I am creating this post in response to @FrankyFlawless an his most recent firmware update responses and list. Ok. That is all I am good for. I would love to have an “official” firmware post identifying what can be updated and how. Thank you ahead of time!

[image] flanders51: I would love to have an “official” firmware post identifying what can be updated and how. These instructions assume you are using at least PureOS 10.3 ‘Byzantium’ on your computer and Librem 5. Das U-Boot (bootloader) Librem 5: wget https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/uboo…

For completeness, you would also need to tell Purism Support your modem variant. I assume -T1.

Yes I included the existing firmware version (it’s different for the different regions) and provided the order number and the L5 serial number as given on the invoice. I described being in NZ and the reason I wanted the firmware. They should have been able to work it out. If they could not work it o…

I would ask your carrier if they will actually support the L5. Here in Canada, having VoLTE on the L5 isn’t possible because they don’t recognize the L5 as a qualified device, I would suspect that this is happening in many other places around the globe, so before you go beating your head against a w…

[image] rhaa01: Does anyone have a copy of the 1.0000002 BM818 firmware files? I happen to have recent (although I don’t know if they are the most recent) BM818 firmware files from Purism. And I don’t even have a Librem 5. As luck would have it, someone challenged me on whether these were a…

[image] Privacy2: The A1, E1, T1 appear to be the regions. Or, more accurately, the modem variant, which in turn determines the supported bands, which relates to but is not strictly limited by the region in which you might intend to use the modem.

They are the latest version: [image] FranklyFlawless: North America: YCSN0_M100E_1ACD_B325_ V1.0.0.2_20220930_BM818-A1 Europe: YCSN0_M100E_1BAD_3117_V1.0.0.2_20220930_BM818-E1 Asia: YCSN0_M100E_1CMD_B227_V1.0.0.2_20220930_BM818-T1

I used to have issues with the modem data connection going stale, requiring a hardware switch flick or restarting the modem and the network manager service. After upgrading the modem firmware, I’ve had no issues with the data connection anymore.

Well done Privacy2 for finding it. You may be hinting that I could find it the same way. Otherwise I don’t know if this forum has private messages. My L5 is not my daily driver so I am prepared to try the firmware even without having a copy of the current version on the modem. In the last day or s…

Here is an update. Purism support has still not replied to me. I was able to install the firmware and have tried using the 3 telcos in NZ. Two telcos seem to work with VoLTE, which are One.NZ (ex Vodafone NZ) and 2Degrees. The other one, Spark, now has worse behaviour. It seems to attempt to use V…

[image] rhaa01: I have been struggling with the ring tone volume and have missed some calls as it’s too quiet. I can’t so far find a way of increasing the volume. Choose a different ringtone file? Mobile Settings / Feedback / Sounds / Phone Calls However that would depend on having a louder…

Updating Firmware on the Librem 5

Hardware Librem 5

FranklyFlawless March 6, 2025, 3:17am 28

They are the latest version:

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