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[missing firmware] ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock
I'm hoping that with the recent support from Lenovo, they can also provide firmware for this. Currently the only updater is a Windows .exe :(
For missing firmware please provide the following items:
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Link to firmware update at OEM website https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/accessories/ACC100356
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Firmware release date (if available on OEM website) 2017-10-31
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Link to the device page on LVFS. (I don't believe this exists)
The above link is only to the driver for windows. Here is the latest firmware update released 2019-01-14
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/se/en/products/monitors-and-projectors/docks/thinkpad-thunderbolt-3-dock/downloads/DS506115
Same issue here; Lenovo docks still seem to only have Windows-based firmware updates. (USB-C dock here.)
I can't say anything official. It could be a long wait, but things are moving.
I can't say anything official. It could be a long wait, but things are moving.
It has been a long wait now :)
This stuff takes time. We have to talk with the OEM, the ODM and then the silicon provider. Each might be coming from a Windows-centric world and quite a lot of discussion has to be done around licencing and support. In better news, check out the 100% unrelated (ish) blog from today: https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2019/09/25/synaptics-cx-audio-support/
I.e. patience :)
Trying to be patient but its hard when the only updater is through Windows.
CX Audio FW support, great! I see you already have some ThinkPads in there :)
My condolences for having to remove "macros-of-macros-of-macros" abstractions as described in the blog from above.
Just another ThinkPad USB-C Dockstation 1st Gen user checking in (different from topic starter's Thunderbolt Dock). I cannot update the firmware on my dockstation because the installer is an .exe :(
Edit: Gentoo Wiki reports success when running the installer from wine (for the Thunderbolt dock). I will try to update my USB-C Dockstation the same way in the next couple of days and come back with the results.
Edit 2: I had partial success. Wine approach did not work for me (I could not figure out how to forward a USB device, the .exe was telling me it cannot detect the dockstation). The virt-manager based kvm/qemu virtual machine worked partially: it detected the Dockstation once I forwarded the hardware to it. It updated the Audio drivers but failed to update everything else because it could not detect DP Hub (Display Port, I am pretty sure)
Docking station stuff is coming on now, but everyone is on holiday and hence a lot of the work has paused for a few weeks. You can see some of the most recent work here: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/pull/1663
@alisianoi , curious w.r.t Wine What version did you use? I see that stable Wine is fairly old. Also, did you pull in default USE flags? These rebuilds alot. Wonder if somthing simpler would work:
USE="-* abi_x86_64 run-exes ncurses threads" emerge -p =app-emulation/wine-vanilla-4.21
Is fwdup 1.3.8 ready for Docks now? Just waiting for Lenovo to release dock FW?
Is fwdup 1.3.8 ready for Docks now?
There is one plugin waiting for a silicon supplier, but I don't think that's blocking things.
Just waiting for Lenovo to release dock FW?
Yes, it's under QA now. I can't share progress, sorry.
Is fwdup 1.3.8 ready for Docks now?
There is one plugin waiting for a silicon supplier, but I don't think that's blocking things.
Just waiting for Lenovo to release dock FW?
Yes, it's under QA now. I can't share progress, sorry.
Great, should not be long now then :)
Is there any update on this? I guess that it is delayed because of the covid19 thing :( Thanks and stay healthy!
Not sure how much I can say, but the sheet looks green with the exception of one orange. I think COV19 really pushed things back a bit. Lots of people QA testing this internally now.
Seems like a bunch of USB-C dock FW just hit the LVFS, happy testing :)
Any idea if other Lenovo docks are coming soon? We have a bunch of ThinkPad Basic/Pro/Ultra Docking Stations
Any idea if other Lenovo docks are coming soon?
I have 22 docks on my desk right now. I can't share what is being worked on, but I have all this hardware for a reason :)
That is a big desk to fit all those :) Good to hear that it is coming along, thanks.
@joakim-tjernlund I mean, let's face it: kvm/qemu + an unactivated copy of Windows 10 is enough to get you started. I suggest you try virt-manager as your GUI, then forwarding a USB device is a point-and-click process: Virtual Machine -> Redirect USB device -> Lenovo Dockstation. Then you can just run the .exe updater and see how far it goes.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO
Of course, when you pay ~200 euros for a box, you would expect it to just work (it looks like mine has DisplayPort issues, so I just use HDMI), but at least the developer here responds :)
I suggest you try virt-manager as your GUI, then forwarding a USB device is a point-and-click process
I would advise against this. Source: Bricked a USB3 hub doing exactly this.
I suggest you try virt-manager as your GUI, then forwarding a USB device is a point-and-click process
I would advise against this. Source: Bricked a USB3 hub doing exactly this.
I will wait for the real fwupd pkgs :) Hopefully they will show u any day now...
Considering how many other FW updates Lenovo has managed to put out, I doubt that the pandemic is the reason. Something else is holding back the dock updates.
Yet another batch of non dock FW uploaded
Dude the peripherals team is different from the UEFI team. Patience please.