What is the status on #firmware updates for #arm #Snapdragon Laptops?

Can they be updated with #fwupd, or do you need a Windows dualboot?

On #AsahiLinux you need a #MacOS partition to update the firmware. But the Snapdragon laptop firmware might be more open? Are there differences between manifacturers, like #Lenovo supporting fwupd normally?

@LinaroLtd
@ubuntu
@tuxedocomputers

Knappe Sony A1 II und eine Hochkant-Instax – die Fotonews der Woche 15/2025

Sonys Presse-Flaggschiff wird immer rarer, Fujis neue Sofortbild-Knipse setzt voll auf Retro, und Nikons Zf bekommt ein großes Update.

https://www.heise.de/news/Knappe-Sony-A1-II-und-eine-Hochkant-Instax-die-Fotonews-der-Woche-15-2025-10349139.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Hot take:

#Firmware should be considered part of the #OS.

I know that I've mentioned it a few times before (and undoubtedly will again), but @hughsie's Linux Vendor Firmware Service and accompanying firmware update tools is an absolutely brilliant project, bringing a really valuable tool to Linux: firmware updates from vendors, available easily within Linux:

https://fwupd.org/

We're giving away Compulab's IoT gateway evaluation kit at NervesConf US! We'll also have an interactive demo during the second two days of the event if you'd like to get hands-on time programming it.

Specs:
https://www.compulab.com/products/iot-gateways/iot-gate-imx8plus-industrial-arm-iot-gateway/

Get your ticket:
https://nervesconf.us/

AirPods Pro Max mit USB-C: Neue Firmware endlich da

Apple hatte technische Schwierigkeiten, seine lange erwartete neue Firmware für die Edel-Over-Ears auszuspielen. In der Nacht zum Donnerstag war es nun soweit.

https://www.heise.de/news/AirPods-Pro-Max-mit-USB-C-Neue-Firmware-endlich-da-10338199.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

A Toothbrush Hacked, in Three Parts - It’s official, we’re living in the future. Certainly that’s the only explanation f... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/a-toothbrush-hacked-in-three-parts/ #reverseengineering #wrongbaud #hardware #firmware #spiflash #openocd

Canon-Warnung: Druckertreiber ermöglichen Codeschmuggel

Canon hat eine Warnung vor Sicherheitslücken in Druckertreibern veröffentlicht. Angreifer könnten Code einschleusen. Auch in einige Drucker.

https://www.heise.de/news/Canon-Warnung-Druckertreiber-ermoeglichen-Codeschmuggel-10337001.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

A Toothbrush Hacked, in Three Parts https://hackaday.com/2025/04/02/a-toothbrush-hacked-in-three-parts/ #ReverseEngineering #wrongbaud #hardware #firmware #spiflash #openocd

AirPods Max mit USB-C: Neue Firmware kommt und kommt nicht

Apples groß angekündigte Lossless- und No-Latency-Features für seine Over-Ears bedingen neue Firmware. Doch genau die steht offenbar noch nicht bereit.

https://www.heise.de/news/AirPods-Max-mit-USB-C-Neue-Firmware-kommt-und-kommt-nicht-10336597.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

AirPods Max con USB-C: aggiornamento porta audio lossless
#Aggiornamento #AirPodsMax #AltaFedeltà #Apple #Audio #AudioLossless #BassaLatenza #Cuffie #CuffieOverEar #Firmware #Gaming #iOS #iPadOS #macOS #Musica #Notizie #Novità #TechNews #Tecnologia

https://www.ceotech.it/airpods-max-con-usb-c-aggiornamento-porta-audio-lossless/

Encore une mystérieuse mise à jour pour le firmware des AirPods Pro 2 et des AirPods 4
https://mac4ever.com/188314
#Mac4Ever #AirPodsPro #Firmware

https://openenergymonitor.org/

This project is hardcore! #OpenSource, #hardware, #firmware and #software. You can buy pre-flashed hardware.

The catch? It's not clear what components to buy or why, and the setup process is so difficult, it's effectively your new hobby.

I expect it'll get better as out gets more popular and more people contribute to the documentation.

Breathe new life into your old Raspberry Pi with light open source router firmware
https://www.makerspace-online.com/openwrt-on-a-pi?utm_source=SOC
#RaspberryPi #firmware #OpenWrt #OpenSource #OpenHardware #router #performance

#Lvfs is having some issues
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<head><title>504 Gateway Time-out</title></head>
<body>
<center><h1>504 Gateway Time-out</h1></center>
</body>
</html>
': <data>:1:1: Parse error: unexpected character `<', expected value
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#firmware #linux