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Fwupd 1.9.6 Brings Linux Firmware Updating For AMD Graphics Cards (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] c10l@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can someone ELI5 what that means for me as an AMD GPU Linux user?

Is this in any way related to the firmware files that I get with the kernel which get direct-loaded on boot when the amdgpu module is loaded?

[–] Still@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

fwupd is an easy way for firmware updates to be distributed and applied, this is for flashing the chips on the card not drivers loaded in the kernel

I use fwupd to update the bios on my Dell laptop for example