+x=usr(1536) Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) I'd like to make a feature request for Fujinet Flasher: the ability for it to download the current firmware directly from <insert location here> without having to redownload the flasher every time there is an update. This is being requested due to macOS' code signing requirements. Every time a new firmware version is made available, a new build of the flasher needs to be downloaded due to the .app bundle including the firmware statically. However, when attempting to launch the .app, the permissions to allow execution for the previous version do not carry over to the new one - at least in Big Sur. Under these circumstances, the order of operations involves running the .app bundle, dismissing the 'you can't run this' dialogue, opening System Preferences, going into the Security & Privacy settings, clicking on 'Run Anyway' under the 'General' tab, followed by finally giving the OK to one more 'do you really, Really, REALLY want to do this?' dialogue. If you're only updating your firmware occasionally, this isn't a huge deal. However, if you're testing multiple firmware builds in a short span of time, jumping through the hoops every time there's a new build gets in the way pretty quickly. Being able to install one major version of the installer that only requires periodic updates would be a huge plus if code signing isn't an option. And yes, this is definitely a macOS problem. But given Apple's track record on things like this in the past, it's not likely to change. Edited February 7, 2021 by x=usr(1536) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 1 minute ago, x=usr(1536) said: I'd like to make a feature request for Fujinet Flasher: the ability for it to download the current firmware directly from <insert location here> without having to redownload the flasher every time there is an update. This is being requested due to macOS' code signing requirements. Every time a new firmware version is made available, a new build of the flasher needs to be downloaded due to the .app bundle including the firmware statically. However, when attempting to launch the .app, the permissions to allow execution for the previous version do not carry over to the new one - at least in Big Sur. Under these circumstances, the order of operations involves running the .app bundle, dismissing the 'you can't run this' dialogue, opening System Preferences, going into the Security & Privacy settings, clicking on 'Run Anyway' under the 'General' tab, followed by finally giving the OK to one more 'do you really, Really, REALLY want to do this?' dialogue. If you're only updating your firmware occasionally, this isn't a huge deal. However, if you're testing multiple firmware builds in a short span of time, jumping through the hoops every time there's a new build gets in the way pretty quickly. Being able to install one major version of the installer that only requires periodic updates would be a huge plus if code signing isn't an option. Huh? You don't have to download the flasher every time there's a new firmware update. It always grabs the latest firmware. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Weird - I tried running the version I downloaded with the Jan. 24th firmware, and it didn't do that. I'll re-check when a new version is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzwald Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 50 minutes ago, x=usr(1536) said: Weird - I tried running the version I downloaded with the Jan. 24th firmware, and it didn't do that. I'll re-check when a new version is available. 52 minutes ago, tschak909 said: Huh? You don't have to download the flasher every time there's a new firmware update. It always grabs the latest firmware. The flasher will automatically download the latest firmware files when it starts, no need to download the flash tool each time there's an update. We were working on a new build today so you may have seen the version jump from today back to January and back again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eyvind Bernhardsen Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Also, and sorry to derail the thread slightly with macOS information, if you start the app by right-clicking and selecting “open” from the context menu, you get a requester with an “open anyway” button. Quicker than messing about in the security settings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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