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
16 directories, 36 files