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When (& how) to update firmware.

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:04 am
by RegB
I was looking at github this morning and noticed that there have been a few updates in;
SD card files for hotend probe/sys and in;
SD card files for hotend probe/www

A bit of a struggle (for ME) to figure which "matter" and which don't.
Looking for guidance and suggesting that some sort of organized "recommended updates" scheme might be a good thing to put in place.

Re: When (& how) to update firmware.

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:06 am
by Mac The Knife
A good rule of thumb is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Myself, in the beginning, I would update, just to update. Now? Only if I'm trying to solve a problem.

Re: When (& how) to update firmware.

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:11 am
by geneb
Keep in mind that those aren't firmware updates - they're configuration file updates. You can take a look at the "diff" for the changed files in order to see what they changed and then decide if you want those changes.

g.

Re: When (& how) to update firmware.

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:16 am
by RegB
Agreed, they are configs.
Diffs are OK, if only there where WHYs <grin>

Re: When (& how) to update firmware.

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:08 am
by geneb
If you want to know the why of a change, email support. I'm sure they'd be happy to tell you.

g.