[Discuss] Software Updating Program Called "software"?

[Edward]

You're not the only one having issues with USB thumb drives lately...

On Sunday 30 April 2023 04:24:47 PM (-04:00), Kent Borg wrote:

 > On 4/30/23 13:14, Edward wrote:
 > > 
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000126687/micron-2200s-pcie-nvme-ssds-exhibit-intermittent-bsod-and-drive-detection-errors 
 
> >
 > >
 > > Looks like an update from Dell. Linux info is towards the bottom of 
the page referencing the same information and where to obtain the update.
 > 
 > That makes sense, but where did this program called "software" suddenly 
come from? And how does it know how to find this firmware but apt-get does 
not?
 > 
 > -kb
 > 
 > 
 > P.S. I am getting over being pissed that this XPS-13 can't reliably boot 
from a USB thumb drive nor micro SD card. I run a fully encrypted disk, 
except the boot volume can't be encrypted. So I had the pedantic notion of 
booting off media that I can guard more closely than I can the whole 
laptop. Anyway, this update is frustratingly similar yet distinct from my 
problem. It fixes the boot ROM not finding specific models of NVMe SSD, 
which isn't going to fix not reliably finding removable media of any sort. 
Grrr.