Public bug reported:
[Rationale]
The commited patch, Handle ux capsule updates,
https://github.com/rhboot/fwupdate/commit/2561423dd68622dcf8a7542709f332edb517d34e,
change to calculate CapsuleBlockDesc Length = CapsuleHeader.CapsuleImageSize +
HeaderSize, but on AMI BIOS image which is without capsule header. Fwudpate
package on 18.04(version 10-3) included the "Handle ux capsule updates" and
cause those machine with AMI firmware cannot do firmware update.
The fixed patch have been committed,
https://github.com/rhboot/fwupdate/commit/863db45c246acd2cbeff0b4e32d3a8312475ff6a
and fix the incorrect cbd_length.
[Impact]
Machines with AMI's firmware cannot do firmware update.
[Test cases]
1. install ubuntu 18.04 on AMI's bios machine.
2. get the update firmware
3. See if this machine support firmware update,
#sudo fwudpate -s
4. get the update GUID
#sudo fwupdate -l
5. do firmeare update
#sudo -a GUID firmware.bin
6. reboot
** Affects: fwupdate (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
[Rationale]
- The commited patch, Handle ux capsule updates,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1785033, change to
calculate CapsuleBlockDesc Length = CapsuleHeader.CapsuleImageSize +
HeaderSize, but on AMI BIOS image which is without capsule header. Fwudpate
package on 18.04(version 10-3) included the "Handle ux capsule updates" and
cause those machine with AMI firmware cannot do firmware update.
+ The commited patch, Handle ux capsule updates,
https://github.com/rhboot/fwupdate/commit/2561423dd68622dcf8a7542709f332edb517d34e,
change to calculate CapsuleBlockDesc Length = CapsuleHeader.CapsuleImageSize +
HeaderSize, but on AMI BIOS image which is without capsule header. Fwudpate
package on 18.04(version 10-3) included the "Handle ux capsule updates" and
cause those machine with AMI firmware cannot do firmware update.
The fixed patch have been committed,
https://github.com/rhboot/fwupdate/commit/863db45c246acd2cbeff0b4e32d3a8312475ff6a
and fix the incorrect cbd_length.
[Impact]
Machines with AMI's firmware cannot do firmware update.
[Test cases]
1. install ubuntu 18.04 on AMI's bios machine.
2. get the update firmware
3. See if this machine support firmware update,
- #sudo fwudpate -s
+ #sudo fwudpate -s
4. get the update GUID
- #sudo fwupdate -l
+ #sudo fwupdate -l
5. do firmeare update
- #sudo -a GUID firmware.bin
+ #sudo -a GUID firmware.bin
6. reboot
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firmware update on fwupdate version 10-3 not work on AMI's firmware
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