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linux-firmware-raspi2 package

Duplicate file in linux-firmware-raspi2

Bug #1862146 reported by Juerg Haefliger
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linux-firmware-raspi2 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Dave Jones
Focal
Fix Released
Undecided
Dave Jones

Bug Description

In Focal the following file is provided by both linux-firmware and linux-firmware-raspi2:

/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,4-model-b.txt

Juerg Haefliger (juergh)
Changed in linux-firmware-raspi2 (Ubuntu Focal):
assignee: nobody → Dave Jones (waveform)
Revision history for this message
Dave Jones (waveform) wrote :

A package with the latest firmware is available from the following PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~waveform/+archive/ubuntu/firmware/+packages

This package includes diversions for the following files (which are also present in linux-firmware):

/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin
/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b-plus.txt
/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,4-model-b.txt

I've tested installing (and removing) this package on an up-to-date focal install, on a Pi 3B+ and a 4B which appears to be fine but I'd be interested to hear of corner cases that break things (I'm not sure what would happen if someone had an old linux-firmware-raspi2 package installed - which would necessitate linux-firmware being removed - not sure that even leaves a bootable system, but these are all things which ought to be tested).

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Juerg Haefliger (juergh) wrote : Re: [Bug 1862146] Re: Duplicate file in linux-firmware-raspi2

On Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:32:49 -0000
Dave Jones <email address hidden> wrote:

> A package with the latest firmware is available from the following PPA:
>
> https://launchpad.net/~waveform/+archive/ubuntu/firmware/+packages
>
> This package includes diversions for the following files (which are also
> present in linux-firmware):
>
> /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin
> /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b-plus.txt
> /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,4-model-b.txt
>
> I've tested installing (and removing) this package on an up-to-date
> focal install, on a Pi 3B+ and a 4B which appears to be fine but I'd be
> interested to hear of corner cases that break things (I'm not sure what
> would happen if someone had an old linux-firmware-raspi2 package
> installed - which would necessitate linux-firmware being removed - not
> sure that even leaves a bootable system, but these are all things which
> ought to be tested).

Works for me. When can we have this in Focal so that we can start building
kernel snaps?

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware-raspi2 - 1.20200212-0ubuntu1

---------------
linux-firmware-raspi2 (1.20200212-0ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release, 1.20200212
  * Updated wifi firmware to support 802.11ac wifi (LP: #1862760)
  * Added diversions to override linux-firmware's versions of the wifi
    firmware (LP: #1862146)

 -- Dave Jones <email address hidden> Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:46:49 +0000

Changed in linux-firmware-raspi2 (Ubuntu Focal):
status: New → Fix Released
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