Fwupd 1.9.8 Released With Firmware Updating For New DP Converters, Wacom Cintiq Pro

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Fwupd 1.9.8 Released With Firmware Updating For New DP Converters, Wacom Cintiq Pro

Just two weeks since Fwupd 1.9.7 was released, Fwupd 1.9.8 is now available for this open-source solution that facilities firmware updating on Linux systems for system firmware as well as various devices/peripherals...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-1.9.8-Released

[nadro]

Good to see new Wacom devices, however few weeks ago when I tried to update Wacom Intuos Pro M firmware I had to use Windows, because it looks like Fwupd doesn't support this device.

[uid313]

Is there any hope of getting any PC motherboard vendors aboard?

[stormcrow]

Is there any hope of getting any PC motherboard vendors aboard?

You shouldn't conflate fwupd (the software) with LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service - the firmware archival service). Nearly all modern motherboards support UEFI encapsulation. This means all fwupd needs to do is drop the firmware update file somewhere the firmware can find it then trigger a UEFI update cycle. Individual board support isn't necessary. While it would be nice if enthusiast market motherboard OEMs would support LVFS (the service), that's about as likely as The Year of the Linux Desktop - they generally see no benefit even if they're even aware Linux exists beyond the server closet or data center.

[DL9220]

This is a typical Linux-disaster. Compiling is impossible on even the most up-to-date system. You need to compile some dependencies that are not even ready. No wonder the OS's are way behind, they can't follow...

[uid313]

You shouldn't conflate fwupd (the software) with LVFS (Linux Vendor Firmware Service - the firmware archival service). Nearly all modern motherboards support UEFI encapsulation. This means all fwupd needs to do is drop the firmware update file somewhere the firmware can find it then trigger a UEFI update cycle. Individual board support isn't necessary. While it would be nice if enthusiast market motherboard OEMs would support LVFS (the service), that's about as likely as The Year of the Linux Desktop - they generally see no benefit even if they're even aware Linux exists beyond the server closet or data center.

I meant if any PC motherboard vendor would start publishing firmware updates on LFVS.

[hughsie]

This is a typical Linux-disaster. Compiling is impossible on even the most up-to-date system.

You know the maintainer of fwupd reads these comments? I think the best thing to do is to file an upstream issue, assuming you've already read the README file and have run ./contrib/setup -- and bear in mind that 99.9999% of people consume fwupd through the binary distro packages -- and not compiling from source.

Richard.

[DL9220]

You know the maintainer of fwupd reads these comments? I think the best thing to do is to file an upstream issue, assuming you've already read the README file and have run ./contrib/setup -- and bear in mind that 99.9999% of people consume fwupd through the binary distro packages -- and not compiling from source.

Richard.

If you look up the difference between e.g. Ubuntu and the current release, you'll know why I'd like to compile it myself. If you look up included log.txt, you'll notice it requested items that are available on the system, but not good enough, and of which there's no updatyed (?) relaese. Meaning in order to compile the software, I'll need to compile a few extra bits and bobs, just to get the damn thing running. That's what I mean with 'disaster' : everybody doing their thing just like that without thinking about it.
Anyway, I removed the lot now, unless they decide to release standard packages, it's a big NO-NO....


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meson.build:243:14: ERROR: Dependency lookup for json-glib-1.0 with method 'pkgconfig' failed: Invalid version, need 'json-glib-1.0' ['>= 1.6.0'] found '1.5.1'.

Cheers

[hughsie]

If you look up the difference between e.g. Ubuntu and the current release, you'll know why I'd like to compile it myself.

I would suggest not recommend running Ubuntu LTS if you want to compile the latest version of popular open source software.