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Reading this: > System76 will investigate producing a distro-agnostic command line firmware install tool. Follow us on your preferred social network for updates.

I am wondering. Have you considered using the [Linux Vendor Firmware Service](https://fwupd.org/) ?

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Yes, we have. There were compatibility issues that I am still working to resolve.

Hopefully they can get resolved in the future. Keep up the good work!

It doesn't look like any work at all is actually being done on fwupd from my point of view. I've basically given up hope at this point that System76 is going to do the right thing.

Source: Am the LVFS and fwupd maintainer.

I am working on embedding all firmware flashing files into one EFI executable when it is built by our CI - this should make it much easier to use from fwupd.

Hopefully you and the LVFS,fwupd maintainer both cool down a bit and get back to the discussion table. You will both make history here, with more laptop sales and more awareness of LVFS+fwupd. Win-win, as I see it. All the best.

To answer more harshly than before, you did not really try to help us get into LVFS. Instead, you continued to question our method of updating firmware, even though we have open sourced a large amount of our infrastructure.

Still, I have been changing our firmware updater to better suit LVFS and fwupd for when you finally decide to reconnect in a more positive way.

Seems a little unfair to announce a general indictment of System76 like that, to this broad audience, based on conversations only you and they have seen. Why make the account and escalate the drama? I'm sure both sides are doing good work.

Not trying to tone police you, but you run a project that necessitates bringing vendors to the table. Odd to publicly bash one that's trying to work with you.

Good luck

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