GIGABYTE Latest Beta BIOS

[jwsg]

Realtek RTL8125 10.050 WHQL as promised - https://www.dropbox.com/s/sz8e5a5jus...82021.zip?dl=0
As before, source is Realtek.

On the Realtek site it appears to be 10.049 dated 2021/05/21

[AMD718]

On the Realtek site it appears to be 10.049 dated 2021/05/21

I asked Realtek when 10.050 would be on their website, I was told potentially end of May. Currently only RTL8125 has been qualified with 10.050. Other PCIe NICs are pending QC.

[plee82]

I asked Realtek when 10.050 would be on their website, I was told potentially end of May. Currently only RTL8125 has been qualified with 10.050. Other PCIe NICs are pending QC.

Is 10.050 fixing all the remaining disconnect issues? Also, does this driver reenable some settings that were disabled because of the issue? Thanks!

[Matchstick]

No doubt Intel are aware of the issue but they can only update drivers and the problem - as has been said over and over - is that the module disappears completely on restart - so its not caused or fixable in drivers or WIndows. What Intel resolved in driver 22.20 was a yellow exclamation mark on resume - which is a different issue as the device is detected.

Although the BT disappearing occurs on other m/b brands it's reported more often on GB and specifically the B550i. So I assume GB have now added something to the latest BIOS to work around the issue that maybe the other brands had already figured out .

Actually it is directly related to the Intel driver, and the Windows 10 hibernation subsystem, which is notorious for having issues especially when using windows 'Fast Boot'.

I own a GB B550i AX PRO, and I have not had the BT issue since Oct, and I am running 2 BT devices (headset and mouse).
In fact the only time it has happened in that time frame was after a "soft" reboot from a failed O/C attempt that required a complete shutdown and unplug. Or when actually testing to reproduce the issue.

What is happening is the BT adapter by default goes into a sleep/lower power mode, and does not recover and drops from the device manager, until you hard power off and unplug the PSU. This is not specific to the Gigabyte or the b550 chipset, it happens across the entire gambit of chipset and boards.

Note about 'Fast Boot' this is a hybrid hibernation mode, and if this is enabled, and you do a normal shutdown from the Start Menu, it is not a real hard shutdown, it is still a 'soft' shutdown and multiple devices, especially plugin devices both BT and USB, like keyboards and mice do not have their adapters/ports power cycled.

The solution I have found is to actually disable the BT's low power/turn off mode in the GATT device listing, and turn off Fast Boot (which really has no impact on boot time with a SSD, maybe by a few seconds). I found this by investigating the issue happening to other non b550/570 boards with the AX200.

[gigaplex]

Actually it is directly related to the Intel driver, and the Windows 10 hibernation subsystem, which is notorious for having issues especially when using windows 'Fast Boot'.

I own a GB B550i AX PRO, and I have not had the BT issue since Oct, and I am running 2 BT devices (headset and mouse).
In fact the only time it has happened in that time frame was after a "soft" reboot from a failed O/C attempt that required a complete shutdown and unplug. Or when actually testing to reproduce the issue.

What is happening is the BT adapter by default goes into a sleep/lower power mode, and does not recover and drops from the device manager, until you hard power off and unplug the PSU. This is not specific to the Gigabyte or the b550 chipset, it happens across the entire gambit of chipset and boards.

Note about 'Fast Boot' this is a hybrid hibernation mode, and if this is enabled, and you do a normal shutdown from the Start Menu, it is not a real hard shutdown, it is still a 'soft' shutdown and multiple devices, especially plugin devices both BT and USB, like keyboards and mice do not have their adapters/ports power cycled.

The solution I have found is to actually disable the BT's low power/turn off mode in the GATT device listing, and turn off Fast Boot (which really has no impact on boot time with a SSD, maybe by a few seconds). I found this by investigating the issue happening to other non b550/570 boards with the AX200.

"Fast Boot" only applies to shutdown, doing a restart will not use the hibernation process. If the device doesn't recover after a restart, then it's not something that can be resolved by a driver. If the PSU needs to be disconnected to recover, there's definitely something wrong at a low level.

[jeffk]

Is 10.050 fixing all the remaining disconnect issues? Also, does this driver reenable some settings that were disabled because of the issue? Thanks!

Its fixed since they disabled Interupt Moderation through the setup by default (since .48 or something), .50 still disable interupt moderation by default.

[jwsg]

Actually it is directly related to the Intel driver, and the Windows 10 hibernation subsystem, which is notorious for having issues especially when using windows 'Fast Boot'.

I own a GB B550i AX PRO, and I have not had the BT issue since Oct, and I am running 2 BT devices (headset and mouse).
In fact the only time it has happened in that time frame was after a "soft" reboot from a failed O/C attempt that required a complete shutdown and unplug. Or when actually testing to reproduce the issue.

What is happening is the BT adapter by default goes into a sleep/lower power mode, and does not recover and drops from the device manager, until you hard power off and unplug the PSU. This is not specific to the Gigabyte or the b550 chipset, it happens across the entire gambit of chipset and boards.

Note about 'Fast Boot' this is a hybrid hibernation mode, and if this is enabled, and you do a normal shutdown from the Start Menu, it is not a real hard shutdown, it is still a 'soft' shutdown and multiple devices, especially plugin devices both BT and USB, like keyboards and mice do not have their adapters/ports power cycled.

The solution I have found is to actually disable the BT's low power/turn off mode in the GATT device listing, and turn off Fast Boot (which really has no impact on boot time with a SSD, maybe by a few seconds). I found this by investigating the issue happening to other non b550/570 boards with the AX200.

We as end users can guess all we like but Intel - who are competent and do at least provide driver release notes - have fixed one driver issue in 22.20 where the BT device appears in device manager but does not work correctly after hibernation.

For the completely disappearing BT issue given that power removal is required to recover the device it's h/w and not driver related of fixable. Going by forum posts perhaps GB have put something into the BIOS to wake up the module when it fails or have tweaked the startup process but as I've had zero issues using a cheap BT USB stick I'll stick with that solution until GB finally get around to a non-Beta BIOS.

[cder2]

any eta for non beta f33 version bios for x570 xtreme soon? feels like its been beta forever now!

[Matchstick]

We as end users can guess all we like but Intel - who are competent and so at least provide driver release notes - have fixed the driver issue in 22.20 where the BT device appears in device manager but does not work correctly after hibernation.

For the completely disappearing BT issue given that power removal is required to recover the device it's h/w and not driver related. Going by forum posts perhaps GB have put something into the BIOS to wake up the module when it fails or have tweaked the startup process but as I've had zero issues using a cheap BT USB stick I'll stick with that solution until GB finally get around to a non-Beta BIOS.

Sigh... as explained the disappearing BT adapter issue (requiring the actual unplugging of the PSU) is not GB specific, it also happens on other maker's boards using the AX200.

[RoyFJ]

The irony being the BT and LAN issue doesn't plague linux installations using latest kernel but sadly even with Windows 10 21H1 and with latest intel drivers the BT disconnects frequently on Gigabyte AORUS Pro AC with bios F12, tried 13j but my keyboard stutters badly when connected with usb 2.0 port. This is a driver/OS issue most likely.

[gigaplex]

Sigh... as explained the disappearing BT adapter issue (requiring the actual unplugging of the PSU) is not GB specific, it also happens on other maker's boards using the AX200.

Nothing in jwsg's post claims it's GB specific. But it's possible for GB to add a firmware level workaround to reinitialise the hardware without a power reset.

[jwsg]

The irony being the BT and LAN issue doesn't plague linux installations using latest kernel but sadly even with Windows 10 21H1 and with latest intel drivers the BT disconnects frequently on Gigabyte AORUS Pro AC with bios F12, tried 13j but my keyboard stutters badly when connected with usb 2.0 port. This is a driver/OS issue most likely.

It depends what you mean by disconnect

If it's the BT connection then many people forget to attach the antenna which is not just for WiFi
If Windows chimes with a USB device disconnect and reconnect then Ive not seen that with the built-in BT device but for external USBs its what AMD have been trying to resolve in AGESA
If it's showing a yellow exclamation mark in device manager after resume then that's what Intel addressed in driver 22.20
If it's the BT device completely disappearing and requiring power removing to recover then
- it's likely a h/w issue in the AX200 module
- I don't think we'll see a driver level fix from Intel
- It seems more common on GB and especially the B550i so maybe other brands have different power circuits or have a work- around in BIOS that GB have finally caught up with in latest BIOS

[jwsg]

Its fixed since they disabled Interupt Moderation through the setup by default (since .48 or something), .50 still disable interupt moderation by default.

Disabling settings is not a fix it's a work-around.
A fix to make the functions work is what we're promised with each new release but there's a complete absence of release notes or any other info for either 10.049 and 10.050.
Ive seen both the disconnect issue and the issue with all devices on a router port failing if those settings aren't disabled but I'd like to see more evidence before trying the latest versions.

[Micke2nd]

Realtek RTL8125 10.050 WHQL as promised - https://www.dropbox.com/s/sz8e5a5jus...82021.zip?dl=0
As before, source is Realtek.

that solved my resets - thank you.

[jeffk]

Disabling settings is not a fix it's a work-around.
A fix to make the functions work is what we're promised with each new release but there's a complete absence of release notes or any other info for either 10.049 and 10.050.
Ive seen both the disconnect issue and the issue with all devices on a router port failing if those settings aren't disabled but I'd like to see more evidence before trying the latest versions.

Yes of course, by fixed i meant "its working (at least)" sorry.