For SRU we need a justification -- fixing specific bugs, important new
functionality, etc. Having "quite old" firmware is not sufficient
justification. If you wish for newer firmware to be included in bionic
please specify what bugs or features necessitate the update.
We also have to be sure that the firmware has been licensed in a way
that allows distribution in our linux-firmware package. We can be sure
that the firmware in upstream linux-firmware has been, but we've found
in the past that sometimes the licensing situation with raspi firmware
files is unclear. Please specify which specific firmware files are
required, and if not from upstream linux-firmware what license they have
for distribution. Thanks!
** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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Title:
Update brcmfmac43455-sdio for rpi3b+/a+
Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
The firmware identified is used on Raspberry Pi devices that are
reference devices for Ubuntu Core. The firmware currently carried in
Bionic is quite old:
brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware version = wl0: Mar 1 2015
07:29:38 version 7.45.18 (r538002) FWID 01-6a2c8ad4
For comparison Raspbian has:
brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware version = wl0: Feb 27 2018
03:15:32 version 7.45.154 (r684107 CY) FWID 01-4fbe0b04
Could the newer firmware be made available in bionic updates?
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