Why does drivers/firmware get downgraded or upgraded during OS upgrades? [answered]

asked 2016-02-14 00:53:18 +0300

JoHe gravatar image

updated 2018-10-13 12:30:10 +0300

Edit: coderus answered here.

As seen in Settings > About device > Device adaption (Laitteen ajuriversiot in Finnish) was 1.0.0.30 in Sailfish OS 1.1.9.28 (Eineheminlampi) but it is now 1.0.0.11 in OS version 2.0.0.10 (Saimaa). What is the reason for downgrading?

Edits for Jolla phone:

  • SOS 2.0.1.11 (Taalojärvi) upgraded to 1.0.0.17
  • SOS 2.0.2.51 (Aurajoki) downgraded to 1.0.0.13

Jolla C:

  • SOS 2.0.2.43 (Aurajoki) had 0.0.1.24
  • SOS 2.0.2.51 (Aurajoki) upgraded to 0.0.1.35
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Comments

1

It's 1.0.0.7 in 2.0.1 FYI.

Giacomo Di Giacomo ( 2016-02-14 01:57:56 +0300 )edit
8

So it's a countdown; when it reaches 1.0.0.0, it finished ;-))

Holger ( 2016-02-14 12:29:34 +0300 )edit
14

“The calendar of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around and find out.”

― Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

G.Ohrner ( 2016-02-14 14:34:14 +0300 )edit

In Sailfish 2.0.1.11 (Taalojärvi) the version is 1.0.0.17. So we are going up again!

JoHe ( 2016-05-11 19:57:19 +0300 )edit
3

Complete guess, but: they found a regression in a package that doesn't change in many areas simultaneously (or at least a regression that they couldn't isolate the cause of), and because of the nature of their build / distribution system decided that it was simpler to switch back to the earlier package, rather than package it up again with a version bump...

[I prefer the apocalypse explanation though... :) ]

MikeHG ( 2016-09-09 16:22:18 +0300 )edit