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"Hardware does not pass checks" in Ubuntu 24.04
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Date generated: 2024-06-28 05:07:00
fwupd version: 1.9.16
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"Firmware Update Available" notification pops up but nothing happens when I click on it
I just got a brand new HP laptop and installed Ubuntu 23.10 yesterday. Today I'm getting a pop up notification that says "Firmware Update Available", and more about which versions are ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS : Failed to update on reboot
I have Ubuntu 22.04 on Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen2i. There was recent update that got installed, but while rebooting the battery died and I had to restart it again instead of letting the system boot ...
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Thinkpad update issue
I've just installed Ubuntu and started receiving update prompts. I see these two updates in the popup. When I click the update button, it tells me it cannot find the cab file in the archive. (Please ...
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edmware Update Failed with 22.04 in Dell Latitude 7280
Once the system update is downloaded the update is not getting any impact with failing result.
After installing Ubuntu 22.04 in my Dell Latitude 7280 there is a notification about a system update, ...
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Ubuntu Software keeps showing Device Firmware update, even after completing the installation
Hello AskUbuntu community,
I have got a Lenovo T15 Gen 2 with Ubuntu 20.04 installed alongside Windows 10.
I am having troubles with the Device Firmware update. If I click on Install in the Ubuntu ...
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Unable to update “Dell Inc. System Firmware”: missing signed bootloader for secure boot: /usr/libexec/Fwupd/efi/- Fwupdx64.efi.signed cannot be found
I have a Dell XPS 13 7390 BTX, running Ubuntu 20.04. I've noticed this error when updating my programs, specifically "Dell System Firmware 1.5.1 > 1.9.0".
The closest to a solution I ...
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Why won't a firmware update install on my newly upgraded to 21.04 Thinkpad laptop?
The 'Ubuntu Software' application tells me me I have a firmware update available (screenshot below). I have installed many of those on this laptop without problems but this time when I click "...
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Q: How to update firmware correctly
I'm looking at the screen and I'm wondering how to update the firmware suggested here, while not using the dock.
My question is on how. Don't I, in order to update the firmware, have to be connected ...
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How to update the computer bios firmware without using Windows
I have a Dell Inspiron 3647 desktop with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa).
How can I check the bios firmware version from inside Ubuntu and update it (if necessary) without using MS Windows?
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apt-get upgrade returns with errors
I could not find a solution to my problem, so decided to ask. When I run sudo apt-get upgrade - I get errors concerning the linux-firmware and initramfs-tools
Could you help me please?
Here is what I ...
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Lag in Ubuntu after updating firmware
I have intense lag my system while working with it, everything was Ok before updating firmware and Ubuntu.
I have no idea which one is related to the lag, firmware update or the OS.
[!System Monitor]...
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fwupd won't update Unifying receiver firmware
LVFS says there is a firmware update for my Logitech Unifying Receiver, RQR12.10_B0032 uploaded 2019-9-19 and rated high urgency.
Gnome Software does not find any firmware updates but running ...
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Device Firmware Update Never Success: XPS 15 9570 Precision 5530
Every one or two weeks, my ubuntu 18.10 will popup a software upgrading window asking me to update device firmware of my laptop. The firmware is XPS 15 9570 Precision 5503 System Update. But every ...
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Does updating firmware updates the bios in ubuntu 18?
I am using ubuntu 18 and wish to update both the firmware and the bios.
Does updating the firmware using this manual and this command
update the bios as well as the firmware?
sudo fwupdmgr update
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issues updating firmware using fwupdmgr update
I am using ubuntu 18 with a pc (asus motherboard)
and trying to update the firmware using this
After starting the service using those commands nothing happens
sudo apt update && sudo apt ...
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How to update system firmware on MSI machines?
MSI machines support just a single method for updating the firmware, and that is through .exe files released by MSI.
Since MSI officially supports just the Windows operating system, all there support ...
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How to install Dell firmware update from Ubuntu Software app
I have an update from Dell for my laptop (see screenshot below). When I click on "Restart & install", it does shutdown/reboot the computer, but the update is never applied.
What am I doing wrong? ...
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Why do firmware updates not apply?
I cannot get firmware updates to apply on a Dell XPS 9360 running Ubuntu 18.04. Files are copied to the boot partition and found upon reboot, but the update does not seem to be applied after the ...
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Asks to update my laptop firmware, that's a first, can anything go wrong?
For about 3 years this is the first time I see something like this.
Is it safe to go ahead with it?
I remember there was a case where ubuntu OS update bricked some lenovo laptops.
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Was my bios updated? Scary two minutes with black screen, system beeps and total unresponsiveness
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 with my Lenovo Thinkpad T460s. After an update a couple of weeks ago I did a reboot and I saw something which included the word "EFI" in the top left corner of my screen. Then ...
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How to permanently disable attempts to install Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs updates? [duplicate]
I do not want to install Processor microcode firmware for Intel CPUs updates even by accident (I am more than willing to take the security risk). How to disable it being offered in Software Update and ...
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How to open this update firmware window in kubuntu?
In order to update some firmware in my kubuntu 17.10 installation I need to open this window from ubuntu 14.04, however I cannot seem to find it in system settings. If it does not exist, is there an ...
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Missing AMD GPU firmware issue on Ubuntu 17.10
While running sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade, I get the following error while upgrade process is processing triggers at the end. How to fix it?
I am on Ubuntu 17.10 default ...
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Getting 'possible missing firmware error messages' after kernel related updates
In Ubuntu 16.10 I am getting the following error messages when I do kernel related updates:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/i915/kbl_guc_ver9_14.bin for module i915
W: Possible missing ...
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fwupd taking up to 200% CPU [duplicate]
I ran recently top and see that fwupd is taking more than 200% CPU whole the time. Can any one say what this firmware update is and what should i do to make him leave the CPU? I am on 16.04.
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Option to connect to WiFi disappeared after upgrading
I installed Lubuntu on to my Presario V5000 today off my old 12.04 disk. I installed all the updates then upgraded to 12.10 I was hooked up to an Ethernet cable to update it and before I saw firmware ...
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How can I update the firmware on a DWM-156 HSUPA 3.75G USB adapter?
I am using DWM-156 HSUPA 3.75G USB ADAPTER.Its hardware version is A6 and Firmware version is 6.0.0WW.I have purchased the modem one month back.Using this i am not able to receive call or make call.
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Firmware update for iPod Touch (iPhone)?
I need to update firmware of my iPod Touch (iPhone) in Ubuntu and as I have jailbroken iPod Touch I need iTunes to install apps, but unfortunately haven't found any ways to do that in Ubuntu yet. I ...
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