07-24-2021, 05:19 PM
ubuntu came on the first pinebook pro... and manjaro on the second: both were installed at pine64.org before shipping to me... both had the blobs installed as well into /lib/firmware where they belong... I can save that firmware and have my own repository so I don't lose it... as did the repository to which I linked...
But do the blobs never ever ever have updates? Are they so perfect that they'll never need a tweak of any kind? Oh: it's really that pine64 is not the manufacturer of the various hardware that has the proprietary blobs... so I would have to check with broadcom, rockchip, and the rest for updated blobs...
From my POV, it's just part of maintaining a system: keeping the firmware up-to-date. I frequently update linux-firmware, so my device will work with the majority of gizmos whose firmware is found there, especially the new gizmos. So it is natural to want to seek out most recent blobs for pinebook pro, and know how to keep them current, if they distributed separately from mainline linux-firmware.
What if the question was rephrased: from where does pine64 obtain the blobs for bt, wifi, graphical display, etc. to function? If we find out, a nice little list of links in the wiki or on a thread here would make the hunt easier.
But do the blobs never ever ever have updates? Are they so perfect that they'll never need a tweak of any kind? Oh: it's really that pine64 is not the manufacturer of the various hardware that has the proprietary blobs... so I would have to check with broadcom, rockchip, and the rest for updated blobs...
From my POV, it's just part of maintaining a system: keeping the firmware up-to-date. I frequently update linux-firmware, so my device will work with the majority of gizmos whose firmware is found there, especially the new gizmos. So it is natural to want to seek out most recent blobs for pinebook pro, and know how to keep them current, if they distributed separately from mainline linux-firmware.
What if the question was rephrased: from where does pine64 obtain the blobs for bt, wifi, graphical display, etc. to function? If we find out, a nice little list of links in the wiki or on a thread here would make the hunt easier.