From 125195ec870fd072cb848c105391f454983e1654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:06:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated the section for updating firmware with a live USB since it no longer reflects the modern live disk you'd download from our webiste due to the transition to COSMIC. --- content/system-firmware.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/system-firmware.md b/content/system-firmware.md index 18f30b7ba5..e9cb5e41e2 100644 --- a/content/system-firmware.md +++ b/content/system-firmware.md @@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ These instructions are for System76 owners who have been prompted for a firmware ### Starting the Update (GUI) -In Pop!\_OS, you can check for firmware updates using **Settings -> Firmware**. +In Pop!\_OS 24.04, you can check for firmware updates by running **Firmware Manager** from your list of installed Applications. + +In Pop!\_OS 22.04, you can check for firmware updates using **Settings -> Firmware**. ![Firmware settings in Pop!_OS](/images/system-firmware/gui-pop.jpg) @@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ After creating the live disk, [access the boot menu](/articles/boot-menu/) and s lsblk ``` -Identify the EFI partition in the list. (The EFI partition is usually the first partition on one of the drives, and is around 512MB in size or slightly smaller.) Once you have identified the EFI partition, use the following commands to set up the system for a firmware update: +Identify the EFI partition in the list. (The EFI partition is usually the first partition on one of the drives, and is around 1024MB in size or slightly smaller.) Once you have identified the EFI partition, use the following commands to set up the system for a firmware update: #### For NVMe Drives @@ -144,7 +146,6 @@ sudo apt update sudo apt install system76-driver system76-firmware sudo mkdir -p /boot/efi sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /boot/efi -gnome-control-center firmware ``` Where `/dev/nvme0n1p1` is the EFI system partition. @@ -156,7 +157,6 @@ sudo apt update sudo apt install system76-driver system76-firmware sudo mkdir -p /boot/efi sudo mount /dev/sda1 /boot/efi -gnome-control-center firmware ``` Where `/dev/sda1` is the EFI system partition.