github fwupd/fwupd 1.9.7

latest releases: 2.0.1, 1.9.26, 2.0.0...
12 months ago

This release adds the following features:

  • Add support for child device requirements in metadata
  • Allow to have more than one host BKC
  • Delete BootNext as a post-reboot action to work around broken firmware
  • Parse cabinet archives internally without libgcab
  • Use close-ended mode for eMMC FFU to speed up firmware updates

This release fixes the following bugs:

  • Do not abort 'fwupdmgr update' when one updatable device has a problem
  • Do not call unimplemented functions when running under Wine
  • Do not modify the BootOrder by default to work around broken firmware
  • Do not treat an immutable buffer as mutable in the vli plugin
  • Drop the concept of HSI:INVALID:missing-data and just show HSI-0
  • Fix a small memory leak in bulkcontroller when getting the device info
  • Inhibit the Nordic HID dongle when there are peripheral updates pending
  • Retry claiming the interface if the USB device returns BUSY
  • Send the Olson location to bulkcontroller rather than the timezone
  • Use a longer timeout for the post-erase STM32 GetStatus
  • Wait 60 seconds for the bulkcontroller device after writing firmware

This release adds support for the following hardware:

  • Logitech Rally System devices
  • More PixartRF HPAC devices
  • More Synaptics Prometheus fingerprint readers
  • Some Western Digital eMMC devices
  • VIA VL830 and VL832

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