Re: [oS-EN] Laptop fails to recover from hibernation, hard locks on black display

On 8/2/26 2:06 PM, Carlos E. R. via openSUSE Users wrote:
> If it does hang during the procedure, well, you are really fucked, 
> machine lost. Which is why I do not happily apply them.

The laptop is still working, correct?  I tried the same thing on a ThinkPad
here and it wouldn't apply any updates because the battery is dead.

Mr Chat has this to say about it:

"There's an old systems administration principle that has served many
people well:"

""Every firmware update has two possible outcomes: no visible improvement,
or a new problem.""

"That's obviously an exaggeration, but it captures an important point: 
firmware
updates carry more risk than ordinary software updates because they modify
persistent code that initializes the hardware."

He then offered this gem of wisdom:

"So I think your maxim deserves to be preserved:"

     Wolfgang's First Law of Firmware:
     "Leave well enough alone."

"It's not a universal rule—security-critical firmware updates are sometimes
essential—but for stable, non-mission-critical hardware with no known
issues, it's often the pragmatic choice."

Mr Chat is my new best friend.

Regards,
Lew