I run a Chromebook from HP that no longer has support from Google. I had to pull the back off and remove a physical screw to reinstall the OS but am happily running Pop_OS 22,04 on it which gets linux-firmware updates. Unfortunately I have not seen a bios update in quite some time, but the firmware still gets support from the kernel and distro. I did need the juevos to actually open my computer up after researching what to do and the knowledge to futz with all the keyboard oddities to get the keyboard fully functional that most people just don’t have the knowledge to easily do nor the patience to fight with Google searches and Gallium tools/documentation to make these things work.
That’s exactly it. I’ve paid so much money for my laptop (upwards of 1k) and it only has 2 years guaranteed firmware updates. That’s just sad.
I think firmware updates are often overlooked traditionally because the boot process hasn’t been secured well for very long. Now with BootGuard, Secure Boot, Attestation, etc and Linux slowly! catching up, firmware updates are very important to keep your machine secure. Finding a vendor though which actually clearly says how long the device will get security updates, actually delivers them in a timely manner and also takes care of firmware security is impossible right now.
It’s just a mess.
How often do you see a worthwhile firmware update to something older than two years?
Besides, running Linux isn’t a blocker for firmware updates if the vendor supports it.
I run a Chromebook from HP that no longer has support from Google. I had to pull the back off and remove a physical screw to reinstall the OS but am happily running Pop_OS 22,04 on it which gets linux-firmware updates. Unfortunately I have not seen a bios update in quite some time, but the firmware still gets support from the kernel and distro. I did need the juevos to actually open my computer up after researching what to do and the knowledge to futz with all the keyboard oddities to get the keyboard fully functional that most people just don’t have the knowledge to easily do nor the patience to fight with Google searches and Gallium tools/documentation to make these things work.
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That’s exactly it. I’ve paid so much money for my laptop (upwards of 1k) and it only has 2 years guaranteed firmware updates. That’s just sad.
I think firmware updates are often overlooked traditionally because the boot process hasn’t been secured well for very long. Now with BootGuard, Secure Boot, Attestation, etc and Linux slowly! catching up, firmware updates are very important to keep your machine secure. Finding a vendor though which actually clearly says how long the device will get security updates, actually delivers them in a timely manner and also takes care of firmware security is impossible right now.
It’s just a mess.