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## Introduction
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This document describes the process for updating firmware on devices running
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Dasharo firmware. Some steps specific to each device will be described in their
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respective documentation, but the generic process outlined here will apply to
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all devices.
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This document is a guide for updating firmware on your Dasharo-powered device.
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## Firmware Update Mode
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For enhanced firmware security, Dasharo uses a number of security mechanisms to
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prevent overwriting firmware. Depending on device, these may be some or all of
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the following:
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Newer Dasharo releases support Firmware Update Mode, which performs updates
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automatically over the network.
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- SPI flash write-protection - prevents overwriting the initial bootblock and
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Verified Boot code
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- SMM BIOS write protection - prevents all writes to BIOS flash memory outside
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of privileged code running in System Management Mode
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- UEFI Secure Boot - in combination with Linux Kernel Lockdown, prevents direct
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access to the SPI flash controller from the OS
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!!! question "Does my device support Firmware Update Mode?"
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If you are interested, see the
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[Dasharo System Features](../dasharo-menu-docs/dasharo-system-features.md)
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section for more details.
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To allow updating firmware by the end user, these protections must be disabled
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first. To facilitate this, Dasharo has a Firmware Update Mode option that
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**temporarily** disables firmware security measures for the duration of one
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boot.
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Not sure if your device supports Firmware Update Mode? Check out the
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[compatibility table](/kb/firmware-update-mode#supported-devices) in the
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Knowledge Base section.
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To enter Firmware Update Mode:
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Once in Firmware Update Mode, proceed with the firmware update steps outlined
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## Firmware Update Mode flowchart
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!!! tip
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Check out a more detailed explanation and rationale for Firmware Update Mode
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in the [Knowledge Base](/kb/firmware-update-mode) section.
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## Manual update
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![](./images/fum_flowchart.png)
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Firmware versions without support for Firmware Update Mode have various update
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procedures. Check out your device's Firmware Update documentation for more
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