Richard Hughes of Red Hat just announced the release of Fwupd 2.1.1 as the newest feature update to this solution for deploying system firmware updates and other device/peripheral firmware updates under Linux. Paired with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS), Fwupd has made firmware updating a breeze on Linux for an increasing number of devices.
With Fwupd 2.1.1 there is support for updating firmware for a lot of new devices. From new HP and Lenovo devices to different touchscreens, HID devices, various keyboards and more, there is a lot of new hardware support introduced in Fwupd 2.1.1:
– Blestech Touchpads
– ELAN Haptic MCU devices
– FocalTouch devices
– Himax Touchscreens
– HP Engage One G2 Advanced Hub
– KATAR PRO Wireless Gaming Dongle
– Lenovo keyboard and mice accessories
– Lenovo Sapphire Folio Keyboard
– Lightware Taurus HC40 and HC60
– Novatek touchscreens
– PixArt Touchpads
– Rolling RW101-CAT12 modems
– Sunwinon HID devices
Fwupd 2.1.1 also brings a number of fixes, handling for AMD Platform Secure Boot, support for changing the AMD GPU UMA carve-out size, support for emulation for Bluetooth devices, disabling the UEFI plug-ins for 32-bit x86, and various other changes.
Downloads and more details on Fwupd 2.1.1 at GitHub.
