Fwupd 1.9.3 Adds Linux Firmware Updating Support For A Few New Devices

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Fwupd 1.9.3 Adds Linux Firmware Updating Suopport For A Few New Devices

Richard Hughes of Red Hat and the lead developer behind the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) has released Fwupd 1.9.3 as the newest feature update to this open-source solution for carrying out system and peripheral firmware updates on Linux...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-1.9.3

[Beach]

Are consumer Samsung SSDs like the 980 Pro and 990 Pro still not supported?

[rmfx]

Slowly but surely...

[cytomax55]

Wonder when consumer motherboard vendors will sign up for this

[r1348]

Wonder when consumer motherboard vendors will sign up for this

Likely never? Most of them don't even provide a Windows firmware upgrade utility, but rather rely on USB sticks. I'd love to see fwupd support for my mobos, but at least I can update BIOS without having to rely on a specific OS.

[coder]

Wonder when consumer motherboard vendors will sign up for this

Not quite the same thing, but I've used it to update the BIOS on a Dell Precision compact desktop machine.