Thinkpad T480 firmware update in Linux using fwupd

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

For the most part I never cared much about upgrading firmware because if it works don’t mess with it is usually my rule.
I also don’t care much about having installed the latest version of Intel “““NSA botnet””” Management Engine, it is a piece of trash anyway so I might as well not have the latest updates.
But since I have some issues with the NVME drive (very slow reads, it is most definitely dying) I figured a system wide firmware upgrade wouldn’t be a bad thing.
The interwebz says the best way to upgrade firmware on Linux is using a tool called fwupd; it basically gives the user access to a massive repository of firmware which are provided and signed by hardware companies themselves.
Dealing with closed source crapware and binary blobs always gives some headhace, of course having fwupd working was not free of any hassle: it downloads everything, gives no error/warning, but after rebooting nothing gets installed.

Firmware on nagg.eu

Thinkpad T480 firmware update in Linux using fwupd