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The Asus gaming laptop ACPI firmware bug

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 22:54:36

The ASUS Gaming Laptop ACPI Firmware Bug: A Deep Technical Investigation If You're Here, You Know The Pain You own a high-end ASUS ROG laptop perhaps a Strix, Scar, or Zephyrus. It's specifications are impressive: an RTX 30/40 series GPU, a top-tier Intel processor, and plenty of RAM. Yet, it stutters during basic tasks like watching a YouTube video, audio crackles and pops on Discord calls, the mouse cursor freezes for a split second, just long enough to be infuriating. You've likely tried a

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The Asus Gaming Laptop ACPI Firmware Bug: A Deep Technical Investigation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 05:54:36

The ASUS Gaming Laptop ACPI Firmware Bug: A Deep Technical Investigation If You're Here, You Know The Pain You own a high-end ASUS ROG laptop perhaps a Strix, Scar, or Zephyrus. It's specifications are impressive: an RTX 30/40 series GPU, a top-tier Intel processor, and plenty of RAM. Yet, it stutters during basic tasks like watching a YouTube video, audio crackles and pops on Discord calls, the mouse cursor freezes for a split second, just long enough to be infuriating. You've likely tried a

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Windows 11 SSD issues blamed on reviewers using ‘early versions of firmware’

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-07 21:27:59

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Reports have been circulating for the past few weeks that recent Windows 11 updates (KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. While plenty of YouTube and TikTok videos have blamed Microsoft for the issues, Phison has identified “early versions of fir

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OpenWrt: A Linux OS targeting embedded devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-09 07:13:10

The OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developers, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it;

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Setting serial baud rate on ESP-IDF does nothing

news.ycombinator.com Chris Greening 2025-10-31 20:24:00

What are we talking about? This line of code that appears in pretty much every single Arduino sketch/project: Serial.begin(115200); This line of code is everywhere - a quick search on GitHub finds over 450,000 instances of it. GitHub Search I started to question this when I was testing out my new boards. I was streaming audio from the board and noticed that the rate I was receiving data at bore no relation to the baud rate I was setting. Audio testing If we look closely at the image, we ca

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New AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 firmware now available in public beta

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-05 02:02:39

If you’re running the AirPods firmware public beta, Apple has a new update rolling out now for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4. Here’s what you should know. Apple’s big iOS 26-led software launches are coming very soon, including an update for AirPods users. The majority of new features are exclusive to AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4—models with an H2 chip. But if you own one of those models, Apple just shipped new public beta firmware as a way to preview the new features that are coming. The new A

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Apple releases fifth AirPods beta firmware update with iOS 26 feature support

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-10 21:56:11

Apple has released a new round of beta firmware for AirPods testers, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 are both receiving build 8A5343a, an update from the 8A5324b version that rolled out in July. This marks the second firmware release since Apple introduced its public beta program for AirPods earlier this summer. The program has made it significantly easier for users to install firmware updates, and today’s release is the first update since the program’s initial launch. The new software gives teste

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ReVault flaws let hackers bypass Windows login on Dell laptops

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-06 16:58:07

ControlVault3 firmware vulnerabilities impacting over 100 Dell laptop models can allow attackers to bypass Windows login and install malware that persists across system reinstalls. Dell ControlVault is a hardware-based security solution that stores passwords, biometric data, and security codes within firmware on a dedicated daughterboard, known as the Unified Security Hub (USH). The five vulnerabilities, reported by Cisco's Talos security division and dubbed "ReVault," affect both the ControlV

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OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 21:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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This long-requested Galaxy upgrade might finally arrive on the S26 Ultra

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 05:39:21

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A new firmware leak suggests the Galaxy S26 Ultra will support 60W wired charging. That’s a major jump from the 45W limit on previous Ultra models, though still slower than some rivals. The phone is expected to keep its 5,000mAh battery and use the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chipset. Samsung might not be boosting battery capacity on its next high-end flagship, but it looks like faster charging is finally on the cards for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Tipter Erenca

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Apple just released new AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4 beta firmware

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-21 05:58:57

Apple has released brand new firmware for AirPods beta testers with iOS 26 feature support, here are the details on the latest update. AirPods beta firmware brings five iOS 26 features to users AirPods beta firmware has become a lot easier to install this year than ever—there’s even a public beta. Today, for the first time since that public beta launched, Apple has new firmware available for testers. AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 have received a new 8A5324b firmware build (via MacRumors). Thi

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Apple launches AirPods firmware public beta for iOS 26, here’s what’s new

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-29 15:28:46

Apple has launched its first ever public beta for AirPods firmware, bringing forthcoming iOS 26 features to AirPods users ahead of their fall launch. Here’s everything new. Apple debuts first ever public beta for AirPods firmware AirPods beta firmware has historically been difficult to install. That changed this summer, when the developer beta became easier to get than ever. And now, for the first time, Apple has launched an AirPods firmware public beta too. You can visit beta.apple.com to e

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Your TV's USB port has an underrated feature that can revitalize an old system for free

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-01-02 05:37:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Recently, I wrote about the various uses of the USB ports that come standard on the back or side of any smart TV. In this article, I'm focusing on one particular important use: installing firmware updates using a USB device. Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) Updates are essential because they ensure your TV has the latest software, features, and security patches. Most smart TVs are designed to automatically check for and install

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Gigabyte motherboards vulnerable to UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-20 20:30:32

Dozens of Gigabyte motherboard models run on UEFI firmware vulnerable to security issues that allow planting bootkit malware that is invisible to the operating system and can survive reinstalls. The vulnerabilities could allow attackers with local or remote admin permissions to execute arbitrary code in System Management Mode (SMM), an environment isolated from the operating system (OS) and with more privileges on the machine. Mechanisms running code below the OS have low-level hardware access

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Apple just released new AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 beta firmware

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-25 10:25:12

Apple’s beta software cycle has had a busy week, with updates like iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 hitting first, then tvOS 26 beta 3 landing a day later. Now today, Apple has released new AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 beta firmware. Here’s what you should know. Latest AirPods firmware includes support for new iOS 26 features This summer, Apple has made AirPods beta firmware easier than ever to install. And it seems like coordinated with that change is a shift to more frequent beta releases. Historically

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Confirmed: Nintendo’s Switch 2 can work with existing docks and webcams after replacing their firmware

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2026-01-30 05:20:13

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Over the last two weeks, I’ve sought to uncover why the Nintendo Switch 2 didn’t work with a host of USB-C accessories that worked perfectly fine with other devices, including third-party docks and some of the best-reviewed webcams. But today, I have first-hand confirmation that existing gadgets can work — as long as their manufacturers iss

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Hexagon fuzz: Full-system emulated fuzzing of Qualcomm basebands

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-12 16:00:07

Key takeaways 1. Due to Qualcomm’s proprietary architecture, a lack of security tooling exists around their baseband 2. Our tooling enables research on Hexagon baseband with significantly reduced engineering work 3. We release the first open-source toolchain for full-system emulated Hexagon firmware fuzzing at TROOPERS25 Overview Every phone has a cellular baseband processor to handle mobile communications (5G, 4G, GPS, and more). Qualcomm created a specific architecture for its baseband c

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New AirPods Pro 2 beta firmware available with iOS 26 features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-27 10:39:59

iOS 26 introduces several new AirPods features that are currently being beta tested by developers, and Apple just released a new firmware build for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 users. Earlier this month, shortly after its WWDC keynote presentation, Apple shipped new beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4. The firmware brought the first iOS 26 AirPods features to beta testers, such as sleep detection and camera remote. And for the first time, joining the AirPods beta became as easy as op

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Your TV's USB port has an underutilized benefit that can revitalize an old system

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-03-06 03:00:14

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Recently, I wrote about the various uses of the USB ports that come standard on the back or side of any smart TV. In this article, I'm focusing on one particular important use: installing firmware updates using a USB device. Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) Updates are essential because they ensure your TV has the latest software, features, and security patches. Most smart TVs are designed to automatically check for and install

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Apple just made AirPods beta firmware easier to get than ever in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-19 00:01:37

Apple has released new beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, introducing the new iOS 26 features plus a much easier installation process than ever before. New AirPods firmware with iOS 26 features now available and far more accessible Yesterday at WWDC, Apple introduced several brand new features coming to AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 models with iOS 26. New features include: Camera remote : Use your AirPods stems to capture photos and video on your iPhone : Use your AirPods stems t

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