github fwupd/fwupd 1.7.0

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3 years ago

This release adds the following features:

  • Add FuCfuPayload and FuCfuOffer for future usage
  • Add support for an 'unreachable' device flag
  • Add support for Logitech devices supporting the Unified Battery feature
  • Allow adding GUIDs to each HSI security attribute
  • Allow installing the LVFS remote, but with it disabled by default
  • Convert security attributes to JSON and write then to the database
  • Convert the device test script to a fwupdmgr subcommand
  • Create Redfish user accounts automatically using IPMI
  • Use an interactive request to restart some Logitech DFU devices

This release fixes the following bugs:

  • Abort on invalid SREC files early to avoid a fuzzing timeout
  • Allow using interrupt transfers for HID devices
  • Allow waiting for multiple devices to replug
  • Fix a critical warning on a Unifying flash failure
  • Fix a regression in flashing the Dell dock
  • Fix Thunderbolt host controller probing
  • Forcefully set checksums found in cabinet files to lowercase
  • Force UX-capsule over full size BGRT
  • Make the SuperIO ports and timeouts specific to the DMI model
  • Only probe SynapticsMST devices that have opted-in
  • Remove support for --ignore-power as it did not work for UEFI firmware
  • Reset the CMOS as required when changing system firmware branch
  • Restart the daemon if any of the the plugin config files are modified
  • Show HSiLevel=0 attributes in JSON security output
  • Update the child composite ID if the parent changes
  • Use a per-device global percentage completion
  • Write the BMP image upside down to avoid using a negative bitmap height

This release adds support for the following hardware:

  • A huge number of Synaptics CAPE devices
  • Elan fingerprint readers
  • Logitech Bolt peripherals, receivers and radio hardware
  • Logitech devices supporting the bulk controller protocol
  • More supported PixArt devices
  • More supported StarBook coreboot devices
  • Union Point SPI hardware

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