Bug#995270: fwupdmgr: WARNING: Firmware can not be updated in legacy BIOS mode
Thorsten Glaser
Version: 1.5.7-4
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: t...@mirbsd.de
tglase@tglase-nb:~ $ sudo fwupdmgr get-devices
WARNING: Firmware can not be updated in legacy BIOS mode
See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:legacy-bios for more information.
[…]
I’ve followed the instructions on the listed page and added uefi
to the list of disabled plugins, but the message still is shown.
This laptop doesn’t have EFI.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable-debug'), (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldoldstable'), (500, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/lksh
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages fwupd depends on:
ii libc6 2.31-13
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.74.0-1.3+b1
ii libefiboot1 37-6
ii libelf1 0.183-3
ii libelogind0 [libsystemd0] 246.9.1-1+debian1
ii libflashrom1 1.2-5
ii libfwupd2 1.5.7-4
ii libfwupdplugin1 1.5.7-4
ii libglib2.0-0 2.66.8-1
ii libgnutls30 3.7.1-5
ii libgudev-1.0-0 234-1
ii libgusb2 0.3.5-1
ii libjcat1 0.1.3-2
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.6.2-1
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-31
ii libsmbios-c2 2.4.3-1
ii libsqlite3-0 3.34.1-3
ii libtss2-esys-3.0.2-0 3.0.3-2
ii libxmlb1 0.1.15-2
ii shared-mime-info 2.0-1
Versions of packages fwupd recommends:
pn bolt <none>
ii dbus 1.12.20-2
pn fwupd-signed <none>
ii python3 3.9.2-3
pn secureboot-db <none>
ii udisks2 2.9.2-2
Versions of packages fwupd suggests:
pn gir1.2-fwupd-2.0 <none>
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/fwupd/daemon.conf changed:
[fwupd]
DisabledDevices=
DisabledPlugins=test;test_ble;invalid;uefi
ArchiveSizeMax=0
IdleTimeout=7200
VerboseDomains=
UpdateMotd=true
EnumerateAllDevices=false
ApprovedFirmware=
BlockedFirmware=
UriSchemes=
-- no debconf information
Default User
Version: 1.5.7-4
Followup-For: Bug #995270
X-Debbugs-Cc: hungupo...@gmail.com
Dear Maintainer,
This is just a "me too", to validate the experience of the original submitter.
I too encountered this same bug, when the Gnome Software program notified me of
a firmware update for my Logitech Unifying receiver, which I use for my
Logitech k360 wireless usb keyboard and my Logitech m325 wireless usb mouse.
Gnome Software first gave this message:
"Device Firmware
Unifying Receiver Device Update
RQR12.03_B0025 -> RQR12.10_B0032
Device cannot be..ed during update."
But it was unable to perform the update, leaving the mouse and keyboard non-
functional until reboot. It gave this error message:
"Unable to update "Unifying Receiver Device Update": failed to get device after
detatch replug: device 92831be453a0f345462e7050e26a5675d4xxxxxx did not come
back"
Now, Gnome Software taunts me with a persistent notification of this firmware
update, which I cannot do, and I cannot make the notification go away, except
by completely uninstalling the Gnome Software program.
Output from fwupdmgr get-devices includes this:
"WARNING: Firmware can not be updated in legacy BIOS mode
See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:legacy-bios for more
information.
Unifying Receiver:
Device ID: cd0ca444337ce69f27ebb3fff2dc35c338xxxxxx
Summary: A miniaturised USB wireless receiver
Current version: RQR12.03_B0025
Bootloader Version: BOT01.02_B0015
Vendor: HIDRAW:0x046D|USB:0x046D
Install Duration: 30 seconds
GUIDs: 9d131a0c-a606-580f-8eda-80587250b8d6
fcf55bf5-767b-51ce-9c17-f6f538c4ee9f
279ed287-3607-549e-bacc-f873bb9838c4
Device Flags: • Updatable
• Supported on remote server"
Output of fwdupmgr get-updates includes:
"WARNING: Firmware can not be updated in legacy BIOS mode
See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:legacy-bios for more
information.
Devices with no available firmware updates:
• KINGSTON SV300S3xxxxxx
Inspiron 3542
│
└─Unifying Receiver:
│ Device ID: cd0ca444337ce69f27ebb3fff2dc35c338xxxxxx
│ Summary: A miniaturised USB wireless receiver
│ Current version: RQR12.03_B0025
│ Bootloader Version: BOT01.02_B0015
│ Vendor: HIDRAW:0x046D|USB:0x046D
│ Install Duration: 30 seconds
│ GUIDs: 9d131a0c-a606-580f-8eda-80587250b8d6
│ fcf55bf5-767b-51ce-9c17-f6f538c4ee9f
│ 279ed287-3607-549e-bacc-f873bb9838c4
│ Device Flags: • Updatable
│ • Supported on remote server
│
├─Unifying Receiver:
│ New version: RQR12.10_B0032
│ Remote ID: lvfs
│ Summary: Firmware for the Logitech Unifying Receiver
(RQR12.xx)
│ License: Proprietary
│ Size: 56.8 kB
│ Created: 2019-07-18
│ Urgency: High
│ Vendor: Logitech
│ Duration: 30 seconds
│ Flags: is-upgrade
│ Description:
│ This release addresses an encrypted keystroke injection vulnerability
sent by pointing devices. The vulnerability is complex to replicate and would
require a hacker to be physically close to a target.
│
│ A few of Logitech's devices used to send select buttons in an
unencrypted way, and in an effort to protect against this vulnerability,
Logitech removed the feature. Affected hardware is:
│
│ • Wireless Mouse M335
│ • Zone Touch Mouse T400
│ • Wireless Mouse M545
│ • Wireless Mouse M560
│ • Touch Mouse M600
│ • Touch Mouse T620
│ • Wireless Rechargeable Touchpad T650
│
│ Although Logitech does not recommend it, these features may be re-
activated by keeping/downgrading the receiver to an older firmware."
I tried to do the same fixes as the original submitter, with the same
(non)results. I am using a Cinnamon Desktop Environment boot up using a a BIOS,
not UEFI setup.
So it appears that unless fwupd is re-written to add support for non-UEFI
setups, I may be stuck with this problem until some time in the future when I
try to do a fresh install using a UEFI setup, and hoping that works on my older
computer.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500,
'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not
set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages fwupd depends on:
ii libc6 2.31-13
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.74.0-1.3+b1
ii libefiboot1 37-6
ii libelf1 0.183-1
ii libflashrom1 1.2-5
ii libfwupd2 1.5.7-4
ii libfwupdplugin1 1.5.7-4
ii libglib2.0-0 2.66.8-1
ii libgnutls30 3.7.1-5
ii libgudev-1.0-0 234-1
ii libgusb2 0.3.5-1
ii libjcat1 0.1.3-2
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.6.2-1
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-31
ii libsmbios-c2 2.4.3-1
ii libsqlite3-0 3.34.1-3
ii libsystemd0 247.3-6
ii libtss2-esys-3.0.2-0 3.0.3-2
ii libxmlb1 0.1.15-2
ii shared-mime-info 2.0-1
Versions of packages fwupd recommends:
ii bolt 0.9.1-1
ii dbus 1.12.20-2
ii fwupd-amd64-signed [fwupd-signed] 1.5.7+4