[Feature Request] - Ability to select & load custom/other firmware file

diy-efi commented 3 years ago

It would be nice for a user to be able to select and then load a custom .hex file. This is ideal for non standard boards which require modified firmwares.

rerpha commented 3 years ago

i'm gonna have a go at this when I have time, some ideas in case i get hit by a bus:

Loading in a file will add it to the list of firmware files that can be uploaded (probaly just append it to the bottom)
Restarting the GUI will remove these - adding a remove button will be a bit painful

How does that sound? I think it should be straightforward-ish, will find out i guess lol

karniv00l commented 3 years ago

Maybe official resellers could have their own tab with a list of firmware? So it will be: Official firmwares and something like 3rd party firmwares? Could be hosted and pulled from dedicated GitHub repo.

A convenient way for vendors to provide and for users to load custom firmware could be the usage of the custom protocol.

Basically a link on the web with firmware URL as a parameter, e.g.

speedy-loader://firmware/diy-efi.co.uk/downloads/firmware/custom-board/202108

let say that the connected board is mega256 so the app will try pulling file from: https://diy-efi.co.uk/downloads/firmware/custom-board/202108-mega256.hex

Note: this can be exploited, users may be loading some malicious firmware without realizing it (adding a white list for domains should do the trick).

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[Feature Request] - Ability to select & load custom/other firmware file #17