Maybe a small detail which may have an impact: the laptop has SecureBoot enabled by default. During the installation, the Ubuntu installer made me go about setting a password.
After installing Virtualbox I noticed that I had to do some extra steps into signing the compiled kernel module. I have followed the procedures correctly, but afterwards decided to turn off Secure Boot just to not wanting to deal with the upgrade hassle in the future. I don't remember between which boots I disabled SecureBoot and when I started the firmware update successfully. I do remember the annoyance of the firmware upgrade processes beeping every couple of seconds during the long procedure, in an open workspace environment. Because it's usually a bad idea to terminate a firmware flash right in the middle I had to run away with my "ticking timebomb". But I divert, this has nothing to do with actually setting up the firmware upgrade through Gnome-Software/fwupd. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811169 Title: Device firmware update does not detect AC power Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: On a freshly installed Ubuntu 18.10 on a Lenovo T580, the Gnome Software center after awhile proposes to install a couple of firmware related updates. At first the AC wasn't connected, and upon trying to install either of the updates, a popup appears saying that the update cannot continue without the AC being plugged in. This is so far expected behavior. But even after connecting the laptop to the AC power supply, the message persists, making it not possible to continue with the firmware updates. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: gnome-software 3.30.2-0ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-13.14-generic 4.18.17 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Jan 10 00:59:20 2019 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-software InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-09 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3) InstalledPlugins: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.30.2-0ubuntu8 SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/+bug/1811169/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
