1.10.1

Summary

This release introduces several under-the-hood improvements to chwd, including dependency updates, optimization of initramfs updates, and improved handling of installation failures. It also enables nvidia-powerd by default for modern mobile NVIDIA GPUs (30xx and later). Additionally, this release introduces a chwd library crate for external use.

Features ✨

• chwd Library Crate: A chwd library crate is now available, allowing external projects to leverage chwd's functionality. This includes access to profile information via the profile::get_available_profiles function.

Chores 🧹

• Dependency Updates: Project dependencies have been updated.
• Optimized Initramfs Updates: Improved the efficiency of initramfs updates by eliminating redundant updates. The necessary modules are now added before package installation. (#141)
• Improved Failure Handling: Enhanced handling of installation failures by running the pre_remove hook for cleanup.
• Internal Refactoring:
  • Made clippy happy in the profile module.
  • Improved handling of shared profile values using cloning where appropriate.
  • Localized printing functions to binary scope.

Other Changes

• Enabled nvidia-powerd: nvidia-powerd is now enabled by default for Ampere and newer NVIDIA dGPUs. (#140)

This changelog summarizes the key changes in this release. For a detailed view of all modifications, please refer to the full diff on GitHub.

1.10.0

Summary

This release focuses on improving NVIDIA GPU detection and simplifying the chwd script. It also includes dependency updates.

Chores 🧹

• Dependency Updates: Updated project dependencies for better compatibility and performance.
• Simplified get_profile Function: Simplified the get_profile function in the chwd script, improving code readability and maintainability. (#138)

Bug Fixes 🐛

• NVIDIA GPU Detection: (#139)
  • Removed PRIME profiles in favor of detection within hooks for more accurate detection of NVIDIA GPUs in PRIME setups.
  • Added a script to dump PCI IDs for NVIDIA GPUs, including closed modules.
  • Used dumped PCI IDs for older NVIDIA profiles instead of device name patterns, improving the accuracy of profile selection.
  • Used the dumped list for closed modules instead of pattern matching for more reliable detection.

This changelog summarizes the key changes in this release. For a detailed view of all modifications, please refer to the full diff on GitHub.

1.9.1

Summary

This release includes a minor bug fix for profile reinstallation and adds the xf86-video-amdgpu package to the AMD profile. Additionally, it refactors the execution of the chwd script for improved security and reliability.

Chores 🧹

• Refactored Script Execution: The chwd script execution has been refactored to use Exec::cmd instead of Exec::shell, improving security and avoiding potential issues with shell escaping. Arguments are no longer passed as a shell process.

Bug Fixes 🐛

• Profile Reinstallation: Fixed an issue that prevented profiles from being reinstalled correctly.

Other Changes

• AMD Profile: Added the xf86-video-amdgpu package to the AMD profile.

This changelog summarizes the key changes in this release. For a detailed view of all modifications, please refer to the full diff on GitHub.

1.9.0

Summary

This release introduces various improvements and bug fixes, including better handling of multiple profiles, dependency updates, and removal of dead code.

Features ✨

• Multiple Profiles: Improved handling of installation and removal for multiple profiles.

Chores 🧹

• Dependency Updates: Updated project dependencies for better compatibility and performance.
• Dead Code Removal: Removed dead and unused code to improve maintainability (#137).
• Improved Logging: Refactored logging to use the log crate for better consistency and flexibility.
• Code Cleanups: (#134)
  • Removed nonfree heuristics, USB options, is_nvidia_card option, and pci option for simplification and clarity.
  • Changed the argument from a vector to an optional string for better usability.
  • Required listing options to be specified for detailed output to avoid accidental verbosity.
  • Removed the type field from Device as it was redundant.
  • All profiles are now PCI-based.
• Simplified Autoconfigure: Made the argument for autoconfigure optional, making it easier to use in scripts like Calamares (#133).

Bug Fixes 🐛

• Handheld Ally Detection: Replaced hhd with inputplumber to fix Ally handheld detection issues (#115, #136).
• PRIME on Hybrid Systems: Removed libva-nvidia-driver from installable packages to prevent issues with Spectacle and other software on hybrid systems (#132).
• Nouveau Profile Priority: Increased the priority of the Nouveau profile in graphic drivers (#135).

Breaking Changes ⚠️

• The --pci option has been removed.
• The --is-nvidia-card option has been removed.

This changelog summarizes the key changes in this release. For a detailed view of all modifications, please refer to the full diff on GitHub.