[Bug 1866055] [NEW] Firmware updates aren't being applied on reboot

[Andreas Hasenack]

Public bug reported:

I got a notification (GUI) that a new firmware was available for my X1
5th gen. I selected to apply it, and rebooted. Usually I would see the
update being applied while the bios splash screen was displayed, but
nothing of the sort happened. I just saw my normal grub menu. I thought
maybe something changed in focal, and booted normally.

Just out of curiosity, I ran "fwupdmgr update", and to my surprise it
offered the same bios update. I applied it again, selected to reboot,
and nothing was applied.

Again I ran fwupdmgr update, and the update remained available.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: fwupd 1.3.8-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-17.21-generic 5.4.22
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Mar  4 09:15:53 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-13 (142 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Beta amd64 (20191010)
SourcePackage: fwupd
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-01-30 (33 days ago)

** Affects: fwupd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug champagne focal

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Title:
  Firmware updates aren't being applied on reboot

Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I got a notification (GUI) that a new firmware was available for my X1
  5th gen. I selected to apply it, and rebooted. Usually I would see the
  update being applied while the bios splash screen was displayed, but
  nothing of the sort happened. I just saw my normal grub menu. I
  thought maybe something changed in focal, and booted normally.

  Just out of curiosity, I ran "fwupdmgr update", and to my surprise it
  offered the same bios update. I applied it again, selected to reboot,
  and nothing was applied.

  Again I ran fwupdmgr update, and the update remained available.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: fwupd 1.3.8-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-17.21-generic 5.4.22
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Mar  4 09:15:53 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-13 (142 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Beta amd64 (20191010)
  SourcePackage: fwupd
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-01-30 (33 days ago)

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