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Fedora 43 Landing Change to Increase /Boot Due to Nvidia GPU Firmware Bloat

12 hours ago
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Bigger-Boot-Firmware
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  • #Linux
  • #Fedora
  • #Firmware
  • Fedora 43 is increasing the default /boot partition size from 1G to 2G due to growing firmware file sizes.
  • The change was prompted by large NVIDIA GPU firmware files, which are now around 100MB, with some compressed files nearing 49MB.
  • The increase aims to accommodate future upgrades and firmware growth over the next five years.
  • ARM64 systems, like Snapdragon X Elite laptops, also contribute to the growing firmware size.
  • The 1G /boot default had not been updated in nearly a decade, making this change necessary.
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