Stuck in bios update loop

[EmilyMatt]

Device Information

System Model or SKU

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• Framework Laptop 12 (13th Gen Intel® Core™)
• Framework Laptop 13 (11th Gen Intel® Core™)
• Framework Laptop 13 (12th Gen Intel® Core™)
• Framework Laptop 13 (13th Gen Intel® Core™)
• Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series)
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• Framework Laptop 16 (AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series)
• Framework Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 PRO Series)

BIOS VERSION

Was on 4.02, upgrading to 4.03

DIY Edition information

Memory: DDR5-5600 - 96GB (2 x 48GB), Not sure about the manufacturer, but this was the selected option on the website when I ordered it
Storage: Samsung 990 PRO (MZ-V92T0BW)
Expansion Bay: AMD Radeon 7700S

Standalone Operation (Laptop Only)

• Yes
• No
• No idea, default behaviour.

Describe the bug

After upgrading BIOS 4.02 to 4.03 using fwupdmgr, I've rebooted my laptop, it showed the normal BIOS update screen, and once it was done it rebooted, the screen is black, and the CPU sounds like it is working full-power(fans are operating fully), nothing has changed for about an hour, so I did a hard reboot, one bootup the screen lit up, it now shows the same update screen, except updating from 4.03 -> 4.03 (same versions), afterwards it reboots, and the same thing happens, I've tried it a couple times now, and the laptop just stays in black screen.
I believe this firmware update bricked.

Steps To Reproduce

Update BIOS, I guess? I don't know I'm not a firmware engineer, I just did the end-user part of copy-pasting the commands from the support page and hitting Y when asked.

Expected behavior

Computer should successfully boot up with new BIOS version.

Screenshots

Only relevant screenshot I can take right now:

Operating System (please complete the following information):

• OS/Distribution: Ubuntu Linux
• Version: 24.04.3
• Linux Kernel Version: Don't know, unfortunately, latest as of opening this issue, I update fairly regularly

[JohnAZoidberg]

If you unplug power it will fail and you can boot back into Linux.
Next reboot it should work fine again.

We have seen this issue and are trying to debug it. We are not sure if it's an issue in our bios or fwupd. (Ubuntu 24.04 uses a pretty old fwupd)

[EmilyMatt]

If you unplug power it will fail and you can boot back into Linux. Next reboot it should work fine again.

We have seen this issue and are trying to debug it. We are not sure if it's an issue in our bios or fwupd. (Ubuntu 24.04 uses a pretty old fwupd)

Thank you, I will try it and update on whether it works^

[EmilyMatt]

Can confirm this resolves the issue.
dmidecode shows me at 4.03 now.
Thanks, will leave this issue for tracking?

[JohnAZoidberg]

Perfect, great your issue could be resolved

Thanks, will leave this issue for tracking?

Ok sure. I renamed the title