On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 at 22:26, Lopez, Jorge A (Security) <jorge.lopez2@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Maxim, > > > From: Maxim Mikityanskiy <maxtram95@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2023 11:37 AM > To: Lopez, Jorge A (Security) <jorge.lopez2@xxxxxx> > Cc: Richard Hughes <hughsient@xxxxxxxxx>; Alex Hung <alexhung@xxxxxxxxx>; Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>; Mark Gross <markgross@xxxxxxxxxx>; platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx>; Barnabás Pőcze <pobrn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Rishit Bansal <rishitbansal0@xxxxxxxxx>; Enver Balalic <balalic.enver@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Firmware upgrade broke SW_TABLET_MODE on HP Dragonfly G2 > > CAUTION: External Email > On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 18:05, Lopez, Jorge A (Security) > <mailto:jorge.lopez2@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > > > I reached out to BIOS team and here is their response. Let me know if additional information is needed. > > > > Hi Jorge! > > > Thanks a lot for getting a response from the BIOS team. > > You are welcome. Sorry it took so long to get a response. > > > > >> HP Elite Dragonfly Max/Dragonfly G2 Notebook PC T90 System Update is in 'Embargo State', so it is not officially released. > > > >> Customer should wait until the version below is finalized and moved to Stable state. > > > This clearly doesn't match what I see on LVFS: > > > https://fwupd.org/lvfs/devices/com.hp.laptop.system.T90.firmware > > > 01.11.00 and 01.12.00 are both marked as stable here, and fwupd > > suggests these versions for an upgrade. What do they mean when they > > say it's not officially released and not in the stable state? > > The firmware which state is stable is under a generic name 'HP Commercial Laptop T90 Family System Update'. This BIOS is not specific to your system. This is the reason why the name convention is changing and eliminate confusion. > > The BIOS specific to your notebook is found under ' HP Elite Dragonfly Max/Dragonfly G2 Notebook PC T90 System Update' which status is 'embargo-hp-ws'. BIOS in 'embargo' state are not declared as stable or released. The LVFS documentation describes the firmware state flow as Private -> Embargo -> Testing -> Stable Thanks for the explanation of the renaming process! There seems to be a miscommunication between me and the firmware team, though. Sure, if they are planning a rename, and if the next version will be released under a new name, I'll test it. In the meanwhile, they are releasing updates under the old name, the last two have a regression, and the versions on LVFS under the old name match the firmware upgrade packages for Windows (which makes me think there is only one firmware branch, and renaming is not a complete replacement with a whole different firmware — please correct me if I'm wrong): https://support.hp.com/ph-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-elite-dragonfly-g2-notebook-pc/34514046 I'm running the firmware which is officially released (under the old name), marked as stable, and even had an upgrade to 01.12.00 after I reported the bug on 01.11.00. Why do they say I need to wait for the rename to happen first? Or do they mean that the next version fixes my bug, and it will be released under the new name? I'm just concerned that due to some miscommunication the firmware team doesn't treat me seriously, because they think I'm running some unofficial firmware, while I'm running the only available at the moment official and stable firmware, whose versions also match Windows upgrade packages. I'm afraid to waste time, which might make fixing the bug harder, and also might make testing impossible, if a new firmware version won't allow downgrade to 01.09.01. Could you communicate that for me please? If they fixed the bug, and I only need to wait for a new release, which will be under a new name, I'll wait patiently. If they didn't even treat my request seriously because they thought I'm on some beta or unofficial firmware, I'd like to make things clear. Thanks, Max > > > > > >> HP Elite Dragonfly Max/Dragonfly G2 Notebook PC T90 System Update > > > > > > >> BTW, the name on LVFS will be changed per customer request in CQ2 refresh. Customers want to have product names included in the name. The last columns in tables are the name to be displayed on LVFS from CQ2 refresh. See attached JPEG for upcoming LVFS name changes in CQ2 refresh. > > > That's a great change, having the laptop name explicitly will be much clearer. >
