RPi 5 users should update their bootloader Firmware

See this post on the Archlinux ARM forum.

RPi5 users should update their bootloader firmware

This will flash your RPi 5 on board EEPROM with the latest updates.
Do this flashing at your own risk.
I have successfully performed this on three RPi 5 and one RPi 500+
The risk is low, but still there especially if your device looses power part way through.

For EnOS, the rpi5-eeprom package is not installed by default.
start by updating your system

sudo pacman -Syu

check to see if rpi5-eeprom is installed

pacman -Q rpi5-eeprom
rpi5-eeprom 20260116-1

If it is not installed

sudo pacman -Syu rpi5-eeprom

Check and see if the latest firmware is installed

su     (it is best to do this as root, and not use sudo)
enter root's password
rpi-eeprom-update 

It should indicate that Updates are Available.
To update

rpi-eeprom-update -a

You should get something like this.

BOOTLOADER:  up to date
   CURRENT:  Mon Dec  8 07:29:54  PM  UTC 2025 (1765222194)
    LATEST:  Mon Dec  8 07:29:54  PM  UTC 2025 (1765222194)
   RELEASE:  default  (/usr/lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader/default)

reboot (important)

Pudge

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