Error, and Solution, upgrading BIOS 3.04 to 3.17

[rinchen]

Device Information

System Model or SKU

Please select one of the following

• 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)
• Framework Laptop 13 (Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 1)
• Framework Laptop 16 (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series)

BIOS VERSION

3.04

Describe the bug

• The EFI update method fails to update 3.04 to 3.17.
• startup.nsh needed two adjustments to make this work.

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Follow EFI boot method and fail to update firmware.

Resolution

I documented the failures, system configuration, and adjustments needed in https://community.frame.work/t/unable-to-update-firmware-from-3-04-to-latest-on-website/70157/10?u=joey_stanford

[laffer1]

It looks like 3.06 also has problems updating