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archeYR / 8bitdofirmwarelinux.md
Last active May 28, 2026 14:19
8BitDo Firmware Updater in Wine

This is about running 8BitDo's Firmware Update tool for Windows in Wine. It can be used for updating newer 8BitDo devices that may not be supported by fwupd on Linux. This tool uses .NET Framework, so it will need Wine Mono to be installed (dotnet48 wintericks verb was tested to work as well).

This tool needs Segoe UI Symbol font, on Arch this font is provided by ttf-ms-win10-auto package. For other distributions there is install script.

You will have to let Wine access device's HID interface for updating the firmware. Most importantly it should be a boot HID interface (exposed when device is in bootloader mode, often referred to as "manual update mode" or "advanced mode"). It is also worth adding the Product IDs for HID interfaces that are exposed under different conditions (for example, Ultimate Bluetooth Controller's receiver exposes a HID interface when controller is not connected),

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cowboy / sudo-keepalive-example.sh
Created July 15, 2012 20:55
Bash: Sudo keep-alive (good for long-running scripts that need sudo internally but shouldn't be run with sudo)
#!/bin/bash
# Might as well ask for password up-front, right?
sudo -v
# Keep-alive: update existing sudo time stamp if set, otherwise do nothing.
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &
# Example: do stuff over the next 30+ mins that requires sudo here or there.
function wait() {