Intel wireless firmware updates for Ubuntu LTS

[Juerg Haefliger]

On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 11:13:28 +0000
"Grumbach, Emmanuel" <emmanuel.grumbach at intel.com> wrote:

> > > 
> > > How can we have you deploy the latest stable versions?  
> > 
> > You'd have to follow the SRU process [1]. Basically open a bug
> > report, fill
> > in the justification and other details and then verify the changes
> > once they
> > land in -proposed. Yes it's painful.
> > 
> > Just to be clear, I'd love to always ship updated firmwares (at least
> > the
> > ones from vendors we have confidence in) but it's against policy.
> > Maybe we
> > can have an internal discussion to see if we can make exceptions for
> > certain
> > firmwares.  
> 
> Ok.. I understand. Just so that you know that in case people do have
> issues like firmware crashes etc... you can file a bug on upstream
> bugzilla. We monitor the component network-wireless-intel.
> I'll be glad to get bugs from you which would make you update the
> firmware bits, but without deviating from your SRU process ;)

I'm doing that already (for example [1]) but only once I'm fully convinced
that it's not an Ubuntu-specific issue. But it still requires users
reporting issues and willing to work with us...


> 
> Jokes aside, would it be helpful to send you the release notes so that
> you can see what has been fixed between releases?
> 

Dunno without having seeing one.

...Juerg


[1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219978
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