Specifically: this is a straight addition for focal, but is an update of existing firmware for hirsute. Does the existing hirsute kernel have any driver that uses that firmware, or is that firmware unused in hirsute?
If it is unused in hirsute then updating it is less risky. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1936452 Title: [SRU][F/H/I] Add MT7921 wifi fw Status in HWE Next: New Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux-firmware source package in Focal: Fix Committed Status in linux-firmware source package in Hirsute: Fix Committed Status in linux-firmware source package in Impish: Fix Released Bug description: SRU justification: [Impact] No support for MT7921 wifi card. [Fix] MT7921 needs both driver and firmware, driver is almost ready, add firmware first, then get driver bug fixed later. [Test] Verified on hardware, cold boot system wifi works fine. Reboot make it fail, but I will fix it in SRU of kernel patch. After that, it works fine. [Where problems could occur] The MT7921 wifi may not work. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hwe-next/+bug/1936452/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
