[updated] kernel update issue

[cjan]

Alarm kernel update follow raspbian's rpi-update branch.
but, why not update rasberrypi-firmware package at same time?

[wh7qq]

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Firmware updates may possibly effect dependencies with other software packages so best not to do them unless specifically told to do so by RPIF or others.

[cjan]

"if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Firmware updates may possibly effect dependencies with other software packages so best not to do them unless specifically told to do so by RPIF or others.

yes, sir.
but we are in arch not debian^^
btw, they updated.

[sdjf]

Your question confuses me. Exactly what is your problem?

I run archlinuxarm on both my pi's, and we use pacman for updating. What happened exactly? What command(s) did you enter.

I am rusty on the details as have not updated my system in a while, but you need to refresh your local package database for pacman to know what the most recent packages are.

I do see the archlinuxarm firmware for the pi was last updated April 6. If you have an issue with that not being recent enough, you should be posting a query at the archlinuxarm forum, since the foundation does not support archlinuxarm and the developer who maintains our archlinux raspberry pi packages is there, not here.

[cjan]

Your question confuses me. Exactly what is your problem?

I run archlinuxarm on both my pi's, and we use pacman for updating. What happened exactly? What command(s) did you enter.

I am rusty on the details as have not updated my system in a while, but you need to refresh your local package database for pacman to know what the most recent packages are.

I do see the archlinuxarm firmware for the pi was last updated April 6. If you have an issue with that not being recent enough, you should be posting a query at the archlinuxarm forum, since the foundation does not support archlinuxarm and the developer who maintains our archlinux raspberry pi packages is there, not here.

rasberrypi-firmware update behind linux-raspberrypi packages about 3 days, so ask.
alarm forum mostly no body home, and you show up here not there, right?
another thought, why not follow 4.18 branch like others Soc repos, more edge?
e.g. linux-aarch64-4.18.5 & linux-aarch64-4.19-rc1.

[sdjf]

Yes I showed up here, but I am not a developer or maintainer. If you have a complaint about the maintainer not updating fast enough, you need to take it to them, as I explained in my other reply.

But one person does all the updating for all of archlinuxarm so I seriously doubt they will respond positively to a complaint. They update as often as they can.

If you want a distribution that is in total sync with the Foundation changes, then maybe you need to look at other distributions. Three days is not very long - not in my thinking. A month or two, yes, that would mean something was wrong, but a couple of days is not that long.

For all we know, they may have found some issue with the package you are talking about and chosen not to update it, you cannot know without asking them the reason. But they do not read this forum and the Foundation and Raspbian people cannot answer your question here.

[cjan]

yes, sir.
but this sub forum exist, so i chat with everyone.