Using UEFI capsule update on an Ubuntu system
The
fwupgmgr tool or commands are used to update the UEFI BIOS on the system. The UEFI BIOS for this platform is released through online Linux Vendor File System (LVFS) based methods
Dell recommends that you enable the UEFI Capsule update by default so that it is running in the background to keep the system BIOS up to date.
Without an internet connection
Download the latest .cab file from
secure-lvfs.rhcloud.com/lvfs/devicelist .
Check the current BIOS details.
$ sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-devices
Copy the
firmware.cab file to
/root/snap/uefi-fw-tools/common/ folder.
$ sudo cp firmware.cab /root/snap/uefi-fw-tools/common/
Check the details of the BIOS from the
.cab file.
$ sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-details [Full path of firmware.cab]
Apply the update.
$ sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr install [Full path of firmware.cab] -v
Restart the system.
$ sudo reboot
With an internet connection
Connect and login to the Edge Gateway.
NOTE: Connect and login to the Edge Gateway with one these options:
Check the current BIOS details.
$sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-devices
Check if the update is available from LVFS service.
$sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr refresh
Download the BIOS from the
www.dell.com/support .
$sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr get-updates
Apply the update.
$sudo uefi-fw-tools.fwupdmgr update -v
Restart the system.
$ sudo reboot