[Bug 1730343] Re: firmware update breaks Ubuntu

[Mario Limonciello]

Xenial I was running into problems.  thanks for rejecting the fwupdate-
signed package there until it's ready.

@Lukasz, it seems that fwupdate-signed isn't uploading from the feedback
on the upstream issue.

DEBUG Considering changefile 1/ubuntu/fwupdate-signed_1.14ubuntu0.2_amd64.changes
DEBUG Finding fresh policy
INFO Processing upload fwupdate-signed_1.14ubuntu0.2_amd64.changes
INFO Upload was rejected:
INFO 	fwupdate-amd64-signed_1.14ubuntu0.2+9-2ubuntu0.17.10.1_amd64.deb: Version older than that in the archive. 1.14ubuntu0.2+9-2ubuntu0.17.10.1 <= 1.14+9-2
INFO 	fwupdate-signed_1.14ubuntu0.2+9-2ubuntu0.17.10.1_amd64.deb: Version older than that in the archive. 1.14ubuntu0.2+9-2ubuntu0.17.10.1 <= 1.14+9-2
INFO Committing the transaction and any mails associated with this upload.

I'm not sure the proper version to give this, considering it being an SRU.
I think you'll need to reject the fwupdate-signed packages from the -proposed in artful and zesty though until we come up with the right version to use.

Any advice?

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Title:
  firmware update breaks Ubuntu

Status in Fwupd:
  New
Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupdate-signed package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in fwupd source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Xenial:
  Triaged
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in fwupd source package in Zesty:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Zesty:
  Fix Committed
Status in fwupd source package in Artful:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Artful:
  Fix Committed
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Artful:
  Fix Committed
Status in fwupd source package in Bionic:
  Invalid
Status in fwupdate source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released
Status in fwupdate-signed source package in Bionic:
  New

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * A few users have reported instances of not being able to boot into Ubuntu after a firmware update.  This is suspected to be caused by a missing Ubuntu boot entry.
   * fwupdate adds an entry for doing the update to the BootOrder, but doesn't remove it.  BIOS auto-creation for making boot entries typically depends on the BootOrder being empty.

  
  * This affects all releases of fwupdate since the code to add to BootOrder was
  also backported into the Ubuntu 16.04 release of fwupdate (0.5-2ubuntu5)

  [Test Case]

  * Perform a UEFI BIOS update after installing this package.
  * Ensure the system boots and there is no longer a "Linux Firmware Updater" entry
  present in the efibootmgr -v output.

  
  [Regression Potential] 

  * Regressions are possible to manifest if any BIOS depends on the
  previous behavior.

  * The fixes that were backported have been upstream for a few months and no
  concerns have been raised upstream from them.

  [Other Info]
  Two users have reported that fwupd breaks their Ubuntu installation because the "Ubuntu" EFI boot option disappears after an update.
  Upstream issue: https://github.com/rhboot/fwupdate/issues/86

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