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    In computing, firmware is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware. For a relatively simple device, firmware may perform all...
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    Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, /ˈjuːɪfaɪ/ as an acronym) is a specification for the firmware architecture of a computing platform. When...
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  • Klipper is an open source firmware for 3D printers that distributes the workload between a general-purpose computer (such as a Raspberry Pi) and one or...
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    Open Firmware is a standard defining the interfaces of a computer firmware system, formerly endorsed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...
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  • Proprietary firmware is any firmware that has had its use, private modification, copying, or republishing restricted by the producer. Proprietors may enforce...
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  • Custom firmware, also known as aftermarket firmware, is an unofficial new or modified version of firmware created by third parties on devices such as video...
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    load copies of UMD games from a memory stick. Custom firmware including the M33 Custom Firmware, Minimum Edition (ME/LME) CFW and PRO CFW were commonly...
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  • protocol. It can be used to flash a custom recovery firmware image (as opposed to the stock recovery firmware image) to a Samsung Android device. Odin is also...
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  • differences between the old firmware and the new firmware, rather than transmitting the entire firmware. A delta of the old and new firmware is produced through...
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  • on) particular hardware varies from project to project. Notable custom-firmware projects for wireless routers. Many of these will run on various brands...
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    community-developed, custom firmware for consumer-grade computer networking routers and gateways powered by Broadcom chipsets. The firmware has been continually...
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  • Open-source firmware is firmware that is published under an open-source license. It can be contrasted with proprietary firmware, which is published under...
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    HDMI 2.1 Power 5,220 mAh Li-ion battery Duration: 2–6.5 hours Current firmware 20.1.5, as of June 18, 2025; 8 days ago (2025-06-18) Online services Nintendo...
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    released Unifying receiver firmware updates as new exploits were reported. Linux users can use fwupd to flash an updated firmware. It will automatically detect...
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    not provide a way for users to force an AirTag to carry out a firmware update. Firmware updates may happen automatically whenever an AirTag is in Bluetooth...
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  • Upgrade (redirect from Firmware upgrade)
    electronics, an upgrade is generally a replacement of hardware, software or firmware with a newer or better version, in order to bring the system up to date...
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  • hardware and firmware environment. The firmware on Alpha machines that are compatible with ARC is known as AlphaBIOS, non-ARC firmware on Alpha is known...
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    international hardware and software company, specializing in PC hardware and firmware. The company was founded in 1985 by Pat Sarma and Subramonian Shankar....
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    pinholes on the top side. User data and firmware updates are stored on a microSD card. Some actions, such as firmware or user data update, require a connection...
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    Installing firmware with errors, or for a different revision of the hardware, or installing firmware incompetently patched such as DVD firmware which only...
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    Switch system software (also known by its codename Horizon) is an updatable firmware and operating system used by the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2...
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  • OpenVPN. Notable firmware packages with OpenVPN integration include: OpenVPN has also been implemented in some manufacturer router firmware. OpenVPN has been...
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    developed by Teijin give it the same dust and water resistance as the D850. Firmware version 2.0 introduced Auto Capture (automatic triggering by motion, distance...
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  • The PlayStation 4 system software is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 4. The operating system is Orbis OS, based on FreeBSD...
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    announces Project Mu to promote Firmware as a Service". 16 June 2023. "EFIDroid: A Second-Stage Bootloader Using UEFI Firmware to Multiboot [XDA Spotlight]"...
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  • consoles in a way that can overcome restrictions of the firmware, or install custom firmware. Many softmods are exploits combined together, known as exploit...
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    products, they changed the firmware from the Open Firmware used on PowerPC-based Macs to the Intel-designed Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI).[not verified...
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    NodeMCU is a low-cost open source IoT platform. It initially included firmware which runs on the ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC from Espressif Systems, and hardware...
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    known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and...
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  • Marlin is open source firmware originally designed for RepRap project FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D printers using the Arduino platform. Marlin supports...
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