diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/linux-firmware/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/linux-firmware/default.nix
index ce75a4e30495..a3fa3f511b19 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/linux-firmware/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/linux-firmware/default.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,46 @@
 { stdenvNoCC
 , fetchzip
+, findutils
 , lib
+, python3
 , rdfind
 , which
+, writeShellScriptBin
 }:
-
-stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
+let
+  # check-whence.py attempts to call `git ls-files`, but we don't have a .git,
+  # because we've just downloaded a snapshot. We do, however, know that we're
+  # in a perfectly pristine tree, so we can fake just enough of git to run it.
+  gitStub = writeShellScriptBin "git" ''
+    if [ "$1" == "ls-files" ]; then
+      ${lib.getExe findutils} -type f -printf "%P\n"
+    else
+      echo "Git stub called with unexpected arguments $@" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  '';
+in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "linux-firmware";
-  version = "20240909";
+  version = "20241017";
 
   src = fetchzip {
     url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/snapshot/linux-firmware-${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-3nwo4lGTV5PlsxZXa5D/7upaB+5XfXFZHbgEO5jnRrw=";
+    hash = "sha256-q4StJdoLCHQThFTzhxETDYlQP/ywmb3vwCr13xtrQzc=";
   };
 
+  postUnpack = ''
+    patchShebangs .
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gitStub
+    python3
     rdfind
     which
   ];
 
-  installFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
+  installTargets = [ "install" "dedup" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
 
   # Firmware blobs do not need fixing and should not be modified
   dontFixup = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 14800b895bd6..9ba531988229 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@ let
       JOYSTICK_PSXPAD_SPI_FF = yes;
       LOGIG940_FF        = yes;
       NINTENDO_FF        = whenAtLeast "5.16" yes;
+      NVIDIA_SHIELD_FF   = whenAtLeast "6.5" yes;
       PLAYSTATION_FF     = whenAtLeast "5.12" yes;
       SONY_FF            = yes;
       SMARTJOYPLUS_FF    = yes;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
index 0fcba67ef6d7..e4f61b03c104 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 {
     "testing": {
-        "version": "6.12-rc2",
-        "hash": "sha256:1cwivhfnfam79dvqj22vr63ng7330w6wihkx01l4l2q7f5kl896x"
+        "version": "6.12-rc3",
+        "hash": "sha256:11jspf9h3zmqnnyjardyk1g9k09fivwbl267iddb2ildfhgrlvqw"
     },
     "6.1": {
-        "version": "6.1.112",
-        "hash": "sha256:094z3wfcxqx2rbi072i5frshpy6rdvk39aahwm9nc07vc8sxxn4b"
+        "version": "6.1.113",
+        "hash": "sha256:0c4y8j65b3im0bf4ji4n7nfqaqa7c7ym2515li855k1g363i1bsl"
     },
     "5.15": {
-        "version": "5.15.167",
-        "hash": "sha256:0c6s6l5sz9ibws7bymb393ww0z9i3amsk1yx0bahipz3xhc1yxdi"
+        "version": "5.15.168",
+        "hash": "sha256:0yp1705rjadv2v7hw2yq9n3bxgqzmlyam2bnp49p10jnfkavpgng"
     },
     "5.10": {
-        "version": "5.10.226",
-        "hash": "sha256:19hwwl5sbya65mch7fwmji2cli9b8796zjqbmkybjrarg1j9m8gn"
+        "version": "5.10.227",
+        "hash": "sha256:1hknbfxq59731zmxgig7b69lfdmgh5jdg391hapvmlrh07hrvq2j"
     },
     "5.4": {
         "version": "5.4.284",
         "hash": "sha256:0axkwfhvq3w2072xjqww476qa3rjglxyqmf72mlp9b5ymswil8kp"
     },
     "6.6": {
-        "version": "6.6.56",
-        "hash": "sha256:158snxmb2silss8bndpzp8fmafp175v11jrlci0jr6c8ivvi4j7p"
+        "version": "6.6.57",
+        "hash": "sha256:1cxpmgbp8hhwa045gappf2wzh3kk1iw2xivsxzhvi6bgz5p45kk6"
     },
     "6.10": {
         "version": "6.10.14",
         "hash": "sha256:0gj2z9ax1qv59n2mld0pg2svwi28lbq92ql98vy7crynd2ybrram"
     },
     "6.11": {
-        "version": "6.11.3",
-        "hash": "sha256:0wwv8jaipx352rna6bxj6jklmnm4kcikvzaag59m4zf1mz866wh5"
+        "version": "6.11.4",
+        "hash": "sha256:0mcg1rrw9b0lwj88jkaw6ic2mks8xh8i92v90sbr2x35ljhb0m5x"
     }
 }