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XDNA 2.21 installs an outdated npu4 firmware #958

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  • AMD Ryzen 9 AI 370
  • Ubuntu 25.10
  • Kernel 6.18.1 (theoretically, there is no need to install XDNA kernel drivers)
  • linux-firmware: 20250901.git993ff19b-0ubuntu1.4
  • XDNA 2.21.0 (SHIM libraries only)

As per

"version": "1.1.0.59",
the latest firmware for npu4 is 1.1.0.59 but the one installed following the readme is the 2-years-old 1.0.0.63 version

~ xrt-smi examine --advanced -r all
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    DISCLAIMER  (xrt-smi --advanced)                     
You are running a developer command that may change system configuration.
                Continue only if you understand the risks.               
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
System Configuration
  OS Name              : Linux
  Release              : 6.18.1-061801-generic
  Machine              : x86_64
  CPU Cores            : 24
  Memory               : 93354 MB
  Distribution         : Ubuntu 25.10
  GLIBC                : 2.42
  Model                : AI Series
  BIOS Vendor          : American Megatrends International, LLC.
  BIOS Version         : 1.02
  Processor            : AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 w/ Radeon 890M

XRT
  Version              : 2.21.0
  Branch               : HEAD
  Hash                 : 92d731b2d6d2660b1ad407bb1bc0341d9a081fc1
  Hash Date            : 2025-12-29 17:19:56
  amdxdna              : 6.18.1-061801-generic
  virtio-pci           : 6.18.1-061801-generic
  NPU Firmware Version : 1.0.0.63

Device(s) Present
|BDF             |Name          |
|----------------|--------------|
|[0000:c6:00.1]  |RyzenAI-npu4  |



------------------------------
[0000:c6:00.1] : RyzenAI-npu4
------------------------------
AIE Partitions
  No hardware contexts running on device

Platform
  Name                   : RyzenAI-npu4 
  Power Mode             : Default 
  Total Columns          : 8 

Estimated Power          : N/A

Telemetry

Preemption
  ERROR: DRM_IOCTL_AMDXDNA_GET_INFO IOCTL failed (err=-95): Operation not supported
Clocks
  MP-NPU Clock           : 1267 MHz
  H Clock                : 1800 MHz
No context health data available

Is there anyway to fix it?

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