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Shoutout to fwupd for updating device firmware (github.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It updated a Thinkpad dock with no issues while on Windows, I had to find specific drivers and sketchy update utilities. Awesome!

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago

I used it at work recently to update my work-provided HP Thunderbolt dock, and it resolved an issue where the external monitors would fail to activate after resuming from standby. I never got an update notification when I was using my Windows laptop so I was oblivious to it; it was only thanks to connecting it to my Linux laptop and fwupd, that I found out there was an update, which subsequently resolved the issue.

I love it when stuff like this happens and Linux saves the day. =) (and I get to show off to my Windows ~~heathens~~ colleagues.)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

I'm here just to join you shouting out. Great peace of software.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

FYI fwupd also works on windows

There's an MSI in the releases https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/releases

I thought I read somewhere that windows update would eventually pull from lvfs but I can't find a source for that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Either it doesn't support my mobo, or my mobo doesn't support firmware updates from inside the OS. I had to update my mobo manually yesterday. At least I now get a clean boot without any irq handler warnings.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

It's more likely that your vendor doesn't push updates for your mobo to LVFS

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I see the problem here? It does say most cases and I'd definitely consider Nix/GUIX users to be in the minority for this (on top of users who would even compile software themselves in the first place).

Also from what I experienced during my (not so long) time with NixOS, usually things in Nixpkgs were contributed there by community members who ported applications over to be compatible with Nix. Sure, it's a nice extra thing when the application developer does so out the gate, but given how special Nix and GUIX's environment is, the onus has never really been on the app dev.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I see, that's plenty fair enough, although I don't think they meant it quite so literally (but rather as a method of lightening their support requests - I don't have any fwupd capable hardware AFAIK however I get the feeling fwupd is pretty popular).

I find it really cool what Nix/Guix are doing and I give major props to their communities for what they've pulled off, for what its worth.