I have a couple of #Linux laptops which have #firmware updates available, but they’re not running anything with #LVFS/etc installed.

Q: Is there a Linux distro designed to do (LVFS-based?) firmware upgrades on machines like these, when simply booted from a USB stick?

I /can/ dig into #EFI stuff if needed, but from memory I’d really *really* prefer not to … 🙄

Message for future me: please don't buy a #lenovo laptop again!

It's 2023 and the only way to do a BIOS upgrade on this brand new laptop is to install Windows? Really? No support for #LVFS, not even a bootable iso option, just a Windows 11 binary. Wtf?!

@vwbusguy Have you asked them to look into #LVFS support?

#psa for #linux distributions that don't update #kde on stable releases: Discover < 5.27.2 will not work properly with #fwupd < 1.8.12 / #lvfs due to a user agent issue. If you update #fwupd to 1.8.11, Discover will start showing an error. But if you update fwupd to 1.8.12, everything will be magically fixed thanks to https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/commit/11075b4abf6d0f6952f25151a4a990ba855cd7b3 . So...probably a good idea to update fwupd to 1.8.12 (or backport the fix!)

#ubuntu #debian #opensuse #archlinux #mint

Too often, updating a device firmware means booting on FreeDos to run a proprietary utility. But LVFS might put an end to that legacy practice in a near future.

https://opensource.com/article/17/11/firmware-updates-and-lvfs #LVFS #Device #Open #Firmware

It would appear Brazil really knows how to party. #LVFS

I've also tagged #LVFS 1.5.0 which is the webservice that #fwupd uses for metadata: https://lvfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/news.html

I'm not sure "releases" make a whole lot of sense for webapps that are typically deployed multiple times per week, but the Linux Foundation asked me to do them anyway. If nothing else it's a good recap for vendors of what's new and fixed.

A few companies (or agencies?!) are syncing the #LVFS public firmware archive every day at midnight, as in 00:00:00 exactly. This causes a pretty big load spike for a few minutes. Ideas?

Just installed a slew of firmware updates on my #ThinkPad X1 Carbon 30th anniversary edition. The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (#LVFS) and tooling (#fwupd) make this so easy. https://fwupd.org/

@hughsie, thank you so much for this.

New firmware for your @PINE64 #PinePhone and #PinePhonePro modem, now with (beta) call recording support!

As always, you can get it from #lvfs and GitHub(https://github.com/the-modem-distro/pinephone_modem_sdk/releases/tag/0.7.1)

Have fun!

Too often, updating a device firmware means booting on FreeDos to run a proprietary utility. But LVFS might put an end to that legacy practice in a near future.

https://opensource.com/article/17/11/firmware-updates-and-lvfs #LVFS #Device #Open #Firmware

Too often, updating a device firmware means booting on FreeDos to run a proprietary utility. But LVFS might put an end to that legacy practice in a near future.

https://opensource.com/article/17/11/firmware-updates-and-lvfs #LVFS #Device #Open #Firmware

@len @postmarketOS @shiftphones SHIFT6mq is one of the #linuxphones but there are many more of them, I have a Oneplus 6 2nd hand here. However, it won't have #fwupd support as the vendor does not supply the firmware to #LVFS. @shiftphones on the other hand is maybe a bit more expensive, but you get support from the vendor regarding fwupd, but also repairability and sustainability.

Secure Boot Updates mittels LVFS

Secure Boot DBX Updates mittels LVFS verfügbar.

#SecureBoot #fwupd #LVFS

https://gnulinux.ch/secure-boot-updates-mittels-lvfs

Too often, updating a device firmware means booting on FreeDos to run a proprietary utility. But LVFS might put an end to that legacy practice in a near future.

https://opensource.com/article/17/11/firmware-updates-and-lvfs #LVFS #Device #Open #Firmware

Too often, updating a device firmware means booting on FreeDos to run a proprietary utility. But LVFS might put an end to that legacy practice in a near future.

https://opensource.com/article/17/11/firmware-updates-and-lvfs #LVFS #Device #Open #Firmware

I have finally upgraded to a laptop that was new enough to be supported by #LVFS. Joy spread across my face as I saw Discover install new firmware on this E490.

@tuxedocomputers Do you plan providing firmware updates through #LVFS?

Too often, updating a device firmware means booting on FreeDos to run a proprietary utility. But LVFS might put an end to that legacy practice in a near future.

https://opensource.com/article/17/11/firmware-updates-and-lvfs #LVFS #Device #Open #Firmware

RT @phoronix@twitter.com

#LVFS Activity Going Wild Ahead Of New #Security Disclosure Requiring Firmware Update

Public Service Announcement! Go forth and run `sudo fwupdtool update`

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LVFS-Goes-Wild-Jan-2022

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/phoronix/status/1483416910372945927