rather old conversation about using it on the mint forums

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=346494

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I just noticed, the framework KB article has command line instructions if you scroll down the page

Linux / LVFS

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

fwupdmgr refresh --force

then

fwupdmgr get-updates

then

fwupdmgr update

if you want a fancy UI, there is a UI frontend for fwupd called “Firmware” that’s part of Gnome. It can be installed in Mint via Software Manager, I’ve personally used this to check and update firwmare on my various Thinkpads on other distros.

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In this particular case it doesn’t matter but Framework has had issues updating the Intel ME via fwupd and so the EFI update method is required to update it. LVFS is the better method in all other circumstances.

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oof, yeah, you’re right. here’s a thread about issues updating the BIOS, seems like even the USB EFI shell update method is a bit wonky

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I have done it and it is. Things can go wrong and it’s panic inducing when it does. LVFS solves those problems and I really wish Framework would fix it so the CSME update can proceed from LVFS. Other vendors manage it, so I wish they would figure it out. At least on new boards.

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It did work in the end. In the linked thread a bit further down I’ve compiled all the steps.

Basically I just had to run it twice from the USB stick.

At that time 3.0.4 was not yet available through LVFS. It was published a week or two later. I also think the broken link in the original post should just link to the in-page anchor for the LVFS instructions.

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