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problem to apply an update with fwupd

Started by	Patrice Duroux <patrice.duroux@gmail.com>
First post	2020-06-23 21:20 +0200
Last post	2020-06-24 00:30 +0200
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  problem to apply an update with fwupd Patrice Duroux <patrice.duroux@gmail.com> - 2020-06-23 21:20 +0200
    Re: problem to apply an update with fwupd Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2020-06-24 00:30 +0200

#223914 — problem to apply an update with fwupd

From	Patrice Duroux <patrice.duroux@gmail.com>
Date	2020-06-23 21:20 +0200
Subject	problem to apply an update with fwupd
Message-ID	<AkWCB-2eP-5@gated-at.bofh.it>

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Hi,

I am facing a strange trouble with a Debian Sid laptop (Dell Precision
7540) both using gnome-software or fwupdmgr: a recent firmware update does
not apply.
So after reboots the update comes back again. Previously this worked many
times.
Is there a way to debug that?

Thanks,
Patrice

patrice@kos-moceratops ~> dpkg -l | grep '\(grub\|fwupd\)'
ii  fwupd                                         1.3.11-1
       amd64        Firmware update daemon
ii  grub-common                                   2.04-8
       amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
ii  grub-efi-amd64                                2.04-8
       amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version)
ii  grub-efi-amd64-bin                            2.04-8
       amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 modules)
ii  grub-firmware-qemu                            2.04-8
       amd64        GRUB firmware image for QEMU
ii  grub-pc-bin                                   2.04-8
       amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS modules)
ii  grub2-common                                  2.04-8
       amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)
ii  libfwupd2:amd64                               1.3.11-1
       amd64        Firmware update daemon library
ii  libfwupdplugin1:amd64                         1.3.11-1
       amd64        Firmware update daemon plugin library

patrice@kos-moceratops ~> fwupdmgr update
• Thunderbolt Controller has no available firmware updates
• KXG60ZNV256G NVMe KIOXIA 256GB has the latest available firmware version
• ST1000LM049-2GH172 has no available firmware updates
Upgrade available for System Firmware from 1.8.2 to 1.9.0
Precision 7540 must remain plugged into a power source for the duration of
the update to avoid damage. Continue with update? [Y|n]: Y
Downloading 1.9.0 for System Firmware...
Decompressing…           [***************************************]
Authenticating…          [***************************************]
Updating System Firmware…[  -                                    ]
Scheduling…              [***************************************]
Successfully installed firmware

An update requires a reboot to complete. Restart now? [y|N]:



patrice@kos-moceratops ~> tree /boot/efi
/boot/efi
├── EFI
│   ├── Boot
│   │   ├── BOOTX64.EFI
│   │   ├── en-us
│   │   │   └── bootx64.efi.mui
│   │   ├── fbx64.efi
│   │   ├── mmx64.efi
│   │   └── shimx64.efi
│   ├── Debian
│   │   ├── BOOTX64.CSV
│   │   ├── fbx64.efi
│   │   ├── fw
│   │   │   └── fwupd-74992bad-d49d-4f82-bb77-bbe865bea34e.cap
│   │   ├── fwupdx64.efi
│   │   ├── grub.cfg
│   │   ├── grubx64.efi
│   │   ├── mmx64.efi
│   │   └── shimx64.efi
│   ├── dell
│   │   ├── bios
│   │   │   └── recovery
│   │   │       ├── BIOS_CUR.RCV
│   │   │       └── BIOS_PRE.rcv
│   │   └── logs
│   │       └── diags_current.xml
│   ├── Microsoft
│   │   └── Boot
│   │       ├── BCD
│   │       ├── BCD.LOG
│   │       ├── en-us
│   │       ├── Fonts
│   │       │   ├── chs_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── cht_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── jpn_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── kor_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── malgun_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── meiryo_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── msjh_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── msyh_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── segmono_boot.ttf
│   │       │   ├── segoe_slboot.ttf
│   │       │   └── wgl4_boot.ttf
│   │       └── Resources
│   │           └── bootres.dll
│   └── ubuntu
│       ├── BOOTX64.CSV
│       ├── grub.cfg
│       ├── grubx64.efi
│       ├── mmx64.efi
│       └── shimx64.efi
└── en-us
    └── bootmgr.efi.mui

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#223918

From	Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com>
Date	2020-06-24 00:30 +0200
Message-ID	<AkZAt-3Z0-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to	#223914

On Tue, 23 Jun, 2020 at 20:57:30 +0200, Patrice Duroux wrote:
>    Hi,
>    I am facing a strange trouble with a Debian Sid laptop (Dell Precision
>    7540) both using gnome-software or fwupdmgr: a recent firmware update
>    does not apply.
>    So after reboots the update comes back again. Previously this worked
>    many times.
>    Is there a way to debug that?
>    Thanks,
>    Patrice

[...]

I vaguely recall that firmware updates require that the laptop is
plugged in to the mains at boot time. Is your laptop on AC power when
you boot it?

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